Name: Julio Ramirez

Rank: 311

Position: CF

Years With White Sox: 2001

Julio Ramirez joined the White Sox in December of 2000, coming over in from the Marlins in exchange for Jeff Abbott.  His former manager with the Marlins, John Boles, was sad to see him go, saying, “He’s a scary guy to trade because of his upside potential.  I always thought Julio Ramirez would be a starting center-fielder in the major leagues for 10 years.”  I guess there’s a reason Boles finished his managerial career with a .460 winning percentage.

The 23-year-old Ramirez won a spot on the opening day roster, despite major plate discipline issues, due to his speed and potential.  When the games started to count, Ramirez went 3-37 with two walks and 15 strikeouts, and he was sent back to the minors in May for more seasoning.

He returned to the White Sox for spring training in 2002, but there was no sign of improvement and, on March 13th, he was released.

Ramirez’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

BA	At Bats	Runs	Hits	RBI	Walks	Strike Outs	Doubles	Triples	HR	SB	GIDP	Errors	Games
0.000	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
0.081	37	2	3	1	2	15	0	0	0	2	0	1	22