José Ramírez vs Reid Detmers

The Almanac's Take

Ramírez switch-hits, so he gets the right-handed side against Detmers — the platoon edge is real. His season line is modest at .239/.340/.418, but a 13.3% walk rate and 24 steals underscore a disciplined, high-activity profile, and Detmers' 4.24 ERA with 12 homers allowed in 114.2 innings says the power is genuinely in play. The 18-PA head-to-head is too thin to lean on — three hits, one homer, four walks in a handful of looks is a footnote. Detmers fills his arsenal evenly between slider and four-seamer at 30.6% each; Ramírez's season K-rate of 14.2% suggests he won't give away at-bats.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.214

3-for-14

PA

18

HR

1

K

2

BB

4

Pitches seen

72

Avg exit velo

96.4 mph

Career meetings in the Statcast era (2015–present). Even a clear edge over a handful of plate appearances is a small sample — read it as color, not a projection.

Pitch mix to the batter

Plate-appearance log

• 2026-05-13Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.2 mph · 99.8 mph EV
• 2026-05-13Hit By Pitch · Slider 84.7 mph
• 2026-05-13Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 93.7 mph
• 2024-05-26Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.1 mph · 91.2 mph EV
• 2024-05-26Walk · Slider 87.6 mph
• 2024-05-26Strikeout · Slider 87.6 mph
• 2024-05-04Walk · Changeup 84.0 mph
• 2024-05-04Field Out · Curveball 76.6 mph · 101.8 mph EV
• 2024-05-04Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.2 mph · 84.8 mph EV
• 2023-05-13Double · Slider 90.7 mph · 107.8 mph EV
• 2023-05-13Strikeout · Slider 91.3 mph
• 2022-09-12Intent Walk
• 2022-09-12Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.0 mph · 95.6 mph EV
• 2022-09-12Field Out · Slider 89.1 mph · 90.6 mph EV
• 2022-04-28Field Out · Changeup 83.7 mph · 93.6 mph EV
• 2022-04-28Force Out · Sweeper 81.7 mph · 95.4 mph EV
• 2021-08-21Home Run · Curveball 72.8 mph · 100.4 mph EV
• 2021-08-21Double · 4-Seam Fastball 92.4 mph · 99.8 mph EV