Phillies 2010 Report Card: Carlos Ruiz
by Scott Butler 1/9/11

It's report card time! As we do every year, Phils Baseball will once again review and grade the entire 2010 Phillies roster. We will begin with the unsung hero and nucleus of the team: Carlos Ruiz.

2010 was a coming out party for Carlos Ruiz. Chooch had by far his best year at the plate, setting career highs in hits, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, and batting average. He also led the team in batting average and on-base percentage.

Much of Ruiz' success can be attributed to greater patience at the plate. His 55 walks were 8 more than his previous career high. Prior to last season, Ruiz averaged a walk every 8.8 plate appearances, but in 2010 he walked every 7.9 appearances. Chooch also grounded into fewer double plays. I always used to say Ruiz competed with Pedro Feliz for the most groundouts, but last season he matched his career low in double plays with 8, but did so with 54 more at-bats.

Ruiz was equally as effective behind the plate. He is terrific at blocking balls in the dirt, protecting the plate, and decent at throwing out base runners. He finished 2 points above his career caught stealing percentage at 29%. He once again handled the staff extremely well, catching a perfect game and a no-hitter from Roy Halladay.

Grade: A

You can view all of Carlos Ruiz's career stats here.

Overall Grade: A

Below are Ruiz's stats over last two seasons.

	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
2009	107	379	322	32	82	26	1	9	43	3	2	47	39	0.255	0.355	0.425	0.78	137
2010	121	433	371	43	112	28	1	8	53	0	1	55	54	0.302	0.4	0.447	0.847	166


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Phillies 2010 Report Card: Carlos Ruiz by Scott Butler 1/9/11

Phillies 2010 Report Card: Carlos Ruiz
by Scott Butler 1/9/11