The Phillies announced that they have designated right-hander J.C. Ramirez for assignment and selected the contract of Zach Miner from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Ramirez, 24, made his big league debut with the Phils this season. After five scoreless appearances to open his career, however, Ramirez allowed runs in his next six outings, totaling 13 runs (11 earned) in 8 2/3 innings of work. In 797 1/3 career minor league innings, the Nicaragua native has a 4.36 ERA with 7.3 K/9 and 3.6 BB/9.
