J.C. Ramirez
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Juan Carlos Ramirez
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 175 lb.
- High School Instituto Nacional Autonomo Villa Austria
- Born August 16, 1986 or 1988 in Managua, Nicaragua
[edit] Biographical information
J.C. Ramirez signed with the Seattle Mariners in 2005 after being scouted by Luis Molina and Nemesio Porras. He began his minor league career in 2006, pitching for the VSL Mariners. With them, he went 5-1 with a 1.66 ERA in 14 games (13 starts). He led the Venezuelan Summer League in ERA.
He pitched for the Everett Aqua Sox in 2007, posting a 3-7 record and an ERA of 4.30 in 15 games started. He was one loss shy of leading the Northwest League. In 2008, he pitched for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, going 6-9 with a 4.14 ERA in 25 games (22 starts). Baseball America rated him the #17 prospect in the Midwest League.
With the High Desert Mavericks in 2009, he went 8-10 with a 5.12 ERA in 28 games (27 starts). On December 16, 2009, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies with Phillippe Aumont and Tyson Gillies for Cliff Lee. He split the 2010 season between the Clearwater Threshers and Reading Phillies, going a combined 7-7 with a 4.82 ERA in 24 starts.
His date of birth is in dispute, some sources say 1986 while others say 1988.
