The New York Mets signed catcher Wilson Ramos this past offseason with the hope that he would bolster their less-than-stellar offense, but he has not exactly lived up to his two-year, $19 million contract.
Ramos has slashed just .267/.345/.396 with nine home runs and 43 RBI over 304 plate appearances thus far, and while that is certainly not terrible for a backstop, it isn't what the Mets expected, and considering Ramos is not good defensively and is not the desired catcher for either Jacob deGrom or Noah Syndergaard, it makes matters that much worse.
Of course, New York, which has fallen out of contention in the National League playoff race, could try and deal him by the trade deadline, but the problem is, interest in Ramos has been “scarce,” according to Mike Puma of The New York Post.
A major-league talent evaluator also had this to say about Ramos and the Mets' chances of moving him:
“There is not a big market right now for catching and his contract is going to impede that even more,” the evaluator said. “The pitchers don’t like throwing to him,” the evaluator said. “That’s a problem because you have got him for another year. Do you want to send him to an American League team and put him behind the plate and be a DH? That might be your best bet. You are not going to find teams lining up to take that money.”
Ramos had a brilliant 2018 campaign between the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays, registering a slash line of .306/.358/.487 with 15 long balls and 70 RBI across 416 plate appearances.
Obviously, he has not come close to that production in New York, and with his already shoddy defense seeming to get even worse this year, it's not surprising that the Mets may be having a hard time finding a taker.
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