WSH · C

Keibert Ruiz

Age 28 B/T S/R 5′11″, 238 lb Venezuela MLB debut 2020

40-man

Washington’s roster as it stands on the 40-man, off the 26-man (call-up depth)
Trade read Available at a price: WSH 22% playoff odds; control through 2032.

xwOBA .288 wOBA .333

2026 fWAR 1.9

Projected 2027 WAR 0.5 Keystone Marcel+ at 404 PA

Hitting · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 355 PA

xwOBA .288

Swing decisions −1.66

Contact value −0.44

Bat speed 67.7

Squared-up / swing 35%

Blasts / swing 7%

EV90 101.6

Barrel % 5.0%

Chase % 38.6%

Zone contact 93.3%

Strikeout % 10.4%

Walk % 4.2%

Platoon splits · swing path

By pitcher handedness

vs	PA	wOBA	xwOBA	K%	BB%	Chase	Decisions	Contact
LHP	98	.341	.277	16%	3%	35%	−1.73	−0.25
RHP	257	.330	.293	8%	5%	40%	−1.64	−0.52

Attack angle: 9.9° (57% in 5–20°)
Attack direction: −10.4°
Swing length: 7.0 ft
Fast-swing rate: 1%
Pull-air %: 28.9%
Hard-hit %: 36.6%
Slash · wRC+: .280/.316/.443 · 105

Zone map · 2026

Where he does damage, and where to pitch him

Does the most damage down over the middle (+11.4 vs. league per 100; 5.0 standard errors above average on 48 pitches).

Weakest down and in (−3.1), but only 1.5 standard errors from average on 18 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.

Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 730 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).

Most similar hitters

Swings like Ruiz: bat path, contact quality and approach

Similarity	Player	xwOBA	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
41	Javier Sanoja MIA · ’02	.299	2.8	2.2	Pre-arb
32	Miguel Rojas LAD · ’89	.317	0.7	0.6	Free agent
31	Josh Naylor SEA · ’97	.312	0.6	1.3	Signed $17.3M
29	Ildemaro Vargas AZ · ’91	.298	0.4	−0.2	Free agent
27	Brett Sullivan COL · ’94	.280	−0.2	−0.3	—

Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.

Fielding

2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.

2027 rating by position · best fit first, on the total with the position’s worth

C −4.4 +8.1

1B −2.0prior −17.5

Outs Above Average by position

Season	Pos	OAA	Range	Arm, DP	Runs	Batters
No MLB fielding yet.

Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.

Range by direction (OAA)

No directional data (needs a qualified season at one position).

Tools (percentile among MLB fielders)

Arm strength —

Sprint speed 25.1 ft/s · 7th

Zone rating (Keystone expected outs)

Season	Zone	Balls	Outs vs. exp.
Too few balls in his zone.

The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.

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Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.5 WAR Guaranteed $5.4M

2028 0.3 WAR Guaranteed $7.4M

2029 0.1 WAR Guaranteed $9.4M

2030 −0.2 WAR Guaranteed $9.4M

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Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2025AA	AA	Harrisburg Senators	26	3	11 PA	11 PA · .000/.273/.000 · 0 HR · 54.5% K · 27.3% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As catcher 56% 66/118 won · +0.8 runs