Alexei Ramirez Extended

Jan 31, 2011

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The White Sox have signed a contract extension with shortstop Alexei Ramirez, reports Jorge Ebro of the Nuevo Herald (Twitter link). The deal pays Ramirez $32.5MM over four years, and there is also a $10MM team option for a fifth year.

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glad he is locked in

 

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Castro's better though.

 

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Jntg4 said:

:yep:

Castro's better though.

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:bowrofl: Now that's funny; you're best attempt at humor yet.

 

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Captain Iago said:

:bowrofl: Now that's funny; you're best attempt at humor yet.

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Future is brighter for Castro though.

Right now, of course Alexei is better.

 

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Good news, only going to get better with the glove and the stick, or at least I would hope.

 

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That is real good news

 

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Im happy with this deal

 

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Jntg4 said:

Future is brighter for Castro though.

Right now, of course Alexei is better.

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Please explain this.

 

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the good news for the Sox just keeps rollin in....

 

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This is such great news and a relief to know he's locked in for 4 more years! Alexei is one of the best shortstops I've seen and truly awesome to watch. His batting greatly improved last season and I think we'll continue to see amazing things from him. More proof we're ALL IN! Go SOX!!!

 

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Bit of an overpay but we really don't have much MI options in the organization so meh.

 

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brett05 said:

Please explain this.

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Alexei: 28 years old in coming season
Starlin: 21 years old in coming season

So, Alexei is pretty much at his peak right now, while Castro has 7 years before his peak should start.

AVG (I know it is overrated):
Alexei: .282 last season
Castro: .300 last season

Again, at age 28, Alexei will get better IMO, but he will be declining before Castro's prime even starts.

Fielding:
Alexei is much higher, and was an above average fielder this year (and way above average) for the second straight year (a little above average in 09, way below in 08) (via UZR/150), but Castro was seen as a stellar defender throughout the minors, so it is too early to judge, after all, as Alexei made the bounce back, at Castro was only a -2.1 UZR and -3.0 UZR/150, not terrible in that category.


Additionally, using The Baseball Cube's formulas that result in a rating out of 100 in each category, Castro matches up better than Alexei.

POW: Alexei 44, Starlin 41, (this takes more than HR into consideration, but I'm not sure about his one right now).
BAT: Alexei 70, Starlin 88,
SPD: Alexei 70, Starlin 75,
CON: Alexei 82, Starlin 84,
PAT: Alexei 19, Starlin 20,

Of course, that is just a scouting report.

And I know Alexei is better now, but I don't see how you don't think a 21 year old Castro has a better future than a 28 year old Ramirez.

I like Alexei as much as the next guy, but still...

I'm not trying to start a fight in the Sox forum, just explaining as asked.

Come on Brett, you've met this kid even .

I don't think this is even debatable, which is why I only showed certain stats and one scouting report. And again, I said future.

 

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Chi Sox Nut said:

This is such great news and a relief to know he's locked in for 4 more years! Alexei is one of the best shortstops I've seen and truly awesome to watch. His batting greatly improved last season and I think we'll continue to see amazing things from him. More proof we're ALL IN! Go SOX!!!

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More than half of his career WAR came this season.

 

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If you don't think Castro has a better future over Alexei...then ***** you dumb as fuck.

 

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Deal's official.

The White Sox made their four-year, $32.5 million contact extension with shortstop Alexei Ramirez official on Thursday, according to MLB.com.

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--roto

Dude's getting paid. Well-deserved. Like this deal for both sides.

 

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I hope Alexei is here for a long time!

 

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BigP50 said:

I hope Alexei is here for a long time!

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Probably a year or two after this deal ends, since he'll be 28 this season.

 

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Yeah thats true.

 

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Jntg4 said:

Alexei: 28 years old in coming season
Starlin: 21 years old in coming season

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Are you a Sox or Cubs fan?