No need to beat around the bush on this one, the situation in Oakland is a disaster. The team was dreadful on the field last year and the situation off the field has never been more bleak.
“Brown or Ruiz? Wood or Spence? What does it matter, they all suck!” No, no they don’t. Some of the players in question are downright mediocre. Thing is, players can be set up for more or less success and a manager’s job is to maximize odds of success and minimize chance of failure.
Every MLB season brings its own set of surprises, some pleasant and others not. Two weeks after MLB opened its season in South Korea, here are 10 early surprises. All records and stats are through Monday's games.
Outfielder Esteury Ruiz has been among the few bright spots on the Oakland Athletics thus far. So why did the club option him to Triple-A?
Let's keep the dream of an undefeated month alive with our favorite Look of the Day for Tuesday night's MLB slate.
That is a pretty stunning move with Ruiz, who made 132 appearances for the A's last season and led the American League in stolen bases with 67.
The 25-year-old has been a key component of the Oakland roster in recent years, having been a notable part of their return in the Sean Murphy trade going into the 2023 season.
Last year with all of the rule changes we saw an increase in steals overall and it just makes the game so much more fun. And there could be a great stolen base race this season.
Here are three rising stars looking to make an impact for the A's in 2024.
When the A's traded Sean Murphy last off-season, Esteury Ruiz was the centerpiece of the deal. Heading into last season, A's fans knew that he was a speedy
The A's big trade piece last offseason, and the final major piece of their latest teardown, Sean Murphy, was traded to the Atlanta Braves in what ended up being a three-team deal with the Milwaukee Brewers also mixed in. The Braves got Murphy.
The Oakland Athletics finished last in the majors at 50-112, but Esteury Ruiz was a bright spot in an otherwise forgettable season. On Sunday, the final day of the regular season, the 24-year-old outfielder set the American League rookie record for most stolen bases with his AL-leading 67th in a 7-3 loss to the host Los Angeles Angels.
With both teams destined for the bottom two spots in the American League West, the Los Angeles Angels and Oakland Athletics are looking for some personal bests as the clubs continue their season-ending series Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif.
The Oakland Athletics lost to the Seattle Mariners on Monday night 5-0 as their dreadful season continued, but rookie speedster Esteury Ruiz recorded a nice accomplishment on the basepaths. The following update comes from the Rotowire fantasy baseball portal: Ruiz went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases in Monday's 5-0 loss to the Mariners.
The Oakland Athletics, the worst team in baseball this season, got some positive health news this week on speedster Esteury Ruiz and top pitching prospect Mason Miller.
The Oakland A's put center fielder Esteury Ruiz on the 10-day injured list Friday with a right shoulder subluxation. He sustained the injury diving back to first base on a pickoff attempt on Wednesday in Detroit.
Esteury Ruiz appeared to injure himself while diving back into first base in a game earlier this week.
Oakland Athletics outfielder Esteury Ruiz is currently the major league leader in stolen bases. The 24-year-old rookie swiped his 30th stolen base of the year on Friday night against his former team, the Milwaukee Brewers.
With changes to the sizes of the bases and how often pitchers can throw over, we certainly are seeing what Major League Baseball wanted: More people running.
Tuesday's game started off similarly to Monday's loss, with the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks taking an early lead on a two-run homer and the A's starter not recording an out in the fifth inning.
Esteury Ruiz singled home Jace Peterson with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to lead the Oakland Athletics past the visiting Cincinnati Reds 5-4 and salvage the finale of the three-game weekend series.
When the A's acquired Esteury Ruiz as arguably the main piece of the Sean Murphy three-team swap, analysts weren't sold on Ruiz, even though his minor league stats were stellar.
Over the past two seasons, the Brewers have only had one player make an appearance on MLB Pipeline's list.
While the season hasn’t gone how the Brewers had hoped, there is still life to it. The playoff chase has been hotter than ever with another month of baseball to go.
Royals infielder Nick Pratto and Marlins pitcher Max Meyer are among the prospects who have been impressing.
6:00pm: The Padres have announced the selection of Ruiz. To create space on the active roster, Rooker was optioned. To make room on the 40-man roster, Robert Suarez was transferred to the 60-day IL.
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