Jose Ramirez
#11 3B · Guardians
Silver Slugger '25All-MLB 1st Team '25All-MLB First Team '25All-MLB 2nd Team '23All-MLB Second Team '23
Height
5'8"
Weight
190 lbs
Age
33
College
N/A
Experience
13 yrs
Bats/Throws
B/R
B-
A
A
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Career StatsA
| Year | Team | GP | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | SB | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 1635 | 0.27869394 | 291 | 961 | 0.85653126 | 298 | 1690 |
Current Contract
Length
7 years
Total Value
$175.0M
Guaranteed
$105.0M
AAV
$25.0M/yr
Guaranteed %60%
Performance Analysis
A
FCA+
Jose Ramirez grades as an elite performer among MLB third basemen, earning a A Performance grade. He is hitting with a 0.279 batting average and a 0.857 OPS (above the league average of .720, an above-average mark) this season. With 285 home runs and 949 RBI through 1609 games (a 29-HR, 96-RBI pace over a full season), he brings above-average power to the lineup. His 287 stolen bases add an elite speed dimension that creates additional offensive value. As a experienced veteran at 33, Jose is a key contributor for the Guardians. A 1609-game sample provides high confidence in this grade.
Fan & Media Sentiment
A
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Jose Ramirez commands one of the strongest public narratives in the American League right now, with sentiment holding steady at an A grade through the early stretch of the 2026 regular season. The media framing around him is unambiguous: beat writers and national analysts alike position him as Cleveland's irreplaceable anchor and the primary catalyst for any World Series ambitions the Guardians might harbor, a characterization that has remained untouched by injury concerns or performance skepticism. That narrative tracks perfectly with his on-field production grade, which also sits at an A — this is a rare case where the perception and the reality are completely aligned, and for good reason given a resume that includes back-to-back Silver Slugger awards in 2024 and 2025 alongside back-to-back All-MLB 1st Team selections in those same seasons. The emergence of rookie Chase DeLauter — who generated significant buzz with a multi-home run debut — could have complicated the spotlight around Ramirez, but if anything it reinforces his veteran leadership standing; the narrative framing treats the youth movement as complementary rather than competitive. With Cleveland sitting at 18-19 and having dropped three straight, the pressure on Ramirez as the club's stabilizing force only intensifies, and the fact that prop-market attention has already zeroed in on him as a power threat suggests the broader betting and analytics community views him as one of the game's most reliable performers. The bottom line is that Ramirez sits in about as enviable a position as a 33-year-old can occupy — elite on-field reputation, unquestioned organizational importance, and a media consensus that treats his presence as the franchise's single non-negotiable asset.
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About this player
Jose Ramirez is a veteran in his 13th MLB season listed at 3B for the Guardians. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Jose Ramirez: Contract Value Index B-, Performance A, Sentiment A, Fan Verdict pending.
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