Esteury Ruiz To Miss Third Straight Game
1 year agoOakland Athletics outfielder Esteury Ruiz is out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Chicago White Sox. This marks the third game in a row that Ruiz has sat out. It doesn't appear that Ruiz is dealing with an injury, so his absence is likely performance related. The 24-year-old does have 49 steals through 102 games this season, which is great to see. However, he's slashing .243/.298/.319 with some poor defensive metrics as well. Ruiz has sat out against the last five right-handed starters that the A's have faced. That being said, his fantasy value could be quickly dropping with the A's using Ruiz as mainly a platoon player now. Lawrence Butler will cover center field and bat seventh versus right-hander Touki Toussaint on Saturday.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com