Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Keibert Ruiz has officially found his consistent power stroke. The 22-year-old backstop went 3-for-5 with two home runs including a grand slam on Thursday at Triple-A. Ruiz now has 11 homers, a .290 batting average, and an impressive BB-K ratio of 17-18 in 32 games. He has an excellent 137 wRC+ so far on the season. His career-high in homers is 12, which was set back in 101 games in 2018. Ruiz is clearly ready for the majors but with Will Smith catching every day...

Los Angeles Dodgers catching prospect Keibert Ruiz put on a power show at the Triple-A level on Friday. The 22-year-old catcher slugged with fifth and sixth homers of the year in his 17th minor league game. He should easily surpass his previous career-high of 12 in 101 games set back in 2018. The offensive outburst on Friday also raised Ruiz's batting average to .300. He has shown an excellent approach at the plate in 2021 with a BB-K of 7-9. He appears to be MLB-ready, but solid catching ...

Ruiz enters the 2021 season as a bit of an enigma which is somewhat odd to say given that we have six years of minor league data to peruse. Still just 22 years old, the young catcher has shown that he's capable of making a lot of contact and hitting for a strong average. But, historically, he doesn't hit for much pop. That's a bit of a difficult profile for a slow-footed catcher as putting a lot of balls in play on the ground doesn't benefit him as much as it would an average-or-better athlete....

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher William Smith is set to come off the injured list Sunday against Colorado, reclaiming his spot behind the dish and entering the starting lineup. Smith (neck) has not played since Aug. 12 with Austin Barnes and Keibert Ruiz splitting duties in his absence; both figure to be zapped of any fantasy intrigue upon Smiths activation. Launch angle (26.6) and Hard Hit % (46.4) are the two key metrics for Smith, who figures to be a prominent season-long and DFS asset upon his ...

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Kiebert Ruiz drew the start against the Mariners on Wednesday with manager Dave Roberts giving catcher Austin Barnes the day off. Barnes had started in seven of Dodgerss last eight games with starter Will Smith (neck) on the IL, giving Ruiz a chance to get some major league reps. A consensus top-100 prospect, Ruiz boasts an impressive hit tool that fueled a near-.300 career minor league batting average and 9.5% strikeout rate. Ruiz has also shown flashes of ...

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher William Smith was placed on the 10-day injured list prior to Saturdays contest against the Angels, paving the way for the Dodgers No. 3 prospect, Keibert Ruiz, to earn his first big league call-up. Smiths official injury designation is neck inflammation, which has kept him out of the mix and allowed Austin Barnes to see primary catching duties, although the division of labor moving forward remains to be seen. Smith produced a .341 on-base percentage through his ...

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that catching prospect Keibert Ruiz was expected to be in summer camp for Friday's workout. Ruiz was placed on the team's 10-day injured list earlier this week, but he's good to go now. The switch-hitting soon-to-be 22-year-old is the club's top catching prospect and their No. 4 overall prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. He hit .261/.331/.347 with six home runs, 34 RBI and 39 runs scored in 85 games for Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City ...

Can you believe the baseball season is already flying by?! Some teams already have a dozen games in hand at the MLB level, while the minor league season has been underway since last Thursday.[...]

Its no secret that teams are relying more and more heavily on young hitters and pitchers to not only fill out the 25-man rosters but to be key, impactful members of the club. That, in turn, means that prospect watching and analysis plays an increasingly important part of fantasy baseball. Jumping on the promising, raw power hitter or strong-armed starting pitcher at just the right moment can make or break a fantasy baseball season. Did you know there were 11 rookie hitters in 2018 that produced [...]

Its not enough to just be overflowing with talent to have a good rookie season. You also need to have an opportunity. And $1 buys, or late-round selections likely wont win you a championship on their own but most championship seasons in fantasy baseball need a little luck from those picks or a lucky waiver wire selection.Today were going to look at rookie catchers (and one sophomore) that may very well help you in 2019 that may have been overlooked by other fantasy managers in your league. Chanc[...]