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Birth Date	1-22-1979
Height	5' 10"
Weight	215 lbs

Age	45 years, 9 months, 30 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: -0.82015
: 1.22016
: -0.42017
: 2018
: -0.12019
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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2006	PHI	27	27	78	18	1	1	3	5	8	1	0	0	.261	.316	.435	89	-0.7	-0.7	-0.9	0.1
2007	PHI	28	115	429	97	29	2	6	42	49	5	6	1	.259	.340	.396	93	-2.3	-0.8	-13.3	0.4
2008	PHI	29	117	373	70	14	0	4	44	38	4	1	2	.219	.320	.300	80	-8.0	6.5	2.5	1.8
2009	PHI	30	107	379	82	26	1	9	47	39	4	3	2	.255	.355	.425	101	1.4	-2.3	7.7	2.5
2010	PHI	31	121	433	112	28	1	8	55	54	6	0	1	.302	.400	.447	126	13.9	-4.6	-0.9	2.9
2011	PHI	32	132	472	116	23	0	6	48	48	10	1	0	.283	.371	.383	116	9.3	-1.7	-12.1	1.7
2012	PHI	33	114	421	121	32	0	16	29	50	16	4	0	.325	.394	.540	136	17.6	-1.9	3.5	4.0
2013	PHI	34	92	341	83	16	0	5	18	39	7	1	0	.268	.320	.368	97	-0.6	4.0	-3.1	1.6
2014	PHI	35	110	445	96	25	1	6	46	60	12	4	2	.252	.347	.370	112	5.7	-4.1	-0.7	2.1
2015	PHI	36	86	320	60	13	1	2	28	43	4	1	1	.211	.290	.285	80	-6.3	0.0	-14.9	-0.8
2016	LAN	37	14	40	10	2	0	0	3	5	1	0	0	.278	.350	.333	106	0.4	0.3	-0.2	0.2
2016	PHI	37	48	193	43	6	0	3	24	28	4	3	1	.261	.368	.352	106	1.7	-2.3	1.7	1.0
2017	SEA	38	53	145	27	8	0	3	14	38	4	1	0	.216	.313	.352	82	-2.8	0.4	-7.7	-0.4
Career			1136	4069	935	223	7	71	403	499	78	25	10	.264	.350	.391	105	29.3	-7.3	-38.4	17.1

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2001	LWD	A	SAL	73	263	.000	.000	.000	.279			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	CLR	A+	FSL	92	369	.000	.000	.000	.220			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	CLR	A+	FSL	15	56	.000	.000	.000	.319			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	REA	AA	EAS	52	188	.000	.000	.000	.281			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	REA	AA	EAS	101	383	.000	.000	.000	.277			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	SWB	AAA	INT	100	388	.273	.338	.426	.338	107	-1	11.1	1.4	114	0	-0.9	-2.7	6.9	1.5
2006	PHI	MLB	NL	27	78	.280	.346	.458	.254	98	-0.2	2.3	1.4	89	18	-0.9	-0.7	-0.7	0.1
2006	SWB	AAA	INT	100	423	.263	.330	.398	.327	94	24.7	11.3	3.9	155	0	13.2	-0.5	23.3	5.0
2007	PHI	MLB	NL	115	429	.264	.332	.417	.283	104	-5.7	12.7	7.6	93	11	-13.3	-0.8	-2.3	0.4
2008	PHI	MLB	NL	117	373	.261	.329	.418	.237	98	-15.7	10.8	6.4	80	7	2.5	6.5	-8.0	1.8
2009	PHI	MLB	NL	107	379	.262	.332	.418	.264	96	3.8	10.9	6.6	101	9	7.7	-2.3	1.4	2.5
2009	LEH	AAA	INT	4	16	.259	.366	.401	.273	101	-0.1	0.5	0.1	93	0	0.2	-0.2	-0.1	0.0
2010	PHI	MLB	NL	121	433	.258	.325	.399	.335	92	22.8	11.9	7.1	126	9	-0.9	-4.6	13.9	2.9
2010	LWD	A	SAL	2	8	.285	.339	.424	.667	81	2	0.2	0	98	0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
2010	LEH	AAA	INT	1	3	.314	.383	.479	.000	86	-0.3	0.1	0.1	66	0	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2011	PHI	MLB	NL	132	472	.253	.315	.387	.308	93	14.8	12.7	7.5	116	9	-12.1	-1.7	9.3	1.7
2011	CLR	A+	FSL	1	3	.215	.321	.250	.333	103	-0.1	0.1	0.1	78	0	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2012	PHI	MLB	NL	114	421	.254	.316	.396	.339	99	26.3	11.5	6.8	136	11	3.5	-1.9	17.6	4.0
2012	PAN	int	WBQ	4	18	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	PHI	MLB	NL	92	341	.254	.314	.392	.291	104	-4.5	9.0	5.4	97	10	-3.1	4.0	-0.6	1.6
2013	CLR	A+	FSL	2	10	.240	.306	.356	.000	99	-0.1	0.3	0.2	104	0	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2013	REA	AA	EAS	2	7	.281	.338	.433	.167	106	-0.3	0.2	0.1	88	0	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2013	LEH	AAA	INT	2	5	.247	.289	.371	.200	102	-0.6	0.1	0.1	96	0	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2014	PHI	MLB	NL	110	445	.248	.307	.378	.281	98	7.6	11.5	6.9	112	11	-0.7	-4.1	5.7	2.1
2014	CLR	A+	FSL	5	19	.235	.297	.347	.214	98	-1.4	0.6	0.2	74	0	-0.1	0.5	-0.9	0.0
2015	PHI	MLB	NL	86	320	.250	.309	.392	.242	95	-12.1	8.6	5.2	80	9	-14.9	0.0	-6.3	-0.8
2016	LAN	MLB	NL	14	40	.245	.313	.389	.323	93	0.3	1.1	0.6	106	11	-0.2	0.3	0.4	0.2
2016	PHI	MLB	NL	48	193	.251	.316	.411	.299	90	4.6	5.5	3.2	106	11	1.7	-2.3	1.7	1.0
2017	SEA	MLB	AL	53	145	.250	.317	.416	.282	102	-4.2	4.2	2.4	82	15	-7.7	0.4	-2.8	-0.4

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2001	LWD	A	SAL	263	249	21	65	14	3	4	97	32	10	27	5	4	.261	.291	.390	.129	1	1
2002	CLR	A+	FSL	369	342	35	73	18	3	5	112	32	18	30	3	1	.213	.264	.327	.114	2	2
2003	CLR	A+	FSL	56	54	5	17	0	0	2	23	9	2	5	2	2	.315	.339	.426	.111	0	0
2003	REA	AA	EAS	188	169	22	45	6	0	2	57	16	12	15	1	1	.266	.324	.337	.071	1	1
2004	REA	AA	EAS	383	349	45	99	15	2	17	169	50	22	37	8	4	.284	.339	.484	.201	1	1
2005	SWB	AAA	INT	388	347	50	104	25	9	4	159	40	30	48	4	5	.300	.360	.458	.159	1	1
2006	PHI	MLB	NL	78	69	5	18	1	1	3	30	10	5	8	0	0	.261	.316	.435	.174	1	2
2006	SWB	AAA	INT	423	368	56	113	25	0	16	186	69	42	56	4	3	.307	.390	.505	.198	1	1
2007	PHI	MLB	NL	429	374	42	97	29	2	6	148	54	42	49	6	1	.259	.340	.396	.136	3	5
2008	PHI	MLB	NL	373	320	47	70	14	0	4	96	31	44	38	1	2	.219	.320	.300	.081	1	4
2009	PHI	MLB	NL	379	322	32	82	26	1	9	137	43	47	39	3	2	.255	.355	.425	.171	2	4
2009	LEH	AAA	INT	16	13	1	3	1	0	0	4	2	3	2	0	0	.231	.375	.308	.077	0	0
2010	PHI	MLB	NL	433	371	43	112	28	1	8	166	53	55	54	0	1	.302	.400	.447	.146	1	0
2010	LWD	A	SAL	8	8	1	4	2	0	0	6	1	0	2	0	0	.500	.500	.750	.250	0	0
2010	LEH	AAA	INT	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.000	0	0
2011	PHI	MLB	NL	472	410	49	116	23	0	6	157	40	48	48	1	0	.283	.371	.383	.100	1	3
2011	CLR	A+	FSL	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.000	0	0
2012	PAN	int	WBQ	18	13	0	4	0	0	0	4	2	3	2	0	0	.308	.444	.308	.000	1	0
2012	PHI	MLB	NL	421	372	56	121	32	0	16	201	68	29	50	4	0	.325	.394	.540	.215	4	0
2013	LEH	AAA	INT	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.000	0	0
2013	CLR	A+	FSL	10	8	1	1	0	0	1	4	3	2	0	0	0	.125	.300	.500	.375	0	0
2013	PHI	MLB	NL	341	310	30	83	16	0	5	114	37	18	39	1	0	.268	.320	.368	.100	2	4
2013	REA	AA	EAS	7	6	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.333	.167	0	0
2014	PHI	MLB	NL	445	381	43	96	25	1	6	141	31	46	60	4	2	.252	.347	.370	.118	5
2014	CLR	A+	FSL	19	17	4	3	1	0	0	4	2	1	3	1	0	.176	.263	.235	.059	0
2015	PHI	MLB	NL	320	284	23	60	13	1	2	81	22	28	43	1	1	.211	.290	.285	.074	1	3
2016	LAN	MLB	NL	40	36	3	10	2	0	0	12	3	3	5	0	0	.278	.350	.333	.056	0	0
2016	PHI	MLB	NL	193	165	18	43	6	0	3	58	12	24	28	3	1	.261	.368	.352	.091	0	0
2017	SEA	MLB	AL	145	125	14	27	8	0	3	44	11	14	38	1	0	.216	.313	.352	.136	1	1

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	1387	0.5386	0.3634	0.9008	0.5368	0.1609	0.9401	0.7476	0.0992	-0.0078
2009	1485	0.5178	0.3960	0.8776	0.5618	0.2179	0.9352	0.7179	0.1224	0.0023
2010	1772	0.5028	0.3945	0.8641	0.5612	0.2259	0.9220	0.7186	0.1359	-0.0073
2011	1728	0.4971	0.4230	0.8523	0.5774	0.2704	0.9254	0.6979	0.1477	-0.0030
2012	1540	0.4994	0.4675	0.8569	0.6437	0.2918	0.9354	0.6844	0.1431	-0.0013
2013	1259	0.5210	0.4456	0.8717	0.6311	0.2438	0.9179	0.7415	0.1283	-0.0055
2014	1798	0.5111	0.3877	0.8393	0.5582	0.2093	0.9084	0.6467	0.1607	-0.0130
2015	1224	0.5253	0.4101	0.8725	0.5677	0.2358	0.9315	0.7153	0.1275	-0.0019
2016	989	0.4823	0.3680	0.8681	0.5577	0.1914	0.9361	0.6837	0.1319	0.0000
2017	629	0.5135	0.3641	0.7948	0.5139	0.2059	0.8494	0.6508	0.2052	0.0000
Career	13811	0.5107	0.4051	0.8623	0.5742	0.2284	0.9236	0.7019	0.1377	-0.0044

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-09-14	2014-09-14	DTD	0	0	Left	Shoulder	Soreness	Bothered All Season	-
2014-06-27	2014-07-23	15-DL	26	22	-	Head	Concussion	HBP	-
2013-09-28	2013-09-30	DTD	2	2	Right	Hand	Contusion		-	-
2013-05-20	2013-06-18	15-DL	29	27	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2012-08-03	2012-09-07	15-DL	35	32	Left	Foot	Strain	Partial Tear Plantar Fascia	-	-
2012-08-01	2012-08-02	DTD	1	1	Left	Foot	Plantar Fasciitis	Plantar Fasciitis	-
2012-07-30	2012-07-31	DTD	1	0	Left	Foot	Plantar Fasciitis		-	-
2012-06-16	2012-06-17	DTD	1	1	-	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2012-05-28	2012-05-30	DTD	2	2	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2012-05-22	2012-05-22	DTD	0	0	Right	Wrist	Soreness		-	-
2012-05-10	2012-05-11	DTD	1	0	-	Hand	Soreness		-	-
2012-04-20	2012-04-22	DTD	2	2	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-	-
2011-09-18	2011-09-19	DTD	1	1	-	Ankle	Soreness		-	-
2011-08-17	2011-08-19	DTD	2	2	-	Groin	Contusion	Testicle By Foul Ball	-	-
2011-06-24	2011-06-26	DTD	2	2		Face	Surgery	Root Canal	2011-06-24
2011-04-28	2011-05-13	15-DL	15	12		Low Back	Tightness		-
2010-10-09	2010-10-10	DTD	1	0	Left	Knee	Contusion	HBP on Patella	-
2010-10-03	2010-10-03	DTD	0	0	Left	Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-
2010-08-13	2010-08-14	DTD	1	1		Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2010-06-19	2010-07-10	15-DL	21	20		Head	Concussion	Broken Bat While Catching	-
2010-06-16	2010-06-17	DTD	1	1	Left	Ankle	Soreness		-
2010-05-26	2010-05-27	DTD	1	1		Shoulder	Soreness		-
2010-05-13	2010-05-17	DTD	4	3	Right	Knee	Sprain	Capsule	-
2010-03-30	2010-04-01	Camp	2	0	Left	Arm	Contusion		-
2010-03-23	2010-03-24	Camp	1	0		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-
2009-09-23	2009-09-30	DTD	7	7	Left	Wrist	Soreness		-
2009-09-19	2009-09-22	DTD	3	2	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-
2009-08-06	2009-08-07	DTD	1	1	Right	Thumb	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2009-07-10	2009-07-12	DTD	2	2		Neck	Stiffness		-
2009-04-11	2009-05-02	15-DL	21	17	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2009-03-08	2009-03-11	Camp	3	0		Neck	Strain		-
2008-06-01	2008-06-03	DTD	2	2	Left	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-
2007-09-30	2007-09-30	DTD	0	0	Left	Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-
2007-03-20	2007-03-29	Camp	9	0	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation	Biceps Tendinitis	-
2004-05-06	2004-05-13	Minors	7	0	-	Head	Concussion		-
2001-06-17	2001-07-19	Minors	32	0	Right	Elbow	Inflammation		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2017	SEA	$4,500,000
2016	PHI	$8,500,000
2015	PHI	$8,500,000
2014	PHI	$8,500,000
2013	PHI	$5,000,000
2012	PHI	$3,700,000
2011	PHI	$2,750,000
2010	PHI	$1,900,000
2009	PHI	$475,000
2008	PHI	$425,000
2007	PHI	$380,000

Years	Description	Salary
11 yr	Previous	$44,630,000
11 yr	Total	$44,630,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
11 y 69 d	Marc Kligman	3 years/$26M (2014-16), 2017 option

Details

3 years/$26M (2014-16), plus 2017 club option. Re-signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 11/18/13. 14:$8.5M, 15:$8.5M, 16:$8.5M, 17:$4.5M club option, $0.5M buyout. Performance bonuses: may earn additional $0.5M annually for making 125 starts. Limited no-trade clause allowing Ruiz to block deals to four clubs. (Ruiz reaches 10-and-5 rights in July, 2016.) Acquired by LA Dodgers in trade from Philadelphia 8/25/16. Acquired by Seattle in trade from LA Dodgers 11/7/16. Seattle exercised 2017 option 11/16.
3 years/$8.85M (2010-12), plus 2013 club option. Signed extension with Philadelphia 1/24/10 (avoided arbitration, $2.5M-$1.7M). 10:$1.9M, 11:$2.75M, 12:$3.7M, 13:$5M club option, $0.5M buyout. Philadelphia exercised 2013 option 10/29/12. Placed on restricted list 11/27/12.
1 year/$0.475M (2009). Re-signed by Philadelphia 2/25/09.
1 year/$0.425M (2008)
1 year/$0.38M (2007)
Signed 1998 as an amateur free agent from Panama.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
90^o	383	46	95	20	1	8	42	44	70	4	1	.289	.382	.429	119	29.6	C -13, 1B 0	1.7
80^o	363	42	86	18	1	7	38	40	68	3	1	.274	.365	.404	111	23.3	C -13, 1B 0	1.1
70^o	349	39	80	17	1	6	35	37	67	3	1	.265	.354	.387	106	19.1	C -13, 1B 0	0.6
60^o	337	37	75	16	1	6	33	35	66	3	1	.256	.343	.379	101	15.7	C -13, 1B 0	0.2
50^o	325	35	71	15	1	6	31	33	64	3	1	.250	.336	.373	96	12.8	C -13, 1B 0	-0.1
40^o	313	32	66	14	1	5	29	31	63	2	1	.240	.326	.353	91	10.0	C -14, 1B 0	-0.4
30^o	301	30	62	13	1	5	28	29	61	2	1	.234	.317	.347	87	7.2	C -14, 1B 0	-0.7
20^o	287	28	56	12	1	4	25	26	60	2	1	.220	.301	.323	81	4.2	C -14, 1B 0	-1.0
10^o	267	24	49	10	1	4	23	23	57	2	1	.207	.283	.308	73	0.4	C -14, 1B 0	-1.4
Weighted Mean	329	35	72	15	1	6	32	33	65	3	1	.251	.336	.373	98	13.7	C -13, 1B 0	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2011-01-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Need 3 keepers from the following… Carlos Ruiz $3, Nyjer Morgan $10, Johnny Cueto $12, Jorge Delarosa $9, Bud Norris $1, Jonathan Sanchez $10, Ubaldo $26. NL only, 12 teams $260 budget (D Brown from Pittsburgh)	I say Ruiz, De La Rosa and Sanchez. Rob McQuown says Ruiz, Cueto and Sanchez. Cueto and DLR should both get good run support and have quality defenses behind them, though Colorado is obviously a potential problem. (Marc Normandin)
2010-11-11 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What are you expecting out of Carlos Ruiz offensively in 2011? (Bill Baer (Crashburn Alley) from Philly)	I'd guess .265/.350/.410. His great season last year was mostly BABIP fueled, but he definitely has hit the ball much better in 2009 and 2010 than he did in 2008. He's not going to hit many HR, he's not going to strike out a lot, and he's clearly established himself as about a 10-12% BB/PA, so projecting him comes to guessing his BABIP. I think .285 is about right, and I think that would give you something like the slash line I guessed. He's not the easy ground ball machine he was before, but he's not a big time gap hitter. (Matt Swartz)
2010-09-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Dusty Baker has stubbornly kept his lowest OBP guys at the top of the lineup. How many more runs would the Reds have scored with the Hannigan-Hernandez combo leading off and either Rolen or Bruce hitting second, with Phillips moving into the middle of the order and Cabrera in the eight- or nine-hole? (Cambridge from Cambridge)	I'm not sure the effect here is as large as it may seem, and that is because I don't truly know how Hannigan or Hernandez would perform that far up in the order. It is easy to assume that players and their numbers are locked and that moving them around keeps everything in place, but I don't know that to be true. For instance, there were Phillies blogs calling for Carlos Ruiz to leadoff or bat second because of his OBP ~ .400, but he also walks alot because he bats in front of the pitcher. It is likely that Hannigan would net more runs in the leadoff spot than Cabrera, but I don't know if the difference is 5 or 15 runs, and given that they are making the playoffs anyway, the answer is likely immaterial anyway. (Eric Seidman)
2010-01-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)	You're the Phils GM, and Atlanta offers you McCann and Jurrjens for Hamels, Carlos Ruiz, Dominic Brown, and Gillies. Pull the trigger? (Chris from Atl)	Brown and Gillies in the equation probably tips it to no. Make it just Gillies and we could talk. (Tommy Bennett)
2009-10-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Roto question (sorry): keeper league, just dealt Rasmus/Andy LaRoche/Carlos Ruiz for Buster Posey/Gallado/Looper. Thoughts? (Silv from NY, NY)	Stop playing with the local Girl Scout Troop. Ruiz and Looper cancel, and you're way ahead on the rest of it. Don't ask me three questions at once. Thanks. (Not you, Silv.) (Joe Sheehan)
2009-07-30 14:00:00 (link to chat)	are the Phillies done? Part of me would like to see them go after V-Mart.... start him 60% of the time at catcher, and have him play first against tough lefties. (Jeff from PA)	I think the Phillies are done because they also got the right-handed outfield bench bat they were looking for in Benny Francisco. They have a strong enough lineup to get by with Carlos Ruiz behind the plate and it wouldn't make sense to give up three more prospects for Martinez. (John Perrotto)
2008-10-24 14:00:00 (link to chat)	I really did think Baldelli checked his swing (and I hate to cite Joe Morgan, but so did he)... Does the rulebook even define a swing in purely physical terms? Also, odds that someone from Fox tells Joe & Tim that Carlos Ruiz isn't from Venezuela before Game 3? (Bill W from Brooklyn NY)	So far as I know there's no official definition. One hears "breaking the wrists" (not in the hired-goons-send-a-message sense) and bathead crossing the front of the plate as considerations, but it's apparently the discretion of the umpires. I have zero faith that McCarver and Buck would even care if/when confronted with the truth about Ruiz. Certainly didn't come up last night and he was on base four times. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-07-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	"Sure, he may steal bases, but he's at a 61% success rate at Triple-A, and major league catchers are better at that game. " Are MLB catchers really better at throwing out runners? I understand your point, but maybe major league catchers get more leeway because they can hit (i.e. Piazza, LoDuca, etc.). Most backup players (i.e. Jose Molina, Carlos Ruiz) are usually the better defensive players who just don't hit well. Just a theory. (Pat from Tufts)	That's a great question, Pat. I talked to Kevin Goldstein about it, and well, we're both unsure. It's not something you can determine with just SB/CS rates, because guys who are trying to learn the ins and outs of stealing are going to go all the time, even when it's not a good idea for them. For this one scenario though, I'd think that stealing at a 61% rate in Triple-A when you're going often like McCutchen has is a bad thing if you're heading to the majors immediately after. Your question has me wondering about the bigger picture though, for sure. Thoughts, everyone else? (Marc Normandin)
2008-06-23 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Does the Phillies mini slide over the last 2 weeks change their approach to the trade market? There have been murmurs that Shane Victorino or Carlos Ruiz could be dealt off the major league roster in a big move. Any truth to that? Thanks. (JM from MD)	I just don't see the Phillies making a big move. I've been wrong many times before but I think, their recent sturggles notwithstanding, that they feel they already have a club good enough to play in October. I see them making tweaks more than big moves. (John Perrotto)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-10-06 10:00:00	2010 Playoffs Day One	"faithdies (DE): Carlos Ruiz: underrated, overrated or just right?" He had the third-highest TAv of all catchers with 300+ PAs this year. I think he's regarded as somewhat worse than that. (Tommy Bennett)
2009-10-21 17:00:00	NLCS Game 5	Lost (the island): Who is Chooch, and what is WPA? Chooch = Carlos Ruiz's nickname WPA = Win Percentage Added, measures the % chance of winning before and after at-bats and sums them up. (Matt Swartz)
2009-10-15 17:00:00	2009 NLCS Game One (Phillies/Dodgers)	Carlos Ruiz is a "big weapon?" (Steven Goldman)

Advanced Catching Metrics

Year	lvl	CSAA	Framing Runs	Blocking Chances	EPAA	Blocking Runs	SB Attempts	SRAA	TRAA	Throwing Runs	FRAA Adj.	FRAA
2005	aaa	.000	0.0	2270	.000	0.0	39	.029	.002	-0.7	-1.9	-0.9
2006	mlb	-.005	-1.1	942	.000	-0.1	12	.035	.000	-0.3	-1.4	-0.9
2006	aaa	.006	4.9	2885	-.001	1.1	63	-.022	-.004	1.0	6.0	13.2
2007	mlb	-.014	-16.3	4645	.000	0.5	76	-.039	.002	1.9	-12.6	-13.3
2008	mlb	-.003	-2.5	3832	-.002	2.3	81	.017	.006	-0.9	-0.5	2.5
2009	aaa	.002	0.1	114	.000	0.0	1	.008	.000	0.0	-0.2	0.2
2009	mlb	.002	1.8	4450	-.003	4.2	80	.012	-.005	-0.3	4.1	7.7
2010	aaa	-.004	0.0	44	.000	0.0	1	.003	.000	0.0	0.4	0.0
2010	afx	.000	0.0	34	.000	0.0	1	.015	.001	0.0	0.4	0.0
2010	mlb	-.006	-6.5	4443	-.004	4.4	61	-.003	-.009	0.0	-3.4	-0.9
2011	mlb	-.018	-17.2	4630	-.002	3.5	89	.000	-.004	0.3	-13.9	-12.1
2011	afa	.000	0.0	27	.000	0.0	1	.021	.000	0.0	0.3	0.0
2012	mlb	-.004	-3.4	4146	-.002	2.0	86	-.046	.000	2.4	1.1	3.5
2013	afa	.000	0.0	120	.000	0.0	4	.009	.001	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2013	aaa	.002	0.0	81	.000	0.0	0	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	mlb	-.011	-8.1	3904	-.003	2.5	78	.012	.003	-0.5	-7.6	-3.1
2013	aax	-.004	-0.1	102	.000	0.0	3	.004	.000	0.0	-0.1	-0.1
2014	mlb	-.009	-8.1	4735	-.003	3.9	91	-.010	-.002	0.5	-5.3	-0.7
2014	afa	.000	0.0	126	-.001	0.0	5	.023	.002	-0.1	-0.3	-0.1
2015	mlb	-.020	-14.2	3885	.000	-0.2	51	.050	.000	-1.3	-15.6	-14.9
2016	mlb	-.011	-5.8	2587	-.002	1.2	29	-.035	-.006	0.7	-4.2	1.5
2017	mlb	-.020	-7.7	1685	.000	0.2	24	.001	.003	0.0	-7.4	-7.7

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