Yankees seem to be icing out former SF Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos in the playoffs

Going into the playoffs, it seemed like former SF Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos was going to play a big role for the New York Yankees. Aaron Judge has been injured and has missed both the Wild Card series and ALDS, yet Ramos has barely played at all in New York’s first four playoff games.

Ramos got the start in left field last Tuesday for Game 1 of the Wild Card series against the Boston Red Sox. He had three at-bats, struck out twice, and then a pinch hitter was used for him for his final at-bat.

Maybe the Yankees are simply using him as a platoon bat against lefties which is probably the smartest way to use him. With the Giants he always hit lefties better than righties so that’s probably the best setup to allow him to have the most success. That’s why the only game he has played came against Red Sox starter Payton Tolle who is left-handed.

Since then, the Yankees have only faced right-handed starters which has relegated Ramos to bench status and he has not had another plate appearance since that first game. That trend will likely continue on Wednesday when the Yankees will face Tampa Bay Rays starter Nick Martinez, who is right-handed, needing a win to keep their season alive.

Maybe the Yankees need to try something different though since they have only managed to score two runs through two games in the series so maybe manager Aaron Boone will turn to Ramos to try to get something started even if he doesn’t typically do that well against right-handed pitching.

Yankees had to have been looking for more from Heliot Ramos

New York has to be a little disappointed in how Ramos has performed since they traded for him back in August and sent left-handed pitcher Henry Lalane and second baseman Kaeden Kent to San Francisco.

He hit .198/.309/.379 with four homers and 12 runs batted in after the trade. Those numbers aren’t completely atrocious, but they were expecting him to fill in for Judge which is an impossible task. Still he’s been a far cry from what the expectations were for him.

He has time to turn things around, but it is quickly running out. There’s a decent chance he doesn’t start Wednesday’s game, the Yankees get swept, and he only has three measly, forgettable at-bats to show for his first trip to the postseason.

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Yankees had to have been looking for more from Heliot Ramos

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