#Brewers What Can We Expect From Aramis Ramirez In 2013?: Remember when Aramis Ramirez do... http://bit.ly/Wf1Gpv New @ReviewngTheBrew Collapse Reply Retweet Favorite Buffer More 10:40 AM - 14 Mar 13 · Details Remember when Aramis Ramirez donned the despicable Chicago Cubs uniform? Remember how we (Brewers fans) let out an emphatic roar every time he met his doom? My, how things have changed. Now it's the Cubs fans who view Ramirez as a traitor, the Darth Vader of their franchise. If not for Ryan Braun, Ramirez might have been the Brewers MVP in 2012. The 34-year-old enjoyed a marvelous offensive season, his first in Milwaukee, and played exquisite defense which resulted in him being named a Gold Glove finalist. Ramirez is the definition of consistent. Take away his injury-plagued season in 2009 and his numbers look identical from year to year. When playing at least 100 games, Ramirez has only failed to hit 20 or more home runs in one season (2002). His RBI totals have hovered around 100 each year and has only reached triple-digit strikeouts once. But at his age and with him dealing with a knee injury in spring training, can we really expect him to continue to produce at such a high level? We can and we should. Barring injury, there is no reason to think the right-handed power hitter will suffer a statistical drop off in 2013. Yes, he's getting up there in age, especially for every day player, but his game isn't built on speed or quickness and a player's legs are usually the first thing to fail. Besides, Ramirez stole a career-high nine bases in 2013 – his legs are just fine. Look at what Ramirez did in 2012 and consider the circumstances. He was coming to a new team in a different city and it didn't help matters much when he got off to an abysmal start that led people to start questioning the...
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