{"id":13814,"date":"2025-04-02T14:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T21:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=13814"},"modified":"2025-04-02T14:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T21:07:50","slug":"carlos-duran-esteury-ruiz-athletics-dodgers-20250402","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2025\/04\/02\/carlos-duran-esteury-ruiz-athletics-dodgers-20250402\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics Trade Esteury Ruiz to Dodgers for Right-hander Carlos Duran"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Athletics Trade Esteury Ruiz to Dodgers for Carlos Duran<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2025\/03\/27\/athletics-preview-2025-out-to-prove-a-lot-of-people-wrong\/\">Athletics<\/a> announced Tuesday that they have traded outfielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/ruizes01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-02_br\">Esteury Ruiz<\/a><\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2025\/03\/26\/2025-los-angeles-dodgers-season-preview\/\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> for minor-league right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=duran-004car&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-02_br\"><strong>Carlos Duran<\/strong><\/a>. Both players have been assigned to their new club\u2019s respective Triple-A affiliates.<\/p>\n<h3>Esteury Ruiz<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"1sgxtGDPSVh_zjxKdaU9Ig\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2204214204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'1sgxtGDPSVh_zjxKdaU9Ig',sig:'P0a7ms7Jrq6GLrArKgsAD9v7TY-VDQrYHlypmAbzt4Q=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2204214204',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ruiz, 26, set the American League record for stolen bases by a rookie, with 67. Since then, he has had trouble staying on the field. In 2024, injuries held him to 29 games for the then-Oakland Athletics.<\/p>\n<p>He did not make the major-league roster coming out of spring training. On March 17, the Athletics optioned him to Triple-A Las Vegas, and on March 30, they designated him for assignment, removing him from the 40-man roster.<\/p>\n<p>In his 178 major-league games, he has slashed .243\/.297\/.343, batting 131-for-539 with 27 doubles, three triples, seven homers, 57 RBI, 73 steals in 92 attempts, and 60 runs scored.<\/p>\n<h3>Carlos Duran<\/h3>\n<p>Duran, 23, is a 6\u20197\u201d fireballer. He has been in the Dodgers system since 2018, when he was playing in the Dominican rookie league as a 16-year-old. In 2025, he has made one appearance \u2014 a start \u2014 for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets. He allowed one run on three hits, walking four and striking out eight across 4 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<p>Duran is a high-strikeout pitcher, having fanned 59 of the 202 batters he\u2019s faced in AA and AAA (29.2%). However, he also has a high walk rate, yielding 25 (12.3%). When looking solely at AAA, his walk rate increases to 27.0% (7-of-26). For comparison, in 2024, the major league average K% was 22.6% and BB% was 8.2%.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Main Photo:<\/h4>\n<p><a id=\"sZjn5DrTR6xjS7IrZMniEg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2199902481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'sZjn5DrTR6xjS7IrZMniEg',sig:'XTJEsLEyIG8U2rvRNbLIrr4afb-Nee8PtRO4GOXQB2Y=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2199902481',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletics Trade Esteury Ruiz to Dodgers for Carlos Duran The Athletics announced Tuesday that they have traded outfielder Esteury Ruiz to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor-league right-hander Carlos Duran. Both players have been assigned to their new club\u2019s respective Triple-A affiliates. 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