Ramirez underwent Tommy John surgery April 13, 2018, and is projected to be back by mid-2019. Ramirez’s four-seamer was down 2.5 ticks in 2018 after sitting at 95 in 2017 and 97 in 2016. If the velocity returns, the pitch could return to the positive pitch it once was (4.5 in 2016, 4.7 in 2017).