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Ramirez is the Best Shortstop in 2010

Four out of the top five shortstops have remained on the list since early June. Out of the four players that have remained, three of them have moved in the standings. There is a new number one, read on to see who it is!

1. Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins: Ramirez claims the number one spot this time around, moving up one spot to take the spot away from the injured Tulowitzki. I expected Ramirez to be the best shortstop this season, but he may still be second best f it wasn’t for Tulowitzki going on the DL. Back on June 21 Ramirez had a .286 average with 11 home runs and 40 RBI’s. Ramirez is now hitting four points lower at .282, he added three more home runs and 16 more RBI’s. Ramirez hasn’t improved much in the past month and a half, but he is the only shortstop that has decent number across the board in average, home runs and RBI’s. The Marlins are surging right now, I proclaimed them dead two months ago and now they are proving me wrong. The Marlins are currently tied for third place in the NL East and are only six and a half games out of first place. In the weak NL East, the Marlins may have a chance at making the playoffs, but that chance is very slim.

Click here to read the full article – By Eric Heyer of Sports Fan Blog Network


August 2, 2010 Posted by homerunheyer | Florida Marlins, Hanley Ramirez, MLB, Marlins News | , , , | No Comments Yet

Hanley Ramirez Makes #2 of the Best Shortstops of 2010

Only one of the big three shortstops remain, Derek Jeter. Nomar Garciapara retired this year and Alex Rodriguez moved over to third base when he came to the Yankees. Now when people ask who the premier shortstops are? They struggle to get two or three names out. I somehow came up with the top five shortstops of 2010, it was a struggle, but here they are.

2. Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins: Ramirez has established himself as one of the next generation of elite shortstops. Pound for pound Ramirez is the complete package player. He hits for power, he hits for average, and he steals bases. The only problem is that he plays for the Marlins. With the Mets getting hot and the Braves establishing themselves as the team to beat in the NL East again, the Marlins are falling quickly out of contention for yet another year.
Ramirez is starting off slowly this year, but like Jeter, Ramirez’s slow start is still better than most of the shortstops in the league, except for number one. Ramirez is hitting .286 with 11 home runs and 40 RBI’s. Ramirez who is a career .311 hitter has shown signs of frustration and may want out of Florida. Ramirez is known to play worse when he doesn’t get his way and I think he is frustrated because he is such a good player, and he doesn’t get as much recognition as he should. If Ramirez played for New York or Boston he would be making a ton more money and everyone would know who he is. Just like i said with Dan Uggla, they are wasting their talent for a most likely last place team by the time the season is over. If the Marlins decide they cannot compete this year they should do the right thing and trade Ramirez to a winning team.

Click here to read the full article – By Eric Heyer of Sports Fan Blog Network


June 21, 2010 Posted by homerunheyer | Florida Marlins, Hanley Ramirez, Marlins News | , , | No Comments Yet