The Giants are moving on from one of their longest-developed young bats, sending Heliot Ramos to the New York Yankees in a trade pending medical review.
For San Francisco, the decision comes after years of waiting for Ramos to turn into the player the organization envisioned when it made him its first-round pick in 2017 out of Leadership Christian Academy in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. That payoff finally arrived over the last two seasons, but the timing also made him a valuable trade piece.
Ramos was not expected to be available until the final week before the trade deadline, with much of the early attention around MLB analysts centered on right fielder Jung Hoo Lee, whose contract is larger. But Ramos represented a cheaper path for San Francisco to turn present-day production into future value, especially with arbitration still ahead.
His rise was slow. The COVID-19 shutdown of minor league baseball in 2020 interrupted his development, and his first extended looks with the Giants were brief - nine games in 2022 and 25 games in 2023. Then came the breakthrough in 2024, when he hit .269/.322/.469 with 22 home runs and 72 RBI in 121 games and earned a reserve spot on the National League roster for the 2024 All-Star Game.
He stayed productive in 2025, posting a .256/.328/.400 line with 21 home runs and 69 RBI. Even with defensive questions, his bat fit alongside Willy Adames, Matt Chapman and Rafael Devers, the latter acquired last June in a massive trade. Ramos also spent time on the injured list this season, but since returning he has produced at a similar pace to what he showed over the previous two years, reinforcing that his offense had become a reliable part of his game.
The appeal for a trade partner is obvious. Ramos still has three controllable years left before he can become a free agent after the 2030 season, and he has not yet reached arbitration. That kind of cost control makes him exactly the sort of player clubs are willing to pay for at the deadline.
San Francisco would have preferred not to get here, but with the Giants headed to miss the playoffs, president of baseball operations Buster Posey is looking ahead. And looking ahead means parting with Ramos.
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