Lane Ramsey was rooming with fellow pitcher Declan Cronin in Durham, N.C., when there was a knock on the door.
Cronin discovered moments later that he had been promoted from Triple-A Charlotte to the majors with the Chicago White Sox.
Ramsey received to reside out the scenario himself Friday evening in Norfolk, Va.
“It was kind of funny, I got to experience it with Declan last week and a week later I got to experience it,” Ramsey stated Saturday afternoon at Progressive Field. “It was awesome.”
Ramsey joined the Sox forward of Saturday’s recreation towards the Cleveland Guardians.
The 6-foot-9 right-hander is the newest pitcher to get a chance after the Sox referred to as up Cronin on July 28 and right-hander Edgar Navarro the subsequent day.
“The reports (on Ramsey) are good,” Sox supervisor Pedro Grifol stated. “He caught my eye in the spring, (a) big kid (who) throws hard, has a good slider, not afraid (and has) made some adjustments. Made some adjustments even in the spring to get to the plate quicker.”
A Twenty third-round decide within the 2018 draft out of Oklahoma, the 27-year-old Ramsey is 4-4 with a 5.50 ERA, six saves and 48 strikeouts in 32 reduction appearances with Charlotte this season.
“My biggest adjustment this year has been my slider usage, using my slider a lot more, and it’s gotten better throughout the year,” Ramsey stated. “That’s been the primary factor. And then simply being wholesome.
“I had a little oblique strain for a little bit so coming back from that, back to feeling good again. The slider has been great, attacking hitters and just going from there.”
Ramsey’s addition was one in every of three roster strikes introduced by the Sox on Saturday. They claimed right-hander Brent Honeywell off waivers from the San Diego Padres and positioned reliever Gregory Santos on the bereavement checklist.
Ramsey was glad to see acquainted faces like Cronin and Navarro within the clubhouse.
Cronin advised the Tribune on Friday that the final week had been “a whirlwind.”
“(Pitching coach Ethan) Katz and (bullpen coach Curt) Hasler have been really really helpful, kind of getting me up to speed on what it takes to pitch at this level, which is obviously different and there is a learning curve,” Cronin stated. “But being in the bullpen, being around guys who have done it for a while is really helpful. Talking to (Aaron) Bummer and (Bryan) Shaw and guys like that who have had a lot of success at the major-league level and a role that I aspire to be in for a long time myself has been huge in speeding up that learning curve.”
Cronin made his major-league debut July 30 towards the Guardians at Guaranteed Rate Field.
“There’s a ton of anticipation,” he stated. “You think about that moment your whole life, really. Once I was on the mound and got that first sign from (catcher) Seby (Zavala), it felt just like any other game at that point and I was able to fall back on years of pitching and doing what I’ve always done. It was obviously a really special moment in a lot of ways.”
Cronin pitched the sixth and seventh. Navarro made his debut within the ninth inning of the identical recreation.
“Too many emotions,” Navarro stated by way of an interpreter after that recreation. “I’m very excited. This just isn’t one thing I did on my own. My household additionally helped so much all through this course of.
“It was fun, but my heart was definitely beating very very fast.”
A Thirty sixth-round decide in 2019 out of Holy Cross, the 25-year-old Cronin entered Saturday with a 9.00 ERA in two reduction appearances (three runs in three innings) with one strikeout and one stroll.
An worldwide free-agent signee in March 2018, the 25-year-old Navarro got here into Saturday with a 6.00 ERA in two reduction outings (two runs in three innings) with 5 strikeouts and one stroll.
“Those guys are going to get really good opportunities to prove they can pitch here,” Grifol stated. “I like what they’ve done. They’re not afraid or intimidated at this level. There are things they have to work on. Ethan and (Hasler) have identified those thing (and are) working to fix them and improve. They compete.”
And now Ramsey will get to soak all of it in.
“You’d like to say that it’s still just the same game, that’s what I keep telling myself,” Ramsey stated. “It’s baseball, go on the market and execute your pitches and do what you should do every day, hold your identical routine.
“But definitely I went and stepped on the field right when I got here, such a surreal moment but a moment I’m super thankful for and just excited to get going.”
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