We’ll wrap up this Saturday night with a couple agency changes around baseball. For a full listing of player/agent pairings, be sure to check out MLBTR’s Agency Database.
- Angels’ right-hander Noé Ramirez has hired Steve Rath and Jeff Borris of Ballengee Group, reports Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter). Ramirez, 29, is eligible for arbitration as a Super Two player this offseason. He’s projected by MLBTR’s Matt Swartz to earn $1MM. In 51 appearances (including seven “starts” as an opener) in 2019, Ramirez worked to a 3.99 ERA with a strong combination of strikeouts (28.2%) and walks (7.1%).
- Braves’ catching prospect Shea Langeliers is now being represented by the Scott Boras Corporation, Heyman adds (via Twitter). Regarded as a strong defensive catcher, Langeliers overcame a hand injury to slash .308/.374/.530 in his junior season at Baylor. He wasn’t quite as productive in his first taste of pro ball, hitting just .255/.310/.343 over 239 plate appearances with the Braves’ Low-A affiliate in the second half. Slow start notwithstanding, the #9 overall pick in last year’s draft is among the game’s best catching prospects.
Uh-oh, Shea.
I was thinking the same thing. At least we signed him before Bora’s became his agent. You know were not gonna get an Albies style team fyriendly deal from him now though.
Interesting to see how this move by Langeliers impacts the 2028 free agent class.
If anything, it’s one of those throwaway notes that no one cares about now, but could be a big deal in about five years.
See you in 5 years Brandon Sans, GOD willing…..
Scraping the bottom of the news scraps eh Anthony?
Good job making something out of nothing!
Why do we anoint these high picks such exalted status when they do nothing in High A!!??
Because anyone who judges a college guy for how they play in their first taste of pro ball after a full college season, especially at a position like catcher or pitcher, has no clue what they’re talking about?
He did break the college record for RBIs in a NCAA tournament game with 11 rbis and 3 HRs in a game right before he got to Rookie ball. So there is a chance, he might not be horrible, believe it or not. Considering hes already got pop times like Realmuto and top tier defense on top of the hitting.
Damn it, Langeliers. Guess he’s getting traded a year before free agency.
It still depends on the player, but this pretty much means he won’t sign a long extension like Acuña or Albies. But it could be a good move because like him or not, Boras is good at providing his clients with the best support to achieve their potential.
This is actually a bigger deal than most think. The Braves never sign boras clients.
Dallas Keuchel disagrees
I wonder if this means the Angels are squeezing Noe on his arb salary. Kevan Smith changed agencies just prior to being non-tendered. Food for thought
Considering Noe wasn’t as good as the numbers show, I would be happy if the Angels trade him.
hes a solid run preventer …pitches to his defense, can go multi innings . he just has a blow up inning a couple times a year that really inflate #s, but I do think hes a ML relief pitcher . good change of pace and a good pitcher to keep us in a game when down only a run or 2
He’s definitely an asset. Good control and a nasty change up provide the above mentioned BB&K rates. He’s one of the few Halo RPs without the velo, change of pace is a good description.
I wonder if Jeff Borris gets crap from random people because of his name/job combination..
Ah, yes, Ballangee… the rich dude who is bringing in all of these agents from all of these different firms to form a mega firm. Only problem is that when this happens, the animals start eating each other. I’m due time….