Toronto inquired about Jose Ramirez, trade unlikely

The Toronto Blue Jays have approached the Cleveland Guardians about trading for Jose Ramirez per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Rosenthal also added that a trade is unlikely at this time.

Blue Jays have spoken to Guardians about trade for José Ramírez, with idea of playing Ramírez at 2B, sources tell @TheAthletic. Other teams showing interest in Ramírez as well. Still unlikely Guardians will move him. Ramírez under club control for two more seasons, combined $24M.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 16, 2022

The interesting aspect of this report is that Toronto was looking to move Jose Ramirez to second base, a position that he has not played since 2018. It was just 16 games late in the season and was necessary due to the late season acquisition of Josh Donaldson. 2017 saw Ramirez play the most games at second base in his career (71), but still saw more action at third base (88 games). The reason why Toronto was eyeing Ramirez for second? The acquisition of Matt Chapman from Oakland as the Athletics continue to tear down their roster. Ramirez would have to play another position as he would supplant the two-time Platinum Glove winner from third.

While the Guardians are not looking to trade Jose Ramirez at this time, these reports will continue to surface until they sign him to a contract extension or actually trade him. After seeing how the team has operated with players of Ramirez’ caliber in the past, the latter is expected rather than the former.

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