DC Metro Sports - NATIONALS AGREE TO TERMS WITH OUTFIELDERS MARCUS JONES AND J.P. RAMIREZ

The Washington Nationals announced tonight they have agreed to terms with outfielders Marcus Jones and J.P. Ramirez, their 11th-round and 15th-round selections in this year’s First-Year Player Draft. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden, Vice President of Baseball Operations and Assistant General Manager Mike Rizzo, and Director of Scouting Dana Brown made this joint announcement.

A Washington DC native who attended The Landon School For Boys in Bethesda (MD), Jones batted .318 with 13 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 49 RBI this season as a junior at North Carolina State University . He scored 45 runs and compiled a .400 on-base percentage in 63 games, while stealing 12 bases in 14 attempts. Jones batted .321 with 14 extra-base hits, 33 RBI and six stolen bases as a sophomore, after hitting at a .289 clip with three extra-base hits and three RBI as a reserve during his freshman season.

The 20-year-old was a Northwoods League All-Star while playing for Thunder Bay during the summer of 2007. He tallied 24 RBI in 48 games and batted .271 with seven extra-base hits and six stolen bases. Jones hit .409 with seven doubles, three triples, four home runs and 15 RBI and earned All-American honors in 2005 as a senior at The Landon School For Boys. He participated in the PlayStation East-West All-American Game and was cited as a Second-Team All-Metro player by The Washington Post.

Ramirez, 18, batted .521 (49-for-94) with 22 doubles, eight triples, eight home runs and 48 RBI this season as a senior at Canyon High School in New Braunfels (TX). He was named a Second-Team All-American by Baseball America and garnered his third consecutive All-State and fourth straight All-District selections.

The left-handed batter hit .500 with 10 homers and 39 RBI as a junior, and .629 with eight home runs and 38 RBI during his sophomore campaign. Following his junior year, he represented the United States as a member of the USA Baseball Junior National Team.

The Nationals have agreed to terms with 30 players selected in this year’s Draft:

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