Posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 2:47 PM | 7 comments |
 

Phillies finalize deal with Ruiz
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The Phillies finalized a 3-year, $8.85 million deal with catcher Carlos Ruiz after Ruiz passed a physical earlier today.

The deal includes a $5 million club option for 2013, which would be Ruiz’ first year of free agency.

The Panama native has started 292 games behind the plate over the last three seasons. Phillies pitchers posted a 4.00 ERA with Ruiz behind the plate last season, 1 year after they posted a 3.82 ERA.

Ruiz, who turned 31 on Friday, hit .255 with a .355 on-base percentage .780 OPS last year, driving in 43 runs and hitting nine home runs while batting primarily eighth last season. He was one of the Phillies’ top performers during their postseason run this year, hitting .385 with a home run and four RBI in the NLCS and .333 with a home run and two RBI in the World Series.

To read our earlier post from Charlie Manuel's press conference, click here.

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In another move, the Phillies claimed infielder Brian Bocock off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. Bocock played 32 games with the San Francisco Giants in 2008 after just two seasons in the minors. He split time last season in the Eastern League and the California League, hitting .230.

Also, former Phillies first-round draft pick Greg Golson was traded again today, moving from Texas to the Yankees for infielder Mitch Hilligoss. Golson was traded last spring to the Rangers for John Mayberry Jr.
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:44 PM, 01/26/2010
    Glad to see him making some good dollars for his play. I think Chooch is the type of guy needed amongst this travelling circus/all-star team. I would give him one of my highest compliments: He's a Larry Bowa player. Meaning he's the kind of player the hot-blooded/tempered guy would like to have on his teams. I kinda miss The Walking Time-Bomb, even though his fuse got longer when he was here the second time. But Charlie has captured my baseball heart, ever since he gained control of that "mob" he inherited, and turned it into a TEAM. Go FIGHTINS!!!
    — TBear
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:31 PM, 01/26/2010
    Senior Octubre! Good work Phillies for getting Ruiz signed. He is a vital character player, not to mentions his defensive and playoff contributions. On another note I think it seems like Werth is going to be the piece that gets left behind after next season. It's too bad if he does end up going but we have a great core for the next 3 years otherwize.
    — madeiraj
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:04 PM, 01/26/2010
    I like the signings this of season - they have most of their core locked up for the next 2 years. At 129 million already locked in for next year without Werth - it doesn't seem like they can afford to re-sign him. Question is, would you rather have Werth at 15 million/year or Howard at 25 million/year? Would you trade Howard for Werth + the prospects you would get for Howard + whatever an additional 10 million/year would buy?
    — unclecharlie
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:10 PM, 01/26/2010
    Good for Choooooooch! Happy for the guy. Remember, he was a 2B just a few years ago.
    — Bake McBride
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:42 AM, 01/27/2010
    He does many t1hings that don't show up in the boxscore. Plus he gets many key hits, especially in the postseason.
    — wylies99
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:27 AM, 01/27/2010
    Senor Senior, Octubre! Still being underpaid and underappreciated! Does the most work for the least bread. Well hope he hits it big in FA at age 34. Chooch Rocks!
    — krakatoa


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David Murphy joined the Daily News as its Phillies beat writer in February of 2008. Born in Upper Merion and raised in the Poconos, he attended college at La Salle University before taking jobs with the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun-News and the St. Petersburg ( Fla. ) Times. E-mail Dave at dmurphy@phillynews.com.

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