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The Confounding Esteury Ruiz

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How exciting, in a season short on fun and success, that on the season’s final day Esteury Ruiz need one stolen base to accomplish what no other player in MLB history has and that is to steal 67 bases in his rookie season.

Imagine what it would be like if Ruiz were actually a good player!

Sadly, the current iteration of Ruiz is more of a “one trick pony” who runs roughshod on the bases — that is, when he can get on base and when he isn’t caught stealing as he has been 13 times and that’s not even counting the pickoffs.