 Ramírez began the 2005 season with Columbus again. After he had a 1 – 3 record, a 5.33 ERA, 23 strikeouts, and 25 1 ⁄ 3 innings pitched in six starts for the Clippers, he was demoted to Trenton for the second year in a row. At Trenton, he had a 6 – 5 record, a 3.84 ERA, 82 strikeouts, and 89 innings pitched in 15 starts. On July 28, the Yankees traded Ramírez and Eduardo Sierra to the Colorado Rockies for Shawn Chacón.
