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Per Juan C. Rodriguez:
The Marlins have hired former Rays bullpen coach Bobby Ramos to be their Latin American player development coordinator.
It’s a new position, one the Marlins felt they needed because none of their minor league coordinators are of Hispanic decent. Those guys do a great job, but it’s imperative to have a Spanish speaker for kids from the Dominican, Venezuela, etc., coming to the States for the first time. Ramos is a great fit for the job. He has extensive experience managing in the Gulf Coast League and should be a great resource.
Had a chance to chat with Ramos before Christmas. His job will be as much about helping kids acclimate to life here as it is to helping them get to the big leagues. While he was in the Astros’ organization, he taught Melvin Mora how to use a washing machine. He even had to instruct others how to operate hot and cold water faucets.
“Later on, Carlos Guillen and Mora, we laugh and make jokes about all the stuff,” Ramos said. “Things we take for granted over here, it’s unbelievable. A lot of them, Hidalgo and those guys, they end up playing in the big leagues for 10 or 12 years and they’re millionaires, but they were rough around the edges then.”…
It’s a new position, one the Marlins felt they needed because none of their minor league coordinators are of Hispanic decent. Those guys do a great job, but it’s imperative to have a Spanish speaker for kids from the Dominican, Venezuela, etc., coming to the States for the first time. Ramos is a great fit for the job. He has extensive experience managing in the Gulf Coast League and should be a great resource.
Had a chance to chat with Ramos before Christmas. His job will be as much about helping kids acclimate to life here as it is to helping them get to the big leagues. While he was in the Astros’ organization, he taught Melvin Mora how to use a washing machine. He even had to instruct others how to operate hot and cold water faucets.
“Later on, Carlos Guillen and Mora, we laugh and make jokes about all the stuff,” Ramos said. “Things we take for granted over here, it’s unbelievable. A lot of them, Hidalgo and those guys, they end up playing in the big leagues for 10 or 12 years and they’re millionaires, but they were rough around the edges then.”…