Welcome, RotoBallers, to my catchersfantasy baseball waiver wire pickupsfor Week 17 of the 2024 MLB season. This week, we'll take a look at catchers such as Keibert Ruiz, Patrick Bailey, and Tyler Stephenson.Some catchers who have appeared on this list in the past have become consistent fantasy options, while others were more short-term pickups. Heading into Week 16, Ben Rice was on this list, and then he launched three home runs in one game last weekend. Now, his rostership sits at 67% in ...

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz is not off to the best start in 2024. He is hitting just .194 at the plate with one home run and three RBI across eight games. It's been a struggle for Ruiz in the early going, and things just got a whole lot worse for the 25-year-old.Ruiz has been battling an illness for the past couple of games, resulting in him missing five contests. As a result, the Nationals decided to place the young catcher on the 10-day injured list ahead of the team's matchup ...

Spring training action has begun, which can only mean the start of the 2024 MLB season is just around the corner. Fantasy baseball drafts are in full swing, and there will be plenty taking place between now and the start of the new campaign. It's never too early to check in on the latest injury updates, so let's take a look at injured hitters Julio Rodriguez, Triston Casas, Max Muncy, Cedric Mullins, Keibert Ruiz, and more.This is our weekly edition of fantasy baseball injury updates for ...

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the team's 5-3 loss against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. Ruiz has now picked up multiple hits in three of his last six games, although he's gone hitless in the other three contests. He's hitting .250 (13-for-52) with a homer, three doubles, four RBI and three runs scored in 13 games in the month of June. The 24-year-old is slashing .240/.300/.389 on the season with a career-high eight home...

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz is not in the starting lineup on Saturday against the Miami Marlins. This is just a day off for the young backstop, who's slashing .235/.299/.385 with eight home runs and 27 RBI over 213 at-bats. Riley Adams is starting behind the plate and batting seventh in Ruiz's place.

I'm a day late on the breakout hitters as I've been traveling a bit, but I'm here to bring you a few more names popping out in the data!If you're new here, every week I give 3-5 hitter names that seem to have sustainable improved production this season. Most of these names will be young hitters because that is the nature of a breakout. There will be exceptions from time-to-time as well as I give you more well-known and well-established names that seem to have made a change to their profile this ...

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz went 3-for-4 at the plate, with two home runs and three RBI, propelling the Nationals to a 10-6 victory over the Dodgers Wednesday. The two-homer outing marked only the second time in his career that the 24-year-old catcher achieved a multi-homer game, adding another significant milestone to his career. Overall, it was an extraordinary game for Ruiz against his former organization as he was traded to Washington in 2021 for Trea Turner and Max ...

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz is getting a day off on Thursday against the San Diego Padres. Ruiz will get a breather in a matinee game after a night game. In his absence, Riley Adams will do the catching and hit eighth in the lineup against Padres left-hander Blake Snell. Ruiz could probably use a little break, too, as he's gone just 11-for-68 (.162) with two home runs and nine RBI in 18 games so far in the month of May. Overall, the 24-year-old backstop is hitting a weak .229 ...

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz hit seventh for the first this season on Friday. He responded by slamming a two-run blast as part of the team's fierce comeback attempt against the Detroit Tigers on Friday. They ultimately fell 8-6, but not before Ruiz curbed an 0-for-14 skid across his prior three outings. The 24-year-old is yet to develop into a difference-making backstop this year, slashing only .233/.302/.363 over 146 at-bats. Ruiz doesn't get rung up often, though, as he possesses ...

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz is getting the day off on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins. The 24-year-old gets a well-deserved day off while Riley Adams starts behind the dish in his place. Ruiz is slashing .262/.324/.354 with one home run and six RBI across 65 at-bats so far this season. He should be back in the lineup for Sunday's series finale.