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Phils' Ramirez rises to Show

By John Sickels
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, May 28, 2004

Al M. from Hockessin, Delaware, writes: What can you tell me about Elizardo Ramirez, the Phillies' Class A farmhand who hit the baseball version of the Powerball when he was called up by the big club this week. I watched his first major league appearance, mopping up against the Mets, and his curveball looks quite good. I know he's also a strike-throwing machine. Is the rest of his stuff up to snuff? Ramirez is from the Dominican Republic, and was signed as a free agent in 1999. He made his full ...

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