MLB Trade Deadline: 30 players most likely to move

20. A.J. Ramos, CP, Miami Marlins

The Miami Marlins are sellers in more way than one this season. While the team itself is up for sale, quite a few individual players are likely to be available to the highest bidder as well. Shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria has already been traded to Tampa Bay, and a handful of the club’s big-name players, including slugging outfielders Giancarlo Stanton and Marcell Ozuna, are highly coveted by teams.

However, if there is a player on the Marlins roster most in demand – and arguably most likely to move – before the trade deadline, it’s A.J. Ramos. The 30-year-old right-hander is one of the best closers expected to be available in July, and with one year of arbitration left before he’s eligible to become a free agent, Ramos holds some value as more than a rental option for a club in need of help in the ninth inning.

In 33 appearances this season, Ramos has posted a 3.34 ERA and 3.52 FIP while striking out 42 hitters in 32.1 innings. Ramos has also recorded 16 saves in 17 opportunities, and has 88 saves over the course of his six-year major league career.

Sometimes wild, Ramos has issued 17 walks this season, Ramos has a 12.4 percent walk rate this season and has walked 12.5 percent of the hitters he has faced throughout his career. Walking too many hitters is dangerous for any pitcher, and for closers especially because of the high leverage situations they are often put in, when any base runner is likely to put a lead in question.

Still, as an experienced closer, and with a 30.7 percent strikeout rate this year, Ramos has been good enough in the ninth inning to keep his job and draw interest from several suitors.