| 5/20/2013 8:09:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia catcher Carlos Ruiz will be sidelined for the next 3-to-4 weeks because of a strained hamstring. SOURCE: Ryan Lawrence, Philadelphia Daily News | Insight: Erik Kratz (.202, 3 HR, 9 RBI) should see most of the action behind the plate while Ruiz is on the disabled list. | | |
| 5/20/2013 12:22:00 PM |
Description: Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz strained his right hamstring while running the bases Sunday and will undergo an MRI on Monday. | Insight: Ruiz had a nine-game hitting streak snapped by the injury. He's hitting .235 in 51 at-bats this season, but is likely to be headed to the disabled list. | | |
| 5/19/2013 3:08:00 PM |
Description: Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz strained his right hamstring while running the bases Sunday. | Insight: Ruiz had a nine-game hitting streak snapped by the injury. He's hitting .235 in 51 at-bats this season. | | |
| 5/3/2013 9:59:00 AM |
Description: Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz has gone 1-for-12 with four strikeouts in three games since returning from his 25-game suspension, and he owns a .174 average in 23 at-bats against Friday's starter Ricky Nolasco of the Marlins. | Insight: Ruiz tested positive for amphetamines after a career-year at the plate, so he has a lot to prove to fantasy owners. Friday likely won't be the day that he starts doing that. | | |
| 4/28/2013 10:01:00 AM |
Description: Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz will rejoin the team Sunday and is a career .353 hitter (6-for-17) versus Mets hurler Jonathan Niese. | Insight: Ruiz had a career year at the plate, hitting .325 with 32 doubles, 16 homers, 68 RBIs and a .935 OPS in 114 games, but he tested positive for amphetamines and was suspended for 25 games to start this 2013 season. Ruiz was a solid average hitter prior to last season, but he'll have to prove, starting Sunday, that the power display wasn't artificially produced. | | |
| 4/23/2013 5:19:00 PM |
Description: Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz will rejoin the team Sunday after playing Friday and Saturday at Double-A Reading. SOURCE: Jim Salisbury, CSNPhilly.com | Insight: Ruiz had a career year at the plate, hitting .325 with 32 doubles, 16 homers, 68 RBIs and a .935 OPS in 114 games but he tested positive for amphetamines and was suspended for 25 games to start this season. Ruiz was a solid average hitter prior to last season, but he'll have to prove the power display wasn't a fluke. | | |
| 11/27/2012 4:48:00 PM |
Description: MLB has suspended Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz for 25 games after he tested positive for an amphetamine. | Insight: Ruiz had a career year at the plate, hitting .325 with 16 homers, 68 RBIs and a .935 OPS in 114 games while dealing with injuries later in the season. He'll serve his suspension at the start of the 2013 season. | | |
| 10/3/2012 7:53:00 PM |
Description: The Phillies will pick up catcher Carlos Ruiz's option for next season according to Comcast Sports Philadelphia. | Insight: Ruiz struggled with injuries for much of the second half but when he was healthy, he was very effective. This season he was able to reach new career highs in batting average (.325), home runs (16), RBI (68), slugging percentage (.539) and OPS (.934). | | |
| 9/21/2012 10:05:00 PM |
Description: Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz hit his first homer Friday since July 14. | Insight: Ruiz was hitting .335 when he went on the disabled list at the beginning of August with plantar fasciitis. Since returning on Sept. 9, Ruiz has gone 7-for-25 (.280) with a homer and four RBIs. The Phillies still aren't letting Ruiz start more than two days in a row, though he was able to start three straight games this week due to a rainout Tuesday. | | |
| 9/7/2012 10:15:00 PM |
Description: Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz was activated from the 15-day DL on Friday. Ruiz has been out since early August because of plantar fascitiitis. | Insight: MLB.com's Todd Zolecki says Ruiz (.335, 14 HR, 58 RBI) will only play once or twice a week the rest of the season so don't expect him to be much of a fantasy asset going forward. | | |
| 8/4/2012 12:24:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia catcher Carlos Ruiz has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with plantar fasciitis in left foot. | Insight: Ruiz is having the best season of his career batting .335 with 14 HR and 58 RBI. Brian Schneider (.229, 2 HR, 5 RBI) will pick up the starts in Ruiz's place, but has little fantasy value. | | |
| 8/3/2012 6:38:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia catcher Carlos Ruiz is out Friday against the Diamondbacks. He's still battling plantar fascitis. | Insight: Brian Schneider (.232, 2 HR, 5 RBI) will pick up the start in Ruiz's place. | | |
| 8/1/2012 5:57:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia catcher Carlos Ruiz was not included in Wednesday's starting lineup. | Insight: Ruiz (.340, 14 HRs, 58 RBIs) has been battling plantar fiscitis recently so he could be getting the night off to rest his foot after catching Tuesday night's game. | | |
| 8/1/2012 3:41:00 PM |
Description: Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz is 5-for-6 in his career against Washington righthander Edwin Jackson. | Insight: Ruiz (.340, 14 HRs, 58 RBIs) is hitting .309 in his career against the Nationals and you can expect that number to rise after Wednesday's matchup versus Jackson (6-6, 3.52 ERA). | | |
| 7/29/2012 12:48:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia catcher Carlos Ruiz didn't start Saturday's game because of plantar fascitis but he's back in the lineup and hitting fifth on Sunday. | Insight: Ruiz (.343, 14 HR, 56 RBIs) continues to be a pleasant surprise for fantasy owners who took a chance on him in the late rounds of this year's fantasy draft. | | |
| 7/25/2012 11:41:00 AM |
Description: Philadelphia catcher Carlos Ruiz is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Milwaukee. It's the normal day off after a night game for the Phillies catcher. | Insight: Ruiz (.345, 14 HR, 55 RBI) has been consistently good all season long, batting at least .300 in every month. He's been as good as any fantasy catcher this season. | | |
| 7/23/2012 10:11:00 AM |
Description: Philadelphia catcher Carlos Ruiz is 6-for-12 (.500) against Milwaukee lefty Randy Wolf with a 1.625 OPS. | Insight: Ruiz (.346, 14 HR, 51 RBI) has been consistently good all season long, batting at least .300 in every month. He's a must-start on Monday. | | |
| 7/22/2012 12:39:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia catcher Carlos Ruiz is not listed in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants. | Insight: Ruiz (.347, 14 HRs, 51 RBIs) reached 100 hits for the season Saturday in the Phillies' 6-5 loss to San Francisco. Today, he gives way to Erik Kratz (.286, 2 HRs, 3 RBIs), who is making just his second start of the season behind home plate. | | |
| 6/29/2012 2:24:00 PM |
Description: Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz might struggle Friday night against Miami's Josh Johnson. He's just 2-11 (.182) lifetime against the Marlins righthander. | Insight: Ruiz (.362, 11 HRs, 43 RBIs) should be the National League's starting catcher in next month's All-Star Game but that doesn't mean he should be a lock for your fantasy lineup on Friday, especially against Johnson, who has held righthanded batters to just a .233 average this season. | | |
| Hot | 6/28/2012 11:55:00 AM |
Description: Despite his success against Pirates starter A.J. Burnett, Philadelphia catcher Carlos Ruiz is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Pittsburgh. Simply a matter of too little rest after catching the night before this afternoon's getaway game. | Insight: Ruiz blasted a solo homer last night, his second in two nights. He leads the NL in batting (.364) as he makes his case for a spot on the All-Star team. | | |
