Is Keibert Ruiz Trade Bait?

For a couple of months, some Dodger fans have been saying that Keibert Ruiz will be traded with the rise of Will Smith and now Conner Wong. Dirk Calderwood said it best: “So Dodgers will trade the best most talented hitter in their farm?” He asked that question like it was totally absurd and it turns out he 100% is right. It’s at least as absurd as trading Alex Verdugo, Cody Bellinger, Julio Urias or Corey Seager.

Many Dodger fans were all too eager to trade Seager, Bellinger, Urias, and Verdugo at various times, although to a man (or woman) they now deny it. Don’t make me go back in the archives and dig out the comments. You know who you are and now you are in love with Will Smith and to a…