| 5/31/2013 10:15:00 AM |
Description: Chicago shortstop Alexei Ramirez is hitless in 11 career at-bats versus A's starter Bartolo Colon. | Insight: Ramirez continues to disappoint fantasy owners as he bats around .283, but with a very mediocre .683 OPS. It appears he'll never be the player of 2008 and it's time to look elsewhere for shortstop help, particularly in this unfavorable matchup. | | |
| 5/28/2013 9:55:00 AM |
Description: Chicago shortstop Alexei Ramirez is hitless in 17 career at-bats versus Cubs starter Edwin Jackson. | Insight: Ramirez continues to disappoint fantasy owners as he bats around .275, but with a very mediocre .671 OPS. It appears he'll never be the player of 2008 and it's time to look elsewhere for shortstop help. | | |
| 5/19/2013 10:32:00 AM |
Description: Chicago shortstop Alexei Ramirez is a lifetime .467 hitter (7-for-15) with two homers against Jason Vargas of the Los Angeles Angels. | Insight: Ramirez had three hits Saturday to raise his average to .281 on the year. He has a career-high 24.6 percent line-drive rate, but his power has slipped even further than last season. He has a 2.3 percent HR/FB, down from a career-low 5.1 percent in 2012. Perhaps seeing Vargas Sunday will help him get one out of the park. | | |
| 5/6/2013 12:01:00 PM |
Description: Chicago shortstop Alexei Ramirez is a lifetime .423 hitter (11-for-26) against Royals right-hander James Shields with a pair of home runs and a 1.175 OPS. | Insight: Ramirez has gone hitless in the past two games, but had a five-game hitting streak before arriving in Kansas City this weekend. This is a favorable matchup which could get him going again. | | |
| 5/4/2013 10:35:00 AM |
Description: Chicago shortstop Alexei Ramirez has gone 3-for-30 (.100) in his career against Jeremy Guthrie of the Royals. | Insight: Ramirez isn't a strong fantasy player to begin with, and with this matchup on tap for Saturday, fantasy owners should avoid him. | | |
| 4/21/2013 10:35:00 AM |
Description: Chicago shortstop Alexei Ramirez is just 2-for-15 (.133) in his career against Twins starter Scott Diamond. | Insight: Ramirez is batting .322 with five doubles, a homer and a 6/4 K/BB, so you're probably not going to bench him now. He'll put his hot start to the test against a pitcher he hasn't performed well against in his career. | | |
| 4/4/2013 12:29:00 PM |
Description: Chicago shortstop Alexei Ramirez will have his work cut out for him Thursday against Jeremy Guthrie. | Insight: Ramirez is 3-for-28 lifetime against the Royals righthander. It will be tempting to start Ramirez after he homered on Wednesday but fantasy owners should really look elsewhere for shortstop help today. | | |
| 4/1/2013 9:38:00 AM |
Description: White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez has been succesful against Kansas City starter James Shields batting .391 (9-for-23) with a 1.157 OPS against the Royals' ace. | Insight: Ramirez has never lived up to the 20/20 potential he flashed in his rookie year, but at least for Opening Day 2013 the signs are for him to get off to a good start. | | |
| 3/28/2013 5:03:00 PM |
Description: White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez (shoulder) received negative X-rays on his right shoulder. He was hit by a pitch Wednesday and is day-to-day. SOURCE: Dan Hayes, CSN Chicago | Insight: Ramirez has never lived up to the 20/20 potential he flashed in his rookie year. He's hit in the .260s in each of the last two seasons and had a career-low .651 OPS in 2012. He shouldn't crack rosters in 12-team leagues. | | |
| 3/27/2013 5:31:00 PM |
Description: White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez left Wednesday's game after being hit in the right shoulder by a pitch from Indians righty Daisuke Matsuzaka. | Insight: Ramirez has never lived up to the 20/20 potential he flashed in his rookie year. He's hit in the .260s in each of the last two seasons and had a career-low .651 OPS in 2012. We'll have to wait for the team to provide an update regarding his shoulder. | | |
| 9/27/2012 1:26:00 PM |
Description: White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez could provide fantasy owners with a huge performance Thursday when the Rays come to town. He's hitting .400 in 20 lifetime at bats against Rays starter James Shields. | Insight: We're betting Thursday will be a big day for the five-year veteran. | | |
| 9/20/2012 10:58:00 AM |
Description: Chicago shortstop Alexei Ramirez is a pitiful 1-for-25 in his career versus Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie. | Insight: This is just about the worst matchup possible for Ramirez (.267, 9 HR, 69 RBI). Sit him on Thursday. | | |
| 9/16/2012 10:58:00 AM |
Description: White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez has been worthless against Tigers starter Max Scherzer. He's hitting only .154 against him in 13 career at bats. | Insight: Scherzer has been a stud in the second half (8-1, 2.61 ERA in 12 starts) and figures to have another strong game Sunday against Chicago. You'll leave Ramirez (.272, 9 HR, 69 RBI) on the bench Sunday if you know what's good for you. | | |
| 9/12/2012 9:48:00 AM |
Description: White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez is a career .107 hitter (3-for-28) against Detroit right-hander Maz Scherzer. | Insight: Ramirez (.274, 9 HR, 66 RBI, 16 SB) has been much improved in the second half of the season with an OPS 138 points higher than before the break. This matchup, however, is decidedly one-sided in favor of the pitcher. | | |
| 9/9/2012 10:48:00 AM |
Description: Thinking about starting Alexei Ramirez on Sunday? Think again. The White Sox shortstop is a miserable 1-for-25 in his career against Royals righthander Jeremy Guthrie. | Insight: Ramirez (.273, 9 HR, 66 RBI, 15 SB) will be hard-pressed to extend his hitting streak to seven games Sunday with Guthrie (7-12, 5.34 ERA) on the mound for Kansas City. | | |
| 9/8/2012 9:42:00 AM |
Description: Chicago White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez is batting .319 with five homers and 15 RBIs in his last 27 games, but Saturday does not present a favorable matchup. | Insight: Ramirez possesses an average of .083 in 24 at-bats against Royals starter Bruce Chen. Though the shortstop has turned around a disappointing season to a degree in the past month, he's not a good option Saturday. | | |
| 8/28/2012 9:46:00 AM |
Description: Chicago White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez is having a disappointing season, but he is 4-for-5 with a home run in his career against Baltimore right-hander Chris Tillman. | Insight: Sure the sample size is small, but an .800 batting average and 2.200 OPS is hard to ignore. After averaging 17.25 homers per year over the last four seasons Ramirez only has eight in 2012 with a .655 OPS. Perhaps you can catch lightning in a bottle on Tuesday. | | |
| 8/18/2012 3:39:00 PM |
Description: Chicago shortstop Alexei Ramirez is having his worst season and it doesn't look like it's going to get any better Saturday. Ramirez is just 1-for-22 (.045) in his career against Royals lefty Bruce Chen. | Insight: After averaging 17.25 homers per year over the last four seasons Ramirez only has six in 2012, and his OBP has slipped to .283 due to a lousy 60/10 K/BB ratio. | | |
| 8/16/2012 4:27:00 PM |
Description: Chicago shortstop Alexei Ramirez has lacked consistency at the plate this season but it looks like he should still be a strong fantasy play Thursday night against the Blue Jays. Ramirez has hit .400 in 15 lifetime at bats against lefthander Aaron Laffey, | Insight: Ramirez (.260, 5 HR, 51 RBI) has struggled to a .204 average in August but we're guessing he'll be able to bust out of his month-long slide Thursday against Laffey (3-3, 4.72 ERA). | | |
| 8/7/2012 9:58:00 AM |
Description: White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez is just 1-for-19 (.053) in his career against Royals lefty Bruce Chen. | Insight: Ramirez (.267, 4 HRs, 50 RBIs) has never achieved what was expected of him after a 21 HR, 77 RBI rookie season. His power is way down as evidenced by his .644 OPS. | | |
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