Scouting Report

Scouting grades: Hit: 40 | Power: 45 | Run: 55 | Arm: 60 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40

Ramírez joined the Mets for $2.05 million out of the Dominican Republic in July 2019 and jumped straight to full-season ball in 2021 after missing out on his first full campaign due to the pandemic. Until this year, he had yet to make it out of A-ball and slashed .221/.310/.317 with seven homers and 21 steals in 120 games for High-A Brooklyn last season. The Mets added him to the 40-man roster in November 2023 but nontendered him just one year later after a down year at Double-A Binghamton. He re-signed as a Minor League free agent in December 2024.

Ramírez can still flash the promising tools that once made him a Top 100 prospect. He can show promising raw power from the right side, especially on pulled fly balls, and at 6-foot-3, there is room for the 21-year-old to add more strength. His above-average speed helped him string together consecutive 20-steal seasons in 2022-23, and while his routes can be circuitous, he can still eat up enough ground with his long legs to be a potentially above-average center fielder. His strong arm, which enabled him to record 11 outfield assists in 2023, is another asset.

But he’s going to have to hit to get those skills into a Major League lineup, and while he may have been more selective last season, he still had difficulty finding the barrel with a swing that can be vicious but tends to be all over the place. Only 29 of his 101 hits went for extra bases, and that wasn’t only because of Brooklyn’s pitcher-friendly environs -- he slugged .317 on the road too. Ramírez is still young for the upper Minors, but he's gone from exciting name to a questionable project in a short span.

Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run: 55 | Arm: 60 | Field: 55 | Overall: 45

Ramirez signed for $2.05 million as MLB Pipeline’s No. 26 international prospect on July 2, 2019, and after missing out on 2020 like everyone else, he’s only played full-season games, starting with Single-A St. Lucie in 2021. He repeated the Florida State League last year, hitting .284/.359/.443 in 67 games, before finishing up his age-19 season with a 106 wRC+ in 54 games with High-A Brooklyn.

The Dominican Republic native is a toolsy center fielder that scouts and player-development types love to dream on. His biggest development in 2022 was cutting his K rate from 31.1 percent the previous year to 22.1 percent while still moving up a level, and that has strengthened the belief that he can hit enough to be an impact player, even if he has a noisy setup at the dish. He has wiry strength that should only increase as he matures, but it's still yet to show up in games.

Standing at 6-foot-3, Ramirez uses his size and above-average speed to glide to balls in center, and he can make plays look effortless, sometimes to his detriment. He has enough arm strength for right field, giving him another route to Queens. While he’ll be Rule 5-eligible next offseason, Ramirez is still only 20 years old heading into his third campaign with a full-season club. He still has some road ahead of him, but the 2023 season has represented a step back in some ways.

Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run: 55 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 55

The Mets used their highest bonus of the 2019-20 international period on Ramirez (MLB Pipeline’s No. 26 prospect in that class) by signing him for $2.05 million. The Dominican outfielder has been moved about as aggressively as a player in that signing class could, going from instructional league play in 2020 straight to Low-A St. Lucie as an 18-year-old in 2021. Ramirez hit .258/.326/.384 with five homers in 16 steals over 76 games in his first taste of full-season (or any Minor League) action.

The Mets remain enthusiastic about who Ramirez could be in time, but it’s still more about potential than present skills. Ramirez is an above-average-to-plus runner right now, one who is willing to use those wheels to good effect in center field and on the basepaths. (A strong arm will also help him move over to right field, if necessary, and he did play 22 games in that corner in 2021.) He stands 6-foot-3 and could fill out more than his current 170-pound frame. His power has started to show up in promising ways at Single-A and High-A this season, and there’s still room for more in-game pop as he matures and gains experience.

Ramirez’s long-awaited breakout has begun to bear fruit in 2022, leading to his placement on the MLB Pipeline Top 100 for the first time. Ramirez doesn’t need to be added to the 40-man roster until November 2023, and another big jump could be coming before then, if he continues on this current trajectory. 

Scouting Grades: Hit 50 | Power 50 | Run 55 | Arm 50 | Field 50 | Overall 45

Ramirez slotted in as MLB Pipeline’s No. 26 international prospect for the 2019-20 signing period, and he was the Mets’ biggest signing in that market, coming away with a $2.05 million signing bonus because of his five-tool potential. The pandemic robbed him of a chance to make his professional debut, but he did get the chance to move stateside already as part of last year’s instructional league.

It’s all potential for Ramirez at this point. His speed is the standout skill right now, which is saying something given his size at 6-foot-3. But that same size gives him plenty of projection and made it easy for the Mets to dream on him during his time at instructs. New York expects him to fill out a little bit, though it remains to be seen how much a bigger Ramirez will change his overall speed. As it stands now, he plays a solid center field with the arm to match. The swing will need the most development. Ramirez shows good raw power in the cage, but his swing can get long at times due to his long levers. 

There is a lot to dream on here and also a wide range of possibilities when it comes to Ramirez’s long-term outcome. He could be a star if he builds out all five tools. He could also struggle to adjust to upper-level pitching and grow out of his speed, thus losing his best skill right now. At least some answers have come this year at Low-A St. Lucie, where Ramirez has held his own at just 18 years old.

Scouting Grades: Hit 50 | Power 50 | Run 55 | Arm 50 | Field 50 | Overall 45

Ramirez's athleticism was the key to his success as an amateur and the belief is that his natural abilities will help propel him through the Minor Leagues and ultimately to the big leagues. After targeting lean, athletic, middle-of-the-field players in recent international classes, the Mets did so once again in 2019, locking up Ramirez with a $2.05 million bonus that was the largest given out by the organization in the '19-20 J2 period.  

The tall and large-framed Dominican teenager already shows advanced hitting skills and knowledge of the strike zone, and it's easy to envision him filling out nicely into his highly projectable frame. He makes solid contact from the right side of the plate and is known for hitting line drives to all fields. He has shown flashes of emerging power and projects to be an average hitter.

What's certain is that Ramirez is true center fielder and has the skill set to stay at the position as he grows and develops. He projects to be a plus runner and that skill will help make him into an above-average defender. Set to make his pro debut in 2020, Ramirez will need time to develop on both sides of the ball. The final product, however, could be that of a five-tool outfielder who contributes in all facets of the game. 

Awards

FSL Post-Season All-Star

Year	Team
2022

MiLB.com Organization All-Star

Year	Team
2022

FSL Player of the Week

Week	Team
07/03/2022
05/08/2022

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	12/06/2024	New York Mets signed free agent CF Alex Ramírez to a minor league contract.
	12/06/2024	CF Alex Ramírez assigned to Syracuse Mets.
	11/22/2024	CF Alex Ramírez elected free agency.
	10/21/2024	New York Mets activated CF Alex Ramírez.
	10/01/2024	CF Alex Ramírez roster status changed by New York Mets.
	09/30/2024	New York Mets recalled CF Alex Ramírez from Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
	03/08/2024	New York Mets optioned RF Alex Ramírez to Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
	03/07/2024	New York Mets Prospects activated RF Alex Ramírez.
	11/14/2023	New York Mets selected the contract of RF Alex Ramírez from Brooklyn Cyclones.
	02/03/2023	RF Alex Ramirez roster status changed by New York Mets.
	02/03/2023	New York Mets invited non-roster RF Alex Ramirez to spring training.
	07/04/2022	RF Alex Ramirez assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones from St. Lucie Mets.
	07/04/2022	Brooklyn Cyclones activated RF Alex Ramírez.
	04/01/2022	RF Alex Ramirez and assigned to New York Mets.
	06/01/2021	RF Alex Ramirez assigned to St. Lucie Mets from DSL Mets2.
	04/25/2021	Mets Organization activated RF Alex Ramirez. ABS test.
	02/14/2020	OF Alexander Ramirez assigned to DSL Mets2.
	07/02/2019	New York Mets signed free agent OF Alexander Ramirez to a minor league contract.