Ramirez wrapped up April with a .330/.388/.593 slash line, six home runs, 21 RBI and 13 runs over 103 plate appearances.
If anyone thought last year was a bit fluky, Ramirez wasted no time proving those doubters wrong in 2017. He'll enter May ranked in the AL's top 10 for batting average, home runs, RBI, slugging percentage and OPS. The third baseman is squaring the ball up (36.5 percent hard-hit rate and .276 ISO) like never before. Ramirez's 176 wRC+ is eighth in the AL, just behind Oakland slugger Khris Davis. If there's an early-season knock to be made on the 24-year-old, it would have to be his sluggishness on the bases. After going 22-for-29 in stolen-base attempts in 2016, Ramirez is just 2-for-4 so far this year. However, most owners would be glad to sacrifice stolen bases for the type of plate production he's provided thus far.