2023 Stats
AVG
.267
HR
1
RBI
24
R
24
SB
28
Rest-of-Season 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
Busy on bases Wednesday
Ruiz went 0-for-4 with a stolen base and was also caught stealing on a second attempt in a loss to Atlanta on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
The speedy outfielder reached on a fielding error in his first plate appearance and promptly stole second base before getting caught trying to swipe third. The successful theft snapped a rare three-game drought in that category for Ruiz, who's comfortably setting the MLB pace in steals with 28 in 33 attempts.
The speedy outfielder reached on a fielding error in his first plate appearance and promptly stole second base before getting caught trying to swipe third. The successful theft snapped a rare three-game drought in that category for Ruiz, who's comfortably setting the MLB pace in steals with 28 in 33 attempts.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+10%
OPS vs LHP
2023
+19%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .695 | 93 | 1 | 9 | .267 | ||||
| Since 2021vs Right | .630 | 200 | 0 | 17 | .249 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .767 | 71 | 1 | 7 | .292 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .646 | 186 | 0 | 17 | .257 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+26%
OPS at Home
2023
+28%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | .732 | 140 | 1 | 18 | .270 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | .580 | 153 | 0 | 8 | .241 | ||||
| 2023Home | .764 | 132 | 1 | 17 | .281 | ||||
| 2023Away | .595 | 125 | 0 | 7 | .254 | ||||
| 2022Home | .250 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .125 | ||||
| 2022Away | .511 | 28 | 0 | 1 | .185 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 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
0.22BB Rate
3.9%K Rate
17.9%BABIP
.330ISO
.082AVG
.267OBP
.331SLG
.349OPS
.680wOBA
.307Exit Velocity
83.8 mphHard Hit Rate
17.5%Barrels/PA
1.9%Expected BA
.235Expected SLG
.317Sprint Speed
26.2 ft/secGround Ball %
47.8%Line Drive %
21.7%Fly Ball %
30.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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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Reaches base four times
Ruiz went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI in Monday's 7-2 win over Atlanta. He also reached base on a hit by pitch.
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Not in starting lineup Sunday
Ruiz is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's contest versus the Astros.
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Keeps running Friday
Ruiz went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Astros.
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Up to 26 steals
Ruiz went 0-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and a stolen base in a loss to the Mariners on Wednesday.
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Logs another steal Tuesday
Ruiz went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Mariners.
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