The San Francisco Giants have signed catcher Max Ramirez according to CSNBayArea.com. This will mark Ramorez’s fifth stop this calendar year. Ramirez was released by the Astros earlier this month. They signed him back in May.
He was released by the Cubs early in May. Chicago claimed Ramirez off of waivers from the Boston Red Sox [...]
06/22/11
The Houston Astros have released Max Ramirez and Brian Dopirak according to Zachary Levine of the Houston Chronicle. The Astros signed Ramirez back in May.
He was released by the Cubs early in May. Chicago claimed Ramirez off of waivers from the Boston Red Sox in early January 2011. He was previously designated for assignment by [...]
06/17/11
The Houston Astros have signed catcher Max Ramirez to a Minor League deal, Zachary Levine of the Houston Chronicle reports.
The Chicago Cubs have released Ramirez earlier this month. Chicago claimed Ramirez off of waivers from the Boston Red Sox in early January 2011. He was previously designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers on January [...]
05/10/11
Earlier today, we learned the Chicago Cubs Triple-A team released catcher Max Ramirez. The Cubs claimed Ramirez off of waivers from the Boston Red Sox in early January 2011. He was previously designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers on January 3.
The 26-year-old has is a lifetime .217/.343/.357 in 115 career at bats for the [...]
05/06/11
According to a press release by the Triple-A Iowa Cubs (via Matt Eddy of Baseball America), the Cubs have released catcher Max Ramirez.
The Cubs claimed Ramirez off of waivers from the Boston Red Sox in early January 2011. He was previously designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers on January 3.
The 26-year-old has a lifetime [...]
05/06/11
What does it mean to clear waivers?
At this time of the year, players under contract that do not have options are usually sent through the waiver process. The waiver process lasts three business days at which point the player can be claimed by one or more teams. The Wikipedia best explains the process if a [...]
03/30/11
The Chicago Cubs have claimed catcher Max Ramirez off waivers from the Boston Red Sox according to FOXSports Jon Paul Morosi. Ramirez was designated for assignment by the Rangers on January 3, where he was then claimed off waivers by the Red Sox two days later.
The 26-year-old has a lifetime .217/.343/.357 in 115 career at [...]
01/10/11
According to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, the Boston Red Sox have claimed catcher Max Ramirez from the Texas Rangers off waivers. The Red Sox designated right-handed pitcher Matt Fox to create roster space for Ramirez.
The Rangers designated Ramirez on January 3. The 26-year-old has a lifetime .217/.343/.357 in 115 career at bats for the Rangers [...]
01/05/11
Evan P Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports that the Texas Rangers have designated Max Ramirez and Clay Rapada for assignment. The move was made in order to accommodate the signings of Brandon Webb and Arthur Rhodes.
Webb and Rhodes were officially signed by the team this afternoon, January 3, 2011.
Ramirez, 26, has a lifetime [...]
01/03/11
We’ve all heard the rumors about Texas Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia not being able to throw the ball back to the pitcher (aka the yips). Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe says that Saltalamacchia seems to be over it after undergoing physical and psychological therapy. The catcher feels ready to get back to the Big [...]
06/20/10