Jose Ramirez breaks silence on signing below market extension from Guardians;
(Translation by Master Flip)
That was ultimately my decision, to take the extension. We went through a year and a half of negotiations, and when I finally signed, I got a significant salary bump. I knew it wasn’t fully reflective of my market value, and plenty of people made sure to point that out. But I’m a veteran, I understand how the game works.
Cleveland is a small market team, and they simply can’t pay me what I could command on the open market. So I told them, Let’s find a fair agreement that works for both sides.
I spoke directly with the GM. There were real trade discussions and offers from other teams willing to extend me at my full asking price, but my heart was set on staying in Cleveland. First and foremost, my children were born here. My wife feels comfortable in Cleveland and so do I. I owe this city a lot.
Since the day I arrived, I’ve never once been booed by these fans. I’ve seen how crowds in other stadiums treat players when results don’t come quickly, and that’s never happened here.
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he will retire here and become Vogt's right hand man then succeed Vogt as manager and become Cleveland's longest serving manager in Cleveland history and have the clubhouse named after him after he retires with several Cleveland World Series under his belt.
Jose Ramirez will finish third this season in the American League MVP voting but there is no player more important to a teams overall success than him, period.
#GuardsBall
My wife doesn’t understand that the pile of clothes next to my bed are there incase I want to use them tomorrow
“Babe can you pick up your clothes?”
“That’s my ‘next man up pile’ sweetheart”