There’s a ton of outfielder sleepers. My eyes skimmed over Jurickson Profar at 225 total in drafts and I don’t purchase his earlier 12 months both, however at 225 total? That appears absurd. I used to be considering I must write a Jurickson Profar overrated put up, however now I’m speaking about him in a sleeper put up. Oh, he’s not a sleeper, however heed my phrases (I sound like George Bush Sr.): If a participant will get 500+ ABs, it’s arduous to not be extra beneficial than 225 total. Anyway, my level is there’s a ton of men I’m seeing which are priced effectively within the outfielders. Some that jumped out to me had been Jesus Sanchez, TJ Friedl, Tyler Fitzgerald and his teammate, Heliot Ramos, who brings us to this put up. All the blokes within the previous sentence practically obtained a sleeper put up from me, and if Polymarket, DraftKings or MGM or whoever let me guess that every one of these guys would obtain sleeper posts from different folks, I’d slam the over on that guess. They’re all being drafted too late. Heliot Ramos is attractive although, and why I wished to dedicate a put up to him. What tripped me up on the others? Jesus Sanchez can’t hit lefties, TJ Friedl is older, and Tyler Fitzgerald felt like he had Maas Enchantment, and never long-term, so he may truly won’t cross the sniff take a look at. The Sniff Check is an important take a look at. So, what can we anticipate from Heliot Ramos for 2025 fantasy baseball and what makes him a sleeper?
PSYCHE! My 2025 fantasy baseball rankings on the Patreon began final week and are ongoing. Don’t look forward to the rankings to return out subsequent month. Anyway II, the Heliot Ramos sleeper:
Once you lookup Barrels/Plate Look % and your man is within the high 15, you may need to gradual your roll and examine. In different phrases:
Level out the unhealthy actor. The miscreant! The neer-do-well! You’ll do effectively to not strive, I’m telling you that proper now. All of those guys look nice. Heliot Ramos killed it after being known as up. Naturally, it was fluky, proper? Are you naturally not with it within the head? When he was known as up, I nicknamed him, Helio Studwagon and sang:
And I can’t battle this rookie nookie anymore,I’ve forgotten what I began preventing for (which stinks as a result of we’re roughly 72 hours into the season),It’s time to convey this shizz into the shore and onto my workforce,And throw away the both/or’s perpetually.
Child, I can’t maintain Steven Matz anymore, however how about this Heliot Ramos fella!He seems to be nice, or as they are saying in San Fran “hella,”I would like him on my workforce, er,His projections are insane from Steamer!
And that’s me singing me! Me lyricing me? Meh, you get it. His projections when known as up on the Prospectonator had been fireplace beneath a helium balloon. Among the greatest projections I’ve seen for a rookie. Oh, simply your mundane, ho-hum 20+ HRs and 10 steals. Giddy. Now emphasis this phrase extra: UP! I advised everybody to seize him when he was known as up and he didn’t disappoint. So, why is he being drafted after guys like Francisco Alvarez? Nicely, it’s straightforward to say peeps be dumb, and peeps could also be dumb, however alas. His projections from Steamer aren’t unhealthy this 12 months both, 68/22/72/.249/7 in 144 video games and 546 ABs, although I gotta be sincere and say it seems like Steamer is needlessly damaging on younger gamers. I get it! They’ve much less of a observe report, however Heliot went 54/22/72/.269/6 his rookie 12 months in 475 ABs and 121 video games. He’s going to be worse his second 12 months? I imply, he is perhaps, however I don’t see it.
Heliot Ramos hit 2nd or third for almost all of the 12 months, so one would assume related lineup placement. That offers him roughly 80/75 runs and RBIs, at worst. If he can maintain the lineup spot. So, he may his rookie 12 months, however not his sophomore season? Meh, possibly, however no concept why he wouldn’t beat 72 RBIs of final 12 months and simply beat 68 runs, as projected above. Energy is meant to be his greatest attribute. 22 homers final 12 months testifies to that, so why would he hit the identical variety of homers once more this 12 months with 20+ extra video games? His velocity is simple 15-steal velocity, however he didn’t run a lot final 12 months. Although, extra snug on the basepaths with velocity and just one extra steal? It is not sensible. Lastly, his Hit Instrument.
That may very well be a problem. He hit .242 within the 2nd half vs. .298 within the 1st, and he hit .370 vs. lefties and solely .240 vs. righties. His .329 BABIP on the 12 months appears about proper however can he make the required changes? Within the 2nd half, he had a 24.7 Ok% vs. 27.4% within the 1st, and his greatest month of his MLB profession for contact was September with a 20.2 Ok%. His Exhausting Hit% went from 53 in June, right down to 40 in July and August to 50.7 in September. In June, his common exit velocity was 92.5. That dropped to 89.2 MPH in these unhealthy months, then ended the 12 months at 94 for his greatest month. His line drive fee of 25.3% was the best in September too. His common didn’t bounce again in September, however his BABIP was down. He was not likely a .298 hitter within the 1st half, however he’s additionally not a .242 hitter as he was within the 2nd.
So, Heliot Ramos simply turned 25, and projections are saying he gained’t get higher, despite the fact that he truly did get higher final 12 months the extra he noticed. To not discuss humorous and make him Helium Ramos, however there’s no cause he shouldn’t be drafted approach earlier than the place he’s going. For 2025, I’ll give Heliot Ramos projections of 79/26/78/.266/10 in 549 ABs with an opportunity for extra.
