On this day in 2008, the Colorado Rockies traded reliever Ramon Ramirez to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later. That player was announced a little over a month later and it was Jorge De La Rosa.
Ramirez, who was entering his age 26 season, had a rough 2007 season for the Rockies out of the bullpen. After a great rookie season in 2006 in which he pitched to a 3.46 ERA in 61 appearances, Ramirez saw his ERA balloon to 8.31 in 22 appearances. Therefore, the Rockies decided to trade him to the Royals.