The next player on our 2021 San Francisco Giants season reviews is outfielder and first baseman Darin Ruf.
2021 review
117 games, 312 plate appearances, .271/.385/.519., .904 OPS, 143 OPS+, 16 home runs, 2.9 rWAR, 2.5 fWAR
It’s rather remarkable to reflect on how differently we view Darin Ruf than we did two years ago. When the Giants signed him to a Minor League deal in 2020, he hadn’t played an MLB game in four years. He hadn’t had an above-average hitting season in the Majors in seven years.
And the Giants were coming off a 77-win season.