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Miami Marlins History: All-Time Top 10 OPS

By Kevin Kraczkowski

Ivan Rodriguez #7 of the Florida Marlins smiles after the Marlins won Game 2 of the NLDS against the San Francisco Giants at Pac Bell Park in San Francisco, Calif., October 1, 2003 (Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images)
Ivan Rodriguez #7 of the Florida Marlins smiles after the Marlins won Game 2 of the NLDS against the San Francisco Giants at Pac Bell Park in San Francisco, Calif., October 1, 2003 (Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – JUNE 21: Hanley Ramirez #2 of the Miami Marlins runs out a hit during the third inning of the game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on June 21, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images) /

7) Hanley Ramirez (.873)

Hanley Ramirez signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox back in 2000 out of the Dominican Republic. Eventually, he made his major league debut with them in 2005, going 0-for-2 with two strikeouts.

The Florida Marlins liked something about Ramirez’ game, apparently. On November 24th, 2005, they traded Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell and Guillermo Mota to Boston for Anibal Sanchez, Jesus Delgado, Harvey Garcia, and Ramirez.

The Marlins wouldn’t have to wait long for their faith to be rewarded. In 2006, Ramirez won the NL Rookie of the Year Award, beating out Ryan Zimmerman by a small margin. Ramirez appeared in an NL-10th 158 games for Florida, and slashed .292/.353/.480 with 17 home runs, 59 RBI, an NL fifth 119 runs scored, and an NL-third-best 51 stolen bases. He was also seventh in the Senior Circuit with a 5.2 oWAR and with 46 doubles and sixth with 11 triples.

In 2007, Ramirez, also known as “Han-Ram,” and “El Nino,” continued his solid play at shortstop while beefing up his power numbers. He slashed .332/.386/.562 with 29 home runs and 81 RBI. He won the NL Player of the Week honors in July for the first time, after going 11-for-24 with four doubles, three home runs, three stolen bases, and five RBI from July 1st through July 7th. He was third in the NL with a 7.2 oWAR, fifth with his .332 batting average, ninth with his .562 SLG, second with 125 runs scored and with 212 hits, third with 359 total bases, 51 stolen bases, and with 48 doubles, and first with a 37.0 Power/Speed#.

Ramirez continued to produce solidly in 2008, with a .301/.400/.540 slashline, a career-high 33 homers, 67 RBI, 35 stolen bases, and a league leading 125 runs scored. He was named to the all-star team for the first time, also winning his first Silver Slugger Award.

In 2009, Ramirez won the NL batting crown with a slashline of .342/.410/.543. He also jacked 24 round-trippers for 106 RBI. For his efforts, he won his second Silver Slugger and again made the all-star squad. He also finished second in the NL MVP vote, behind Albert Pujols fantastic season.

In 2010 Ramirez again made the all-star team. He slashed .300/.378/.475 in 142 games, with 21 homers and 76 RBI. He was limited to 92 games in 2011, and his slashline suffered to the tune of .243/.333/.379.

After starting the 2012 season slashing .246/.322/.428 for the now-Miami Marlins, Miami traded Ramirez with Randy Choate to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Nathan Eovaldi and Scott McGough. He played two-and-a-half seasons for the Dodgers before settling with the Red Sox for the last four years. Boston released Ramirez on May 30th, 2018.

Ramirez ranks second on Miami’s all-time leaderboard with 1,103 hits and 230 stolen bases, third with 148 home runs, fifth with 482 RBI, and fourth amongst qualifiers with a .300 batting average.

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