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SF Giants activate former first-round pick, place RHP Cole Waites on 60-day IL

The SF Giants activated outfielder Heliot Ramos from the injured list and placed hard-throwing righty Cole Waites on the 60-day injured list.
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SF Giants activate former first-round pick, place RHP Cole Waites on 60-day IL
SF Giants activate former first-round pick, place RHP Cole Waites on 60-day IL

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The SF Giants activated outfielder Heliot Ramos (Giants Top 30 Prospect) from the 60-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday. In a corresponding move, they placed hard-throwing right-handed reliever Cole Waites on the 60-day injured list with a right elbow sprain. 

Ramos had already been playing at Triple-A but had been doing so on a minor-league rehab assignment while on the IL. He had exhausted his 20-day rehab window and had to be reinstated to the 40-man roster or be designated for assignment.

Waites became the first player drafted by the Giants under president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi to reach the majors with the team last season. A hard-throwing righty, he recorded a 3.18 ERA with four strikeouts and four walks in 5.2 innings pitched (seven appearances) in the majors last season.

Waites was expected to compete for a spot on the Giants' Opening Day roster this season, but a strained oblique early in spring training prevented him from making a strong push. He has seemed unable to regain his previous form since the injury. In a short stint with the Giants, Waites allowed five runs (four earned) across 2.1 innings pitched this season. At Triple-A, he has not done much better, posting a 6.16 ERA with 32 strikeouts and 27 walks in 30.2 innings pitched (32 appearances).

Ramos has been scorching hot since returning from his injury, winning the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week prior to the All-Star break. Ramos has slowly been elevating the ball more consistently this season and may be finally living up to the expectations that came with being a first-round pick and top prospect. Ramos is hitting .302/.356/.547 this season at Triple-A with six doubles, a triple, and six home runs in 28 games.

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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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