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SF Giants prospect Heliot Ramos traveling to join MLB team on Sunday

SF Giants outfielder prospect Heliot Ramos is traveling to San Francisco, presumably to join the team on Sunday before they face several left-handed starters.
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SF Giants prospect Heliot Ramos traveling to join MLB team on Sunday
SF Giants prospect Heliot Ramos traveling to join MLB team on Sunday

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23-year-old outfielder Heliot Ramos was a late scratch from Triple-A Sacramento's lineup on Saturday. A source informed Giants Baseball Insider that Ramos was unavailable because he is traveling to join the SF Giants in San Francisco on Sunday. Ramos was off to a solid start at Triple-A this season, hitting .333/.355/.370 with a double and three stolen bases in seven games.

The 17th-best prospect in the organization, Ramos bounced between Triple-A and the majors last season. He hit .227/.305/.349 at the highest level of the minors and was just 2-for-20 against big-league pitching. Below is an excerpt from the scouting report on Ramos entering the season.

Ramos has an above-average arm and has excellent defensive instincts in the outfield, giving him a chance to play all three outfield positions. However, his big-league potential is almost entirely tied to his ability to undergo a massive swing change to unlock his power. That's far easier said than done, but Ramos has moved quickly throughout his career. For context, he's more than a year younger than Vaun Brown and will not turn 24 until September. He's never shown significant platoon splits, which means he will either develop the pop to be an everyday player, or will be a soft-hitting AAA outfielder.

Drafted by the Giants in the first round of the 2017 MLB Draft, Ramos was a consensus top-100 prospect after a breakout 2019 season. However, since the canceled 2020 minor-league season, Ramos has been unable to generate above-average production against upper minors competition.

While it's possible that a Giants player suffered an undisclosed injury in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Royals, it seems most likely that Ramos will replace corner bat Matt Beaty on the active roster. Beaty, who was acquired in a minor trade on Opening Day, is a left-handed hitter and has an option remaining. With the SF Giants likely slated to face left-handed starting pitchers Kris Bubic, Clayton Kershaw, and Julio Urías in three of their next four games, Ramos would give manager Gabe Kapler another right-handed bat to deploy.

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MARC DELUCCHI

Marc Delucchi (he/they/she) serves as the Managing Editor at Giants Baseball Insider, leading their SF Giants coverage. As a freelance journalist, he has previously covered the San Francisco Giants at Around the Foghorn and McCovey Chronicles. He also currently contributes to Niners Nation, Golden State of Mind, and Baseball Prospectus. He has previously been featured in several other publications, including SFGate, ProFootballRumors, Niners Wire, GrandStand Central, Call to the Pen, and Just Baseball. Over his journalistic career, Marc has conducted investigations into how one prep baseball player lost a college opportunity during the pandemic (Baseball Prospectus) and the rampant mistreatment of players at the University of Hawaii football program under former head coach Todd Graham (SFGate). He has also broken dozens of news stories around professional baseball, primarily around the SF Giants organization, including the draft signing of Kyle Harrison, injuries and promotions to top prospects like Heliot Ramos, and trade details in the Kris Bryant deal. Marc received a Bachelor's degree from Kenyon College with a major in economics and a minor in Spanish. During his time in college, he conducted a summer research project attempting to predict the future minor-league performance of NCAA hitters, worked as a data analyst for the school's Women's basketball team, and worked as a play-by-play announcer/color commentator for the basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. He also worked as an amateur baseball scout with the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network (later renamed Evolution Metrix), scouting high school and college players for three draft cycles. For tips and inquiries, feel free to reach out to Marc directly on Twitter or via email (delucchimarc@gmail.com).

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