Esteury Ruiz
23-Year-Old
2022 Stats
AVG
.171
HR
0
RBI
2
R
3
SB
1
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Part of the package the Brewers received from San Diego in the Josh Hader trade at the deadline and then flipped again to Oakland this offseason, Ruiz had an eye-popping statistical season between Double-A and Triple-A. He hit .332/.447/.526 with 16 home runs and 85 steals on 99 attempts in 114 games while hitting .171 with one steal on three attempts in 36 MLB plate appearances. It was a post-hype breakout for the 23-year-old outfielder, who was a top-100 fantasy prospect back in 2018 before an unimpressive 2019 and 2021 in the middle levels of the minors. His elite speed could make him a roto standout, even if he is less valuable in real life. He doesn't have debilitating swing-and-miss issues, but he makes too much weak contact against premium pitching. While Ruiz has three double-digit homer campaigns under his belt in the minors, he shouldn't be expected to showcase double-digit homer power as a rookie in the big leagues. A former second baseman, Ruiz's outfield defense is still a work in progress. Now that he's with the rebuilding A's, Ruiz should have a chance to start Opening Day in Oakland. Read Past Outlooks
Acquired by Athletics
The Athletics acquired Ruiz from Atlanta on Monday in a three-team deal with the Brewers, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The A's also received pitchers Kyle Muller, Royber Salinas and Freddy Tarnok plus catcher Manny Pina, while Atlanta received catcher Sean Murphy and the Brewers received catcher William Contreras and pitchers Joel Payamps and Justin Yeager.
ANALYSIS
Ruiz, a part of the Josh Hader trade in July, posted an OPS around .900 in Triple-A last season and stole 48 total bases. He struggled with a .171/.194/.257 slash line in 17 big-league games, but that was a small sample size and he was still one of Milwaukee's top prospects. This is a perfect opportunity for Ruiz to get a chance to play every day, as Oakland lacks much talent on the roster.
Ruiz, a part of the Josh Hader trade in July, posted an OPS around .900 in Triple-A last season and stole 48 total bases. He struggled with a .171/.194/.257 slash line in 17 big-league games, but that was a small sample size and he was still one of Milwaukee's top prospects. This is a perfect opportunity for Ruiz to get a chance to play every day, as Oakland lacks much talent on the roster.
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2022
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
+8%
OPS vs LHP
2022
+8%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .465 | 22 | 0 | 2 | .190 | ||||
| Since 2020vs Right | .429 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .465 | 22 | 0 | 2 | .190 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .429 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||||
| 2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
+104%
OPS on Road
2022
+104%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | .250 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .125 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | .511 | 28 | 0 | 1 | .185 | ||||
| 2022Home | .250 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .125 | ||||
| 2022Away | .511 | 28 | 0 | 1 | .185 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Esteury Ruiz compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.14BB Rate
2.8%K Rate
19.4%BABIP
.214ISO
.086AVG
.171OBP
.194SLG
.257OPS
.452wOBA
.198Exit Velocity
73.0 mphHard Hit Rate
10.7%Barrels/PA
2.8%Expected BA
.205Expected SLG
.255Sprint Speed
27.4 ft/secGround Ball %
48.1%Line Drive %
18.5%Fly Ball %
33.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2019
2018
Ruiz's Midwest League stats can serve as a crash course in what matters, and what doesn't matter when projecting how a player's Low-A performance will translate. His league-leading 49 steals look nice, but he's not even a 60-grade runner, so banking on more than 20 steals in the majors would be a mistake. Ruiz's .253 average is quite instructive, as he strikes out a lot (28.6 K%) and struggles to use the whole field (26.3 Oppo%), but makes hard contact and gets the ball in the air enough (37.2 GB%) to continue to hit around .250 as he climbs the ladder. His 12 home runs actually undersell his power potential. He has the bat speed and torque to develop into a 25-homer threat in the big leagues. This all adds up to a power/speed second baseman who, barring significant skills growth, won't be a positive contributor in batting average, but will hit enough to get playing time. The Padres will have a middle-infield logjam soon, so a trade would be welcome.
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Sent down Thursday
Ruiz was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Thursday.
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Called up by Milwaukee
Ruiz was recalled from Triple-A Nashville on Thursday.
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Triple-A-bound in new organization
The Brewers optioned Ruiz to Triple-A Nashville after acquiring him from the Padres on Monday, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Joins Milwaukee in five-player deal
The Brewers acquired Ruiz, left-handers Taylor Rogers and Robert Gasser and right-hander Dinelson Lamet from the Padres on Monday in exchange for lefty Josh Hader, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Playing time dwindling
Ruiz will start in right field and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
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