Esteury Ruiz Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 0" / 169 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 2/15/1999 (25)
- Experience
- 2
- College
- None
Esteury Ruiz Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Esteury Ruiz News
Oakland Athletics outfielder Esteury Ruiz is out of the starting lineup on Friday against the Cleveland Guardians with a right-hander on the mound. Ruiz has started just one of his four games since being recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas, and that one start came against a left-handed pitcher. The 25-year-old speedster has gone 2-for-7 with two home runs, three RBI, a stolen base and three runs scored since returning from the minors, but the A's apparently view him only as a platoon outfielder for now on the short side against lefties. Seth Brown, JJ Bleday and Lawrence Butler are starting from left field to right field across Oakland's outfield on Friday. For his speed alone, Ruiz is probably still worth keeping stashed as a bench option in deep-mixed fantasy leagues.
Oakland Athletics outfielder Esteury Ruiz went yard in his first start from the leadoff spot since March in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, smashing a two-run jack in the third inning and also stealing a base. Ruiz's homer was a 412-foot two-run shot that brought Max Schuemann around to score. The A's surprisingly sent the American League's 2023 stolen base leader to the minor leagues following only three games to start the 2024 season, but Ruiz is swiftly demanding the attention of fantasy managers after tearing it up in the minors. The speedy 25-year-old center fielder is now batting .357 (5-for-14) with two taters, four RBI, five runs scored, and two swipes in just six outings in the major leagues. He'll look to stay hot during a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians beginning on Friday. Across nine career games against Cleveland, Ruiz is hitting .333 (10-for-30) with five extra-base hits, six RBI, and four pilfers.
Oakland Athletics outfielder Esteury Ruiz (rest) is out of the starting lineup ahead of Tuesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. This seems a bit odd after Ruiz blasted a solo home run off the bench during Monday's game. It'll be JJ Bleday continuing to start in center field with Lawrence Butler and Seth Brown in the corners. Ruiz should get his chance to start everyday at some point, but a bench role certainly hurts his fantasy value right now.
Batting Order
1 | Ryan Noda |
2 | Tyler Nevin |
3 | JJ Bleday |
4 | Brent Rooker |
5 | Seth Brown |
6 | Abraham Toro |
7 | Lawrence Butler |
8 | Shea Langeliers |
9 | Nick Allen |
Esteury Ruiz Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Ryan Noda |
2 | Tyler Nevin |
3 | JJ Bleday |
4 | Brent Rooker |
5 | Seth Brown |
6 | Abraham Toro |
7 | Lawrence Butler |
8 | Shea Langeliers |
9 | Nick Allen |
We knew Esteury Ruiz would steal bases if he hit, but whether he would was an open question heading into 2023. He ended up going 67-for-80 on the bases for an 84% success rate, single-handedly keeping fantasy managers competitive in the category. Considering Ruiz can flat-out fly with a Statcast Sprint Speed of 29.7 ft./sec, he'll probably run wild again this year. However, Ruiz can't hit. At all. His .254/.309/.345 batting line was inflated by a .315 BABIP and 22.1 LD%, neither of which appears sustainable long-term. His .235 xBA and .317 xSLG better reflect his talent in the box. Furthermore, Ruiz's 35.9% chase rate and 11.8 SwStr% are far higher than we would expect from a guy with a 19.9 K%, so the strikeouts are going up. If you're hoping for power, stop. Ruiz's 2.5% rate of Brls/BBE and 86.8 mph average airborne exit velocity were both jokes in 2023. Oakland is a terrible team in a pitcher's park and Ruiz projects toward the bottom of the lineup, so the team context is as bad as it could be. Whoever drafts Ruiz at his ADP of 125.92 is making a desperate bid to fix a roster lacking SBs, and that should never be Plan A.