Cesar Ramos (twitter: @ceez_27)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: June 22, 1984 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: El Rancho HS (Pico Rivera, CA)
School: California State University Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 2009 (Age 25)   vs. ARI 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Rays/Padres 2009-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$501k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 2.003, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*], Agents: Wasserman Media Group [*]
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• 5/23 Beyond the Scorecard: 5/22/13 Box Score Ephemera: My tabula rasa account of the games of Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013. Be sure to check out the updated Muff and Boner Index, my snapshot...
• 5/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 42: Huge Rally Versus Jim Johnson in 9th Leads Rays to Victory: It didn’t remotely resemble Rays baseball. Their starting pitcher gave them yet another bad outing and it was their offense...
• 5/15 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 39: David Price Leaves Early as Rays Fall 9-2: There are different degrees of a loss. While each one is tough, some are more difficult than others. However, tonight’s...
• 5/11 Sports Talk Florida: Longoria Pounds Walk Off Homer, Rays Defeat Padres 8-7: Despite his teams victory Rays manager Joe Maddon‘s  message after the game was clear. The victory was lucky and to get...
• 5/11 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 36: Wild Night for Rays Ends Alright as Evan Longoria Slams Walk-Off Home Run: The same script was replayed over and over like multiple cuts of the same lousy scene. The Rays offense would have one big inning...
• 5/11 Rays Colored Glasses: Tampa Bay Rays’ Joel Peralta Seizes Every Edge He Can Get to Help the Team Win: The Rays’ bullpen features plenty of relievers with incredible arms capable of hitting 95 MPH or higher. From Fernando Rodney...
• 5/8 Sports Talk Florida: Roberto Hernandez Sharp But Bullpen Fails: Roberto Hernandez was as good as he's been with the Rays but for the second night in a row the Rays bullpen failed to protect...
• 5/8 Sports Talk Florida: Price Battles But Rays Fall To Rockies 9-3: David Price unable to overcome Zobrist miscue as Nolan Arrenado puts game away with Grand Slam in the 7th inning en route to 9-3...
• 5/7 Rays Colored Glasses: Is It Time for the Rays to Shake Up Their Relief Corps?: At this point, it’s getting impossible to watch. The Rays’ offense has been playing well, getting the Rays out to...
• 5/4 Rays Colored Glasses: RCG Discussion: Why Don’t the Rays Do a Better Job Developing Relievers?: One of my favorite parts about this site has been the opportunity to interact with great commenters who really know what they’re...

• 4/16 numberFire: 3 Key Stats Behind the Tampa Bay Rays' 4-8 Start: It's not easy to stop opposing hitters when 24 percent of David Price's allowed balls in play are line drives.See More David...
• 4/9 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 7: The Actual Recap- Discussing Jeremy Hellickson, The Rays Bullpen, Evan Longoria: We know all about the blown call to end the game. Feel free to rant in the comments here. Now let’s talk about the rest...
• 4/7 Baseball News Source: AL Scores: Rays Blank Indians, Jays Stop Red Sox, Pujols Lifts Angels: Alex Cobb  pitched into the eighth inning allowing just four hits in the Tampa Bay rays shut out the Cleveland Indians 6-0 for...
• 4/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 3: Chris Davis, Bullpen Struggles, and Controversial Call Down Rays vs. Orioles: Evan Longoria summed it up best: “without Davis, we’re 3-0.” The Orioles’ Chris Davis delivered a series...

• 3/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Jose Lobaton Has Career Day, But Price Enigmatic As Rays Fall 6-4 to Twins: Jose Lobaton entered spring training with an edge over Chris Gimenez in the Rays’ backup catcher competition. The reason...
• 3/13 Rays Colored Glasses: Alex Cobb Rolls But Hak-Ju Lee Makes Critical Error as Rays Lose 3-1 to Yankees: Talking to reporters about David Price receiving the Rays’ Opening Day nod following the game Tuesday, Alex Cobb joked that...
• 3/1 Rays Colored Glasses: Lefties Matt Moore and Jake McGee Struggle Mightily as Tigers Blow Out Rays: Spring training got off to a great start for the Rays as they began 4-1 with their pitchers dominating and their offense always...

• 2/26 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Tampa Bay Rays 2013 Season Preview: It was another prototypical winter for the folks in Tampa, Florida. Andrew Freidman and  his cohorts looked at the Tampa...
• 2/26 Rays Colored Glasses: Escobar, Roberts Propel Rays With Key Doubles, Rays Pitching Staff Records 9 K’s, as Rays Beat Red Sox: Tampa Bay took on their division Boston Red Sox on Monday in Port Charlotte, and with a lineup where all ten players are expected...
• 2/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Looking at the Rays’ 25-Man Roster Situation With Spring Training Just Underway: Spring training in a unique time in the baseball calendar, with established veterans, top prospects, former major leaguers trying...
• 2/22 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Everything Great With Longoria Baby, Torres Joins Venezuelan WBC Team, Photo Day: It was a little nerve-wracking for everyone when labor was induced as Evan Longoria‘s girlfriend Jaime Edmondson six weeks...
• 2/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Cesar Ramos Joins Mexican WBC Team, Spring Rotation Schedule, Juan Sandoval: The opportunity to represent join country doing what you love is something that’s nearly impossible to turn down. Even though...
• 2/20 The Baseball Continuum: Early WBC news for Feb. 20, 2013: News from overnight and the morning on the World Baseball Classic is under the jump: Team USA’s trainer will be Gene Monahan,...
• 2/18 Rays Colored Glasses: Could the Tampa Bay Rays Bring Back Juan Cruz?: Over the past few years, the Rays have become renowned throughout baseball for signing questionable relievers to cheap contracts,...
• 2/16 Rays Colored Glasses: Jeff Niemann and Matt Joyce Headline Rays Out of Options Heading Into Camp: Every Spring Training, one of the continual story lines in every camp is the construction of the final roster. As it stands with...

• 1/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Bring Back Kyle Farnsworth, Solidify Bullpen: Nine days ago, I said that if right-hander Kyle Farnsworth would be willing to settle for a salary between 1.5 and 2 million...
• 1/20 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: RIP To Two Of Baseball’s Best: Saturday was a sad day in the baseball world, as Hall of Famers Earl Weaver and Stan Musial both passed away. Weaver, the former...
• 1/17 Rays Colored Glasses: A Mike Morse Trade Never Made Sense for the Rays: With the data for pitchers and catchers to report a little under a month away, baseball fans are anxious for some things to happen....
• 1/13 Rays Colored Glasses: What Does the Return the Diamondbacks Would Have Gotten for Justin Upton Tell Us About His Value?: Big news struck the baseball world over the last few days when the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a trade with the Seattle Mariners...
• 1/12 Nolan Writin': Texas Rangers Bullpen: Tampa Bay Style: For the past couple of seasons the Texas Rangers have payed quite a bit of money in payroll to the bullpen, in return it was...
• 1/9 Rays Colored Glasses: Revisiting A Potential Trade For Mike Morse: Just over a month ago, the Washington Nationals were looking to move Mike Morse for pitching. As it happened, the Tampa Bay Rays...
• 1/8 Rays Colored Glasses: Could Peter Moylan Be The Latest Bullpen Reclamation Project?: Even before J.P. Howell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Rays were rumored to be looking for arms in the bullpen. While there...
• 1/8 District On Deck: Potential Trade Partners for Michael Morse: The deal is official.  Adam “AdaMVP” LaRoche, 2012 Silver Slugger and and Gold Glove award winner, is returning to...
• 1/7 Rays Colored Glasses: What Is Going on With the Rays’ Interest in Javier Vazquez?: At first glance, it’s hard not to be completely confused about the way the Rays are operating their ballclub now. As recently...
• 1/6 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: J.P. Howell Departs for Dodgers, Rays Among Best Bullpens, Chris Gimenez, Matt Joyce: It was back in June of 2006 that the Rays acquired a left-handed pitcher named J.P. Howell from the Kansas City Royals. Howell...
• 1/5 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Lance Berkman Considered A Possible Target For The Rays: A lot of outlets have looked at the Rays search for another hitter in the lineup, and one of the names that continues to be brought...

• 12/31 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Looking For Relief Pitching: The Rays are looking to add another reliever or two, Tampa Bay executive VP Andrew Friedman tells Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times. ...
• 12/12 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Cesar Suarez, Ryan Reid Appear in All-Star Game, Jorge Cantu Homers Again: Getting honored is nice every time. Being named an All-Star as you hope for an opportunity to play in the big leagues for the...

• 11/24 Rays Colored Glasses: What Should the Rays Do With Jeff Niemann?: The Rays are renowned throughout baseball for their starting pitching depth. Their accumulation of young, talented starting pitchers...
• 11/18 D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today: Zimmerman at Aberdeen: It is the summer of 2004 and Ryan Zimmerman is playing for Team USA. While we make the drive up to Aberdeen, Maryland, Team USA...
• 11/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Rays Make Qualifying Offer to B.J. Upton, Add Frank De Los Santos to 40-Man: The Rays carried out a couple of moves that will affect their 2013 season and beyond. With B.J. Upton set for free agency, the...

• 10/29 Rays Colored Glasses: Could the Rays Acquire Giants Catcher Hector Sanchez?: The Rays’ current situation at the catcher position is far from ideal. Jose Molina‘s pitch-framing ability is prolific,...
• 10/25 Rays Colored Glasses: Just How Many Starting Pitchers Do the Rays Have?: The Rays are renowned throughout baseball for their incredible depth of quality starting pitchers. They were the best in baseball...
• 10/18 Through The Fence Baseball: Could Padres platoon Everth Cabrera and Logan Forsythe at short?: Everth Cabrera earned a spot in 2012 playing very well in triple-A Tucson, batting .333/.389/.410 with 9 2B, 1 3B with 15 RBI...

• 9/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Should the Rays Shut Down Matt Moore?: A little over a week ago, we discussed how Matt Moore‘s velocity had been declining over his last few starts, reaching...
• 9/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Now Calling Leslie Anderson?: As the rosters have expanded, teams are making their callups from the minor leagues. Thus far, the Rays have called up six players...

• 8/31 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Start September Call-Ups With Ramos, Thompson, Brignac and Gimenez: On September 1st, major league active rosters expand to 40 players. Players will come up at different times as minor league seasons...
• 8/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Could Jason Bartlett Be Heading Back to the Rays?: News came out on Monday that the San Diego Padres have released ex-Rays shortstop Jason Bartlett. Bartlett, 32, appeared in just...
• 8/21 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Ramos Battered as 4 Homers Not Enough for Bulls: Just 5 games on the slate for Rays affiliates with the Montgomery Biscuits getting rained out, but that didn’t stop a heartbreaking...
• 8/20 MLBTradeRumors: Padres To Release Jason Bartlett: The Padres have requested unconditional release waivers for Jason Bartlett, the team announced via press release. The Padres...
• 8/16 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Chris Gimenez Leads Bulls To Comeback Win:   The Rays minor leagues had a successful night on Wednesday, going 6-1 in their games. Here is this morning’s look...
• 8/9 Rays Colored Glasses: Is Cesar Ramos A Legitimate Starting Pitching Option for the Rays?: A couple of weeks ago, the Rays sent lefty reliever Cesar Ramos down to the minor leagues. The move was perplexing because Ramos...

• 7/30 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Rotation Schedule Makes Shields Trade Look Unlikely: Here in just the last couple of days before the trade deadline, we still have to wait and see exactly what the Rays will do. One...
• 7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Cesar Ramos being stretched out at Durham: Tampa Bay Rays P Cesar Ramos is being stretched out as a starter with Triple-A Durham in case the need for a starter arises with...[+] the major league club.
• 7/27 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Evan Longoria Returns- Without Incident- in Bulls Loss: After two near flawless days, the Rays weren’t quite as happy after Thursday. But sometimes days that don’t go so...
• 7/22 High Heat Stats: Saturday game notes: @Cardinals 12, Cubs 0: We’ve seen a 12-run inning before (right?) — but in the home 7th of a scoreless game? It began...
• 7/22 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Nonsensical Rumors, Scott and Cobb Injuries, Ramos Demoted: A seemingly interesting rumor floated out recently that the Rays were discussing a trade with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...
• 7/21 The Rays Today: Rays Bullpen Has Been Lights Out: Posted in Alex CobbCesar RamosDesmond JenningsJ.P. HowellJeff KeppingerJose LobatonNot only has J.P. Howell been playing really...
• 7/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 95: Cobb Leaves Early, Offense Absent as Rays Fall to M’s: This. game got off to an awful start for the Rays as Alex Cobb allowed 2 first inning runs before leaving in the second with a...
• 7/18 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Pitchers Dominant, Reginatto Stays Hot as Renegades Beat Cyclones: Good pitching makes a lot of problems go away. But you do need some offense as well, as the Rays are very familiar. Luckily that...
• 7/15 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Biscuits Big Win Marred By Scary Injury: Winning is always important. But winning the war of a season is much more important than winning any particular games. It’s...
• 7/5 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Joyce Suffers Setback; Brignac Has Huge Day as Bulls Throttle Tides: The biggest factor that would seem to unbalance the competition in the minor leagues is rehabbing major league players. However,...
• 7/3 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: GCL Rays Get One-Hit For 10 Innings AND WIN!: On a night where the Rays played perhaps their craziest game of the season but seized their chances to secure a much-needed win,...

• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Brandon Gomes, Cesar Ramos optionedThe Tampa Bay Rays optioned Ps Brandon Gomes and Cesar Ramos to Triple-A Durham Friday, June 29....[+] The Tampa Bay Rays optioned Ps Brandon Gomes and Cesar Ramos to Triple-A Durham Friday, June 29.
• 6/26 MLB Dirt: Alex Cobb’s Rare Pitching Performance: On June 17th of this season Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Alex Cobb pitched his most brilliant game of the season and possibly...
• 6/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 72: Rays Slam Lee, Phillies, Clinch Doubleheader Sweep: Thus far in 2012, Cliff Lee is 0-4. Unbelievable. He really hasn’t pitched that bad all season, posting a 3.48 REA and 3.13...
• 6/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Torres Up, Rotation Schedule, 2nd Round Pick Edwards Signs: The Rays get to call up a 26th man to their roster thanks to the new MLB rule allowing that for doubleheader. They’re really...
• 6/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Cesar Ramos likely to start Game 2: Tampa Bay Rays SP Cesar Ramos is now considered the likely candidate to start Game 2 of a doubleheader Sunday, June 24, against...[+] the Philadelphia Phillies.
• 6/5 FanSided: Game 55: Early Errors, Grand Slam Doom Rays in 7-0 Shutout Loss to NYY: While it ultimately was not the deciding factor in a 7-0 loss to the Yankees, it was indeed a precursor of things to come in this...

• 5/29 FanSided: Game 50: Matsui Homers But Shields Collapses as Rays Fall to White Sox: The curse of the one bad inning. Sometimes when pitchers lose it, they can't it back and the hits come pouring down fast. That...
• 5/16 The Rays Today: The Injuries Keep Adding Up: Posted in UncategorizedThis time its Jeff Niemann, after getting hit with a batted ball off of the Blue Jays first baseman Adam...
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Cesar Ramos recalled: The Tampa Bay Rays have recalled P Cesar Ramos from Triple-A Durham, as a result of the team's bullpen having been overworked...[+] recently.

• 4/5 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Claim John Gaub: The Rays have claimed left-hander John Gaub off of waivers, the Cubs announced. The Cubs also announced that they placed right-hander...

• 3/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Two optionedThe Tampa Bay Rays optioned SP Cesar Ramos and RP Josh Lueke to Triple-A Durham Friday, March 23....[+] The Tampa Bay Rays optioned SP Cesar Ramos and RP Josh Lueke to Triple-A Durham Friday, March 23.

• 1/29 The Daily Catch: Rays 2012 Opening Day Roster Nearly Set: This article is courtesy of our friends at Rays Index Written by: Cork Gaines With the addition of Carlos Pena, the Rays 25-man...
• 1/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Complete Bullpen, Sign Rodney: According to MLB Trade Rumors and Marc Topkin the Rays are close to a deal with reliever Fernando Rodney. Topkin tweeted that...

• 12/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Looking for bullpen help: The Tampa Bay Rays are looking for another reliever, ideally but not necessarily one with high-leverage experience. The team believes...[+] it could fill the remaining spot internally from a group that includes RP's Josh Lueke, Cesar Ramos, Dane De La Rosa, Jhonny Nunez and potentially a starter who doesn't make the rotation.
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Kubel, Chapman, Aoki, Cuddyer: On this day last year, the Padres traded Brandon Gomes, Adam Russell, Cesar Ramos, and Cole Figueroa to the Rays for Jason...

• 9/30 Neurotic Sports Fan: ALDS Preview: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers: In past years, the Wild Card races has been boring: the Yanks win their respective divisions and the Sawx win the Wild Card, many...
• 9/22 My Pinstripes: Posada's Pinch Is A Clinch: He's had a miserable season. Benched, pinch-hit for, his position taken away from; publicly humiliated, some of it caused by...
• 9/16 Fragile Freddy's: Game 150 Recap: TBR – 201 000 000 – 3 – 8 – 1BOS – 201 100 00x – 4 – 9 – 2I do not want to overstate the importance of this game...

• 8/30 The Golden Sombrero: 2011’s 100th Golden Sombrero: Kelly Johnson (again): Bottom 2: Kelly Johnson struck out swinging against David Price Bottom 4: Johnson called out strikes against Price Bottom 7:...
• 8/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Zombie Posada hits granny; backs second straight strong outing by Hughes: This was a fun one, not only because the Yanks blew the Rays out 9-2, but also because I got to watch it with Matt Imbrogno, MJR,...
• 8/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Rays IV: Beating Shields: The Rays come back to Yankee Stadium for a three-gamer this weekend, and while a set against the Rays is always fun, this one...

• 7/25 mlbcoverage.com: Rays Bullpen Jigsaw: Coming into the 2010 season, much was made about this being this teams last season together. More media driven than anything else,...
• 7/23 mlbcoverage.com: Rays Bullpen Jigsaw: Coming into the 2010 season, much was made about this being this teams last season together. More media driven than anything else,...
• 7/20 Yankees Daily: Granderson and Garcia help Yankees past Rays: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Curtis Granderson backed a solid pitching performance by Freddy Garcia with a two-run homer, leading...
• 7/18 TampaSportsGuy: Rays DFA Russell, put Cruz and Lobaton on DL; recall Cobb, Torres, and Chirinos: The Rays have designated Adam Russell for assignment, while placing Juan Cruz & Jose Lobaton on 15 Day DL, and calling up...
• 7/18 Yankees Daily: Yankees rally to take down Rays in Ninth: By FRED GOODALL AP Baseball Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Russell Martin drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in...
• 7/13 mlbcoverage.com: Rays Bullpen Jigsaw: Coming into the 2010 season, much was made about this being this teams last season together. More media driven than anything else,...
• 7/12 The Friarhood: Pitching Depth: The Padres have pitching depth despite dealing many pitchers last off-season for both Cameron Maybin (sending Edward Mujica...

• 6/15 The Friarhood: Where Are They Now: 2010 Padres: Recently I was invited to join some of my fellow season ticket holders at an exclusive Q and A.  A question came in about...
• 6/12 The Process Report: Daily Process: Rays Offense Outlasts Orioles in 9-6 Win: The Rays and Orioles picked up their seesaw battle on Sunday after a back and forth extra-inning affair on Saturday. The Rays...
• 6/12 The Process Report: Daily Process: Zobrist & Kotchman Lead Attack In Rays 7-5 Win: The Rays and Orioles traded blows in the latter stages of Saturday’s game before Tampa Bay landed the knockout punch(es) in...
• 6/7 The Process Report: Daily Process: Price in Control, Ruggiano Homers in Rays 5-1 Win: On a night when the 2011 MLB draft dominated the news cycle, it was easy to forget the Rays had a game to play on Monday night....

• 5/30 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Grady Sizemore: Top 2: Grady Sizemore struck out swinging against Jeremy **** 4: Sizemore struck out swinging against ****...
• 5/29 The Process Report: Daily Process: **** Sends Cleveland Home Losers: Jeremy **** completed one of his best starts on the season against the Indians on Sunday. Seven shutout innings with six strikeouts,...
• 5/25 B-R Blog: Tuesdays with More E’s (Wrap-up of Tuesday’s games): (Bear with us as John Autin comes online as a blogger. This is his wrap of yesterday's games.) Sorry about the headline. I foolishly...
• 5/24 The Process Report: Game-Changer: Alex Avila Homers Against Cesar Ramos: May as well focus on the decision everyone else will. It’s the bottom of the eighth, a runner is on, one out is in the books,...
• 5/23 MLBTradeRumors: Contenders And Lefty Relievers: Athletics lefty reliever Jerry Blevins has been designated for assignment and is presumably available, leaving me to wonder which...
• 5/20 The Process Report: Abraham: Rays Attempted to Acquire Franklin Morales: After tonight’s game ended, the Red Sox acquired Rockies reliever Franklin Morales. According to the Boston Globe’s Peter...
• 5/19 The Process Report: The Return of J.P. Howell: Two very important things stand to happen in tomorrow night’s Rays-Marlins game. 1) Besides the obvious—it’s J.P. Howell,...
• 5/19 The Process Report: Daily Process: Bullpen Locks Down Rays Victory: The Rays put up three runs in the second inning by using some unconventional tactics. Tampa Bay scored on the strength of two...
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: Padres 'Pen Continues To Thrive After Winter Trades: Bullpens don’t get much better than the one the Padres had last year. Led by Heath Bell, Mike Adams and Luke Gregerson, Padres...
• 5/6 The Process Report: The Process Versus Orioles Hitters: Back to Birdland… Player Name   BAT    LHOPS  RHOPS Brian Roberts SH     811    804 Nick Markakis LH    ...

• 4/30 The Process Report: Daily Process: Price Roughed Up In Rays 8-5 Loss To Angels: Speaking of his left-handed ace, David Price, Joe Maddon summed it up best in his post-game interview when he said “David just...
• 4/25 The Process Report: Could Cesar Ramos Be More Than A Specialist?: When the Rays acquired Cesar Ramos, it appeared as if they had found their new left-handed specialist. Although he was a first-round...
• 4/23 The Process Report: The Problem With Having a Closer: Number 136: Joe Maddon is a very good manager, but I think he messed up tonight when he brought Juan Cruz, Cesar Ramos, and Adam Russell out...
• 4/22 The Process Report: Daily Process: **** Solid In Extra-Inning Loss: Alot of Jeremy **** allure is tied to his ability to “pitch” at such a young age. While most youngsters rely on pure stuff,...
• 4/21 The Process Report: Early Impressions of the Joel Peralta-Kyle Farnsworth End-Game Combination: Often the best results are the most unexpected. The combination of Joel Peralta and Kyle Farnsworth looked solid, not great on...
• 4/18 The Process Report: The Process Versus Adam Dunn & White Sox Hitters: After losing three of four in Chicago, the Rays hope to return the favor as the White Sox come into Tropicana Field for a four-game...
• 4/17 The Process Report: Daily Process: Rays Lose After Otherwise Perfect Week: Jeremy **** pitched okay against Minnesota. His final line included three strikeouts, two walks, four earned runs, six hits, and...
• 4/15 The Process Report: Daily Process: Davis Goes 7, Shoppach Goes Deep In Rays Win: If tonight’s plan was to get ahead in the count and keep the Minnesota Twins’ hitters off balance by mixing speeds, Wade Davis...
• 4/14 The Process Report: Daily Process: Johnny Damon and Matt Joyce Power Rays Over Twins: Playing the Twins means exposure to various superlatives about their style of play. If you believe the gasconade of some media...
• 4/9 The Process Report: Daily Process: Rays Win Battle of Danks Theory: The sudden retirement of Manny Ramirez stole the headlines; however, there was a game to be played this evening. After the first...
• 4/2 The Process Report: The Rays Drop Game One to Orioles: David Price pitched well through four. He located his fastball, openly challenging (and winning) hitters over the plate while...
• 4/1 The Process Report: The Process Versus Mark Reynolds: Looking at the Baltimore Orioles’ lineup, neutralizing the big right-handed bat of newcomer Mark Reynolds is likely to be a...

• 3/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Bullpen looks to be set: Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon said he thinks the final three spots in the bullpen will go to RPs Juan Cruz, Jake McGee and...[+] Cesar Ramos, according to the St. Petersburg Times' Marc Topkin. The move will become official Wednesday, March 30.
• 3/28 The Process Report: Rays Begin Construction On Future Bullpens: The Rays do not say much publicly about their plans or strategy. And who can blame them? Already at a disadvantage in terms of...
• 3/25 The Process Report: Getting to Know Cesar Ramos: Steve Slowinski had a nice graphic on the cosmetics of the probable Opening Day bullpen. Cesar Ramos is included and after a moment...
• 3/9 The Process Report: The Opening Day Bullpen is Mostly Settled: If we assume Jake McGee will have a bullpen spot when the season opens, then the only question remaining is which right-hander...
• 3/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: San Diego Padres: The Padres are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Orlando Hudson, 2B: two years,...

• 2/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: San Diego Padres: The Padres are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Orlando Hudson, 2B: two years,...
• 2/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Tampa Bay Rays: The Rays are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Johnny Damon, LF/DH: one year, $5.25MM. Kyle...

• 1/28 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Claim Rob Delaney: The Rays claimed minor league right-hander Rob Delaney off of waivers from the Twins, according to LaVelle E. Neal III of the...
• 1/19 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Look To Add Relief, Confident They'll Find Bat: Andrew Friedman told ESPN 1040 in Tampa Bay that he's 'confident' the team will find someone who will help them score before the...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Padres, Heath Bell Avoid Arbitration: The Padres avoided arbitration with Heath Bell, agreeing to terms on a one-year, $7.5MM deal, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com...
• 1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Close To Deal With Chad Qualls: The Padres are close to a deal with Chad Qualls, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (Twitter links). The sides are nearing...
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Rays To Sign Kyle Farnsworth: The Rays have agreed to sign Kyle Farnsworth to a one-year deal, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (Twitter links). The...
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Could Add Reliever, Catcher, Bat: GM Jed Hoyer told MLB.com's Corey Brock that the Padres may still add a reliever, a backup catcher and a left-handed hitter (Twitter...

• 12/26 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Notes: Bullpen, First Base, DH: The Rays find themselves in a difficult position as the 2011 season approaches. Forced to cut payroll, they've lost Carlos Pena,...
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Trading From Position Of Depth This Offseason: Every offseason we see teams try to improve by trading from a position of depth and strength. For many clubs that means prospects,...
• 12/22 D'Backs Venom: A Look at the Draft Record of New GM Kevin Towers: In the last article, we looked at the excellent trade record of the Diamondbacks' new GM Kevin Towers while he was with the Padres....
• 12/22 The Friarhood: Padres Complete Trade for Bartlett...Finally: SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The San Diego Padres announced today that they have acquired infielder Jason Bartlett and a player to be...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/12/10 - 12/19/10: It's been a busy seven days since last Sunday. Let's look back at the top stories from last week: Doubters of a Cliff Lee...
• 12/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Jason Bartlett finally acquired: Updating previous items, the Tampa Bay Rays traded SS Jason Bartlett and a player to be named later to the San Diego Padres Friday,...[+] Dec. 17, in exchange for IF Cole Figueroa and P's Brandon Gomes, Cesar Ramos and Adam Russell, according to The Tampa Tribune.
• 12/17 The Process Report: Jason Bartlett Finally Traded To San Diego: The restructured deal is evidently Jason Bartlett and a player to be named later for Adam Russell, Cesar Ramos, Brandon Gomes,...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Acquire Jason Bartlett: The Padres have acquired Jason Bartlett from the Rays, tweets Marty Caswell of XX1090 Sports Radio.  San Diego will also send...
• 12/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Jason Bartlett trade still on hold: The San Diego Padres' trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for SS Jason Bartlett is still apparently on hold because of the physical...[+] condition of one of the pitchers involved in the trade, Ps Cesar Ramos and Adam Russell, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune's Bill Center.
• 12/12 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/5/10 - 12/11/10: One of the busiest weeks in MLBTR history has come to a close, as the 2010 Winter Meetings are officially in the books. Here's...
• 12/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Jason Bartlett trade on hold?: The San Diego Padres' trade for SS Jason Bartlett appears to be on hold due to the physical condition of one of the pitchers involved...[+] in the trade, Ps Adam Russell or Cesar Ramos, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune's Bill Center.
• 12/9 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings Acquisitions Roundup: To say that the last few days have been busy would be a whopping understatement. The Red Sox and Nationals signed a pair of All-Star...
• 12/9 The Biz of Baseball: Carl Crawford Agrees to Sign with the Red Sox for 7-yrs, $142 Million: The Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham set the media room at the MLB Winter Meetings all a twitter with news from a source that...
• 12/8 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Jason Bartlett traded to the Padres: Bartlett goes coast-to-coast with a move to San Diego. (AP) The Winter Meetings are in full swing and the MLB Hot Stove...
• 12/8 The Process Report: Jason Bartlett Traded for Adam Russell and Cesar Ramos: The deal is done: Jason Bartlett for Adam Russell and Cesar Ramos. Russell is a massive man (6’8”) with a mid-90s fastball...
• 12/8 Baseball Musings: Barlett Pair: Marc Topkin forwards a report that the Rays and Padres completed a trade: SS Jason Bartlett has been traded to San Diego for relievers...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Acquire Jason Bartlett: The Padres have acquired Jason Bartlett from the Rays for relievers Adam Russell and Cesar Ramos.  The Padres drafted Bartlett...
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Acquire Jason Bartlett: The San Diego Padres acquired SS Jason Bartlett from the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, Dec. 8, in exchange for Ps Cesar Ramos and...[+] Adam Russell, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Trade Jason Bartlett: The Tampa Bay Rays traded SS Jason Bartlett to the San Diego Padres Wednesday, Dec. 8, in exchange for Ps Cesar Ramos and Adam...[+] Russell, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Talking Jason Bartlett: The San Diego Padres are discussing a trade that would bring them Tampa Bay Rays SS Jason Bartlett in exchange for Ps Adam Russell...[+] and Cesar Ramos, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune's Bill Center. The Padres reportedly are trying to negotiate a contract with Bartlett.
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Will 'Definitely' Trade Bartlett: The Rays will definitely trade Jason Bartlett, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, who suggests a deal could go down...

• 9/27 D'Backs Venom: A Look at the Draft Record of New GM Kevin Towers: In the last article, we looked at the excellent trade record of the Diamondbacks’ new GM Kevin Towers while he was with...
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Cesar Ramos recalled The San Diego Padres recalled SP Cesar Ramos from the minors Sunday, Sept. 5, according to CBSSports.com. ...[+] The San Diego Padres recalled SP Cesar Ramos from the minors Sunday, Sept. 5, according to CBSSports.com.

• 8/17 MLBTradeRumors: The Padres' 2011 Rotation: Clayton Richard, Mat Latos, Wade LeBlanc, Jon Garland and Kevin Correia have been baseball's most dependable rotation and, arguably,...

• 6/28 B-R Blog: Leaving The Cake Out In The Rain: Via Play Index - pitchers since 2001, to date, to come into a game (in relief) and throw 50+ pitches while working an inning or...

• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Cesar Ramos optionedThe San Diego Padres have optioned RP Cesar Ramos to Triple-A Portland, reports The Associated Press. ...[+] The San Diego Padres have optioned RP Cesar Ramos to Triple-A Portland, reports The Associated Press.
• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Cesar Ramos struggles in outing Friday: San Diego Padres P Cesar Ramos allowed seven runs on seven hits over one inning against the Seattle Mariners Friday, May 21, according...[+] to The Associated Press. He walked one and struck out none.
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Cesar Ramos recalledThe San Diego Padres recalled SP Cesar Ramos from the minors Tuesday, May 11, according to CBSSports.com. ...[+] The San Diego Padres recalled SP Cesar Ramos from the minors Tuesday, May 11, according to CBSSports.com.
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Tim Stauffer undergoes appendectomy: San Diego Padres P Tim Stauffer (appendix) underwent an emergency appendectomy Tuesday, May 11, and will be out for an indefinite...[+] amount of time, according to MLB.com's Corey Brock. Stauffer could miss up to six weeks. P Cesar Ramos is expected to join the team in place of Stauffer.

• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Cesar Ramos optioned: The San Diego Padres optioned RP Cesar Ramos to Triple-A Portland Thursday, April 22, according to MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez. ...[+]
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Thatcher pitches Sunday: Corey Brock, of MLB.com, reports San Diego Padres RP Joe Thatcher (shoulder) threw a shutout inning with Triple-A Portland Sunday,...[+] April 18, and was set to pitch again Monday, April 19. Manager Bud Black said there is a possibility that the team will carry two left-handed pitchers in the bullpen when Thatcher is healthy. P Cesar Ramos is the other lefty in the bullpen.