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Not a prospect: Blake Rutherford
« Topic Start: June 30, 2023, 08:28:22 AM »
Blake Rutherford currently destroying AAA pitching: OPS of 1.037, 10HRs, 3SBs, in 159 ABs.

https://twitter.com/nats_playerdev/status/1674517846217609216?s=46&t=VxK4vP11aMUU5dFhz5Ltrg

And making spectacular catches:
https://twitter.com/MiLB/status/1674582407985483778?s=20

Seems like he'd be quite the improvement over Dickerson.

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Re: Not a prospect: Blake Rutherfordd
« Reply #1: July 08, 2023, 12:26:32 PM »
Rutherford was something of a prospect earlier in his career. Made it as high as #45 on BAs list before 2017, and in 2017 and 2018, appeared on both MLB.com (#37 / #99) and BP's (#49 / #90) lists.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ruther000bla

26 years old now (Born 5/2/97). 2 homers off his career high set last year in Charlotte. Bats left, throws right. playing corner OF but had time in CF last year.

Was a former 1st round pick of the Yankees (#18) in 2016. Got off to  a good start, but was traded to the White Sox in 2017 with Tyler Clippard & 2 other prospects for Kahnle, Todd Frazier, and David Robertson.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Blake_Rutherford

has 1 option left.

Just guessing, if Thomas were traded (and Dickerson traded or released), I could see an OF with Garrett and Rutherford in the corners and Call and Robles in CF.

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Re: Not a prospect: Blake Rutherford
« Reply #2: July 26, 2023, 10:46:20 AM »
He is batting .345 with Rochester. I'm not sure why he is not being given a look.

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Re: Not a prospect: Blake Rutherford
« Reply #3: July 26, 2023, 10:57:07 AM »
I'm guessing we will post trade deadline, especially if Thomas is traded like JCA speculated.

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Re: Not a prospect: Blake Rutherford
« Reply #4: July 26, 2023, 11:24:33 AM »
Bats lefty, so I could easily see him up replacing Dickerson.

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Re: Not a prospect: Blake Rutherford
« Reply #5: July 26, 2023, 04:30:46 PM »
Has he ever appeared in the Bigs. I cannot find anything on him and I also didn't see his stats in  the minors after Cannapolis in 2017.

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Re: Not a prospect: Blake Rutherford
« Reply #6: July 26, 2023, 04:40:55 PM »
Has he ever appeared in the Bigs. I cannot find anything on him and I also didn't see his stats in  the minors after Cannapolis in 2017.

No. He was in the Yankees and White Sox farm systems before we picked him up:
https://www.fangraphs.com/players/blake-rutherford/sa917932/stats?position=OF

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Re: Not a prospect: Blake Rutherford
« Reply #7: July 27, 2023, 11:41:21 PM »
3-4, 2B tonight, now batting .361