The Cincinnati Reds have announced that they have released right-handed reliever Noé Ramirez. Over the winter Ramirez was acquired from the Los Angeles Angels along with minor leaguer Leonardo Rivas in a trade that sent Raisel Iglesias to the west coast. At the time the deal was viewed as a salary dump by most in the industry, but Ramirez wasn’t entirely someone to write off. He had posted a 3.99 ERA in 2019 and a 3.00 ERA in 2020, though his strikeout rate took a huge hit in 2020.
This spring things weren’t quite going well for Noé Ramirez.