J. Ramírez, N. Martinez, Raley, Lambert, Jeffers

Could Ramírez swipe 50+ bags? … José Ramírez (3B, CLE) is running like a man possessed, having swiped 16 bags in 18 attempts over the first 6+ weeks of the season. He's also got a .215 average, and his .724 OPS would be his first sub-.800 mark since 2016 if it holds. What do we make of this start?

Year	PA	HR/SB	BA/xBA	bb%/ct%	G / F	h%	PX/xPX	HR/F	Spd	SB%	SBO	BPX
2022	685	29/20	.280/.279	13%/86%	32/51	28%	134/100	11%	108	74%	17%	369
2023	691	24/28	.282/284	14%/88%	34/43	29%	99/101	10%	117	82%	19%	321
2024	681	39/41	.279/.290	10%/87%	34/49	27%	138/123	15%	92	85%	33%	368
2025	672	30/44	.283/.283	13%/88%	33/46	28%	116/95	12%	101	86%	31%	317
2026	184	6/16	.222/.247	19%/83%	28/52	23%	103/130	9%	98	89%	35%	258

His lofty SB pace can definitely hold up, and more power should be on the way too:

• Ramírez has supplemented...

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