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Ramirez gets $600,000 total in the deal, and that includes $100,000 from a signing bonus, $275,000 in salary and the rest in buyout fees. The right-hander made eight starts with Triple-A Oklahoma City in the Dodgers’ organization in 2022 after re-signing with Los Angeles in January, but now will make his way overseas for the remainder of the year. A strong showing in the KBO could see him increase his stock substantially for the 2023 campaign.

There are several prominent names in this first round of cuts from Dodgers’ camp, including Gaviglio, Wahl, Erlin, Duplantier and Ramirez all being jettisoned. There’s plenty of big-league experience among that group and it wouldn’t be surprising to see several of them in the majors this season. Among the position players, Vargas has made an impression this spring, launching some tape-measure homers in Cactus League action.

Ramirez was taken off the 40-man roster back in August. The right-hander was an up-and-down hurler for the Dodgers in 2021, and he’ll get a chance to earn that right again in the Cactus League.

The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Cole Hamels. Ramirez would seem to stand a good chance at clearing waivers.

Ramírez fired a pair of scoreless frames on Sunday afternoon against the Diamondbacks in his first big-league appearance since September, 2019. The 27-year-old righty will head back to the minors and continue to function as organizational relief depth. There’s a strong possibility he’s back in the Dodgers’ bullpen very soon.

The 27-year-old Ramirez is back in the majors for the first time since the end of the 2019 season. He’s 1-10 with a 6.32 ERA lifetime in 13 starts and 17 relief appearances for the Orioles and Pirates, and he had a 5.49 ERA in Triple-A this year.

The deal will presumably come with an invitation to big league camp, though that has yet to be confirmed. The 26-year-old hurler appeared in 13 games between the Orioles and Pirates in 2019, posting a 7.40 ERA, 1.89 WHIP and 27/16 K/BB ratio across 24 1/3 innings.

Ramirez is now off the 40-man roster. He holds a 6.32 ERA at the major league level.

Ramirez has been out since late August with a strained right calf. He’ll give the bullpen some length.

This could very well be a “phantom” injury as the Pirates were probably looking for a way to sit Ramirez down following another disappointing turn Wednesday at Philadelphia (4 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB). He’s made just two appearances since coming over in a trade with Baltimore and neither of them have gone well (7.04 ERA over 7 2/3 innings). The 25-year-old has spent much of the year at Triple-A and frankly, that’s probably where he belongs.