376. Ben Ramirez, ss, Southern California (JR)
L-R, 6-2/195, Chula Vista, CA
Previously Drafted: Cubs (’17) 35
A Perfect Game All-American during his prep days, Ramirez has long worn the projectable tag in regard to his frame as his high waisted, long frame and components to his swing made it easy to envision the power coming once on campus. With just two home runs over his first two seasons for the Trojans, Ramirez was beginning to tap into that pull side juice in 2020 having already launched three home runs in just 15 games while showing the same easy, lower effort swing from the left side. Defensively he’s found himself in the lineup as an everyday regular all over the dirt before taking over the starting shortstop spot in 2020 where he shows athletic actions and an overall toolset that should stick on the left side at the next level, even if at third base.
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