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I have always loved Wilson Ramos. I am a firm believer that if Ramos hadn’t torn his ACL late in the 2016 season, the Nationals would have taken the Dodgers in the NLDS. At the dish, Ramos was a bonafide stud hitting .307 in 2016, with 148 hit, 25 for two bases and 25 round trips, enough to earn him an All-Star nod, but not a contract offer for 2017 from Washington.

Wilson Ramos, the elite hitting catcher pic.twitter.com/fs1noLEXyu — Derek Florko (@SaberCoach) August 12, 2016

If you look at the numbers, Ramos outplayed Bryce Harper in 2016. Sure, Harper was having one of his off years, but to me, it still counts.

The Nationals weren’t going to wait around for Ramos’ ACL to heal, and let him go following the 2016 season, signing veteran Matt Wieters. Looking for a team to take a gamble on his 2017 return, Ramos landed in Tampa Bay. During his time as a Ray, Ramos hit .286, and put up a decent 2.0 WAR, before being shipped to Philadelphia where he hit above .330.

The big issue with Ramos is his age, being a 30-year-old catcher. If he’s looking to sign a longer deal than three years, there’s a good chance he’ll decline in production both at the plate and behind it. ACL injuries are notoriously tough to recover from for any player, let a lone a catcher. With that in mind, and with the Mets not necessarily looking to platoon again, he’s not the ideal guy for the Amazins.

However, Ramos deserves a look. He could be cheap and we all know who LOVES that.

In all seriousness, Wilson Ramos would be a great addition to the Mets. With the Mets woes defensively behind the plate, Ramos operates above league average. The league caught stealing percentage for catchers is 28%, and Ramos has thrown out 32% of baserunners during his entire career. At certain points his caught stealing percentage was above 40%. Not too shabby. Especially when you consider that Kevin Plawecki and Travis d’Arnaud both hold caught stealing percentages in the low 20s.

Wilson Ramos CS pic.twitter.com/L1fKvSo200 — John Nester (@JohnNester17) August 9, 2017

If the Mets are looking for a solid option behind the plate for the next few years Wilson Ramos is a solid option, and should be looked at. With the amount of buzz he’s getting from teams like the Brewers and Athletics, you know he’s got the abilities and the projections.

Ramos is a solid, solid option for the Mets.

I mean, there’s also that SOLID, SOLID Walk Up Music.