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Mon, Jan 31st 2011, 09:31
Ramirez ‘very motivated’ to rebound
“I’m going to be the first player to win Rookie of the Year twice,” Hanley Ramirez playfully told the Marlins and his agent this winter. That’s obviously impossible, but his message – as agent Andy Mota explained – is clear: Ramirez “has the hunger of a rookie” after a humbling 2010.
Ramirez, 27, started his offseason workouts a month early and is extremely driven to rebound from last year, when his average dropped 42 points from 2009 (.342 to .300) and his RBI total plunged from 106 to 76. His errors rose from 10 to 16 in nine fewer games (142).
“Everyone will be very surprised with the new Hanley and his whole makeup,” manager Edwin Rodriguez said. “He is very motivated. He was very disappointed in his season. He knows the whole offense revolves around him.”
Marlins executive vice president Larry Beinfest said “there’s no question” Ramirez will return to his ’09 form, when he was runner-up for MVP. “He’s a special player who can do anything he wants at any time,” Beinfest said.
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