Found August 19, 2011 on Off Base Percentage: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Hanley Ramirez is having the worst season of his career and everybody has taken notice. Okay, by everybody, I mean fantasy owners, the dozen or so of real-life Marlins fans and Logan Morrison. Over 92 games, Ramirez has 10 home runs, 20 steals and a .243/.333/.379 line. He was also giving away his usual share of runs in the field with his special brand of short stop defense which doesn't always require a glove. Ramirez's 1.4 fWAR (Fangraphs wins above replacement) places him 57th in the National League in between Dan Uggla (1.4 fWAR) and Ryan Howard (1.3 fWAR). But all of that might be over now... There’s a growing sense in the Marlins clubhouse that shortstop Hanley Ramirez won’t be back, either. That’s not to say that Ramirez (sprained left shoulder) definitely won’t be back. But his return would surprise many people in the organization. Hanley had surgery on the same shoulder after the 2007 season. And he said the sprain he suffered Aug. 2 while...
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