5 OF

AGE: 21
HAROLD
RAMIREZ
H/W: 5-10/210

SIGNED: 2011 (COLOMBIA)

B/T: R/R

Ramirez has hit at every level above rookie ball, but had the best
of his four professional seasons last year with Class A Bradenton:
a .337 average, .399 OBP and 22 steals. Because of injuries,
though, last seasons 80 games and 344 plate appearances were
career highs. His next chance to put together a full season will
likely begin in Class AA.

6 C
AGE: 21
REESE
MCGUIRE
H/W: 6-0/181

DRAFTED: 2013 (1ST ROUND)

B/T: L/R

Tasked with calling pitches as early as Little League, McGuire has

7 SS
AGE: 19
COLE
TUCKER
H/W: 6-3/185

DRAFTED: 2014 (1ST ROUND)

B/T: S/R

Tucker was in the process of putting together a solid second year in

an advanced feel behind the plate. He has a strong arm and plays
good defense. Offensively, he needs work: After posting a .388
OBP in rookie ball in 2013, he had .307 and .301 OBPs in 14 and
15, and he has a .328 slugging percentage through three minor
league seasons.
pro ball last season before tearing the labrum in his right shoulder.
He hit .293 with 25 steals for low-A West Virginia before the injury,
which will force him to miss most or all of 2016. Tucker is a strong
defender with a good arm (though the shoulder surgery might affect
his arm strength). If the arm strength holds up, Tucker should be
able to stick at shortstop despite being tall for the position.

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