Bryan Ramos DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Chicago White Sox third base prospect Bryan Ramos (elbow) is in the starting lineup on Sunday afternoon. Ramos will serve as the designated hitter and bat in the seven-hole. This is Ramos' first start of the spring. The 22-year-old has been dealing with a sore elbow and has still faced defensive restrictions. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his progression but seeing him return to the field, even as a designated hitter, is a positive sign. Ramos was given a brief taste of the majors last summer. Across 32 games, he posted a .202/.252/.333 line with four doubles and three home runs. Earlier in the season at Triple-A, Ramos held a .263/.339/.416 slash line with 13 doubles and eight long balls. If Ramos is able to produce well offensively, he could still make the Opening Day roster even if he is limited defensively.

Chicago White Sox third baseman Bryan Ramos (elbow) said he's feeling better but has yet to resume throwing at spring training. "Right now I'm feeling pretty good. I've been hitting. I've been doing pretty much everything. The only thing I haven't been doing is throwing for now," Ramos said. The 22-year-old is being cautious with a sore right elbow early in camp, but as long as he can resume throwing relatively soon, he should have no problems getting ready for Opening Day in late March. Expect the White Sox to ease him into Cactus League games. The Cuban infielder made his major-league debut in 2024 but hit just .202/.252/.333 with a weak .586 OPS, three homers, 11 RBI and 22 K's in 32 games played. On the positive side, Ramos made plenty of contact and played better late in the year. Josh Rojas and Miguel Vargas are likely ahead of him on the third base depth chart entering the 2025 season.

Chicago White Sox third baseman Bryan Ramos (elbow) isn't worried about the sore right elbow that he's dealing with at the start of spring training. Ramos said he feels it more when he's throwing than when he's swinging a bat. The 22-year-old Cuban infielder might be limited to designated-hitter duties early in Cactus League games if his elbow is still bothering him then, but this doesn't sound like an injury that will put him in jeopardy of missing Opening Day in late March. In his big-league debut for the Pale Hose in 2024, Ramos hit only .202 (20-for-99) with three homers, 11 RBI, 13 runs scored and 22 strikeouts in 108 plate appearances over 32 games played. Ramos was more impressive in his second stint in the majors in September. With Josh Rojas and Miguel Vargas ahead of him on the third base depth chart, expect Ramos to open 2025 at Triple-A Charlotte.

Chicago White Sox interim manager Grady Sizemore said he doesn't have a set plan for third baseman Yoan Moncada, who returned from a lengthy stint on the injured list on Monday. Sizemore said the team is going to prioritize seeing infielders Bryan Ramos and Miguel Vargas at the tail end of the 2024 season. Moncada has been out since straining his groin in early April, so it makes sense for the White Sox to ease him back in while giving more run to Ramos and Vargas late in the year. In Monday's game in Anaheim against the Los Angeles Angels, Vargas got the start at the hot corner, with Ramos serving as the designated hitter. Ramos, 22, has hit just over the Mendoza Line with two homers, five RBI and 14 K's in his first 22 big-league games in 2024. Vargas, 24, has had a rough year at the plate this year and is hitting just .112 (11-for-98) with a homer and five RBI in 31 games since being acquired from the Dodgers.

The Chicago White Sox have recalled infield prospect Bryan Ramos from Triple-A Charlotte. Ramos had a 15-game debut with the Sox earlier this season, but after slashing just .196/.208/.239 with a 1:8 BB:K in 48 plate appearances, he was sent back down. In his initial promotion, he was called up directly from Double-A where he had slashed .182/.265/.307 with two home runs in 24 games; this time he'll be recalled from Triple-A where he'd been faring better, slashing .257/.331/.412 with eight home runs in 59 games. Lenyn Sosa and Miguel Vargas have been splitting third base duties, but Sosa has also been playing second base and is on a five-game hit streak, so Brooks Baldwin, who is 3-for-22 over his last seven games may be the one with reduced playing time. Regardless, fantasy managers are best leaving Ramos on the waiver wire until he can prove he's major-league ready.