Baseball Intellect breaks down Neil Ramirez

"You know it when you see it". That's sort of the feeling I had watching video of Ramirez. He was very impressive.

Ramirez is an intriguing prospect because he possesses high quality stuff and the metrics back that up. However, Ramirez is not without any red flags. He must become more consistent and he must do a better job keeping his stuff under control. Ramirez also comes out with a higher than normal injury risk because of the violence/aggression in his delivery and other mechanical attributes that are often times associated with injury. However, Ramirez is athletic enough and young enough to make any necessary adjustments. His athleticism will give him a better chance to stay healthy as well.

Ramirez often gets lost in the shuffle of the many pitching prospects in the Texas organization, so he's relatively little talked about. Should Ramirez make progress next year and get more innings under his belt, people should begin to take notice.