Sam Ruta
Kansas City Royals (AA)1B/3B
Age: 24
Bats/Throws: L/R
6'2" / 200
DOB: 10/22/2001
(24 years, 9 months, 27 days)
1B/3B
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Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor Leagues
| Season | Team | Level | Age | G G - Games Played | PA PA - Plate Appearances | HR HR - Home Runs | R R - Runs | RBI RBI - Runs Batted In | SB SB - Stolen Bases | divider | BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/PA) | K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/PA) | ISO ISO - Isolated Power (SLG-AVG) | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | divider | AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB) | OBP OBP - On Base Percentage | SLG SLG - Slugging Percentage | wOBA wOBA - Weighted On Base Average (Linear Weights) | xwOBA xwOBA - Expected weighted on-base average | wRC+ wRC+ - Runs per PA scaled where 100 is average; both league and park adjusted; based on wOBA | divider | BsR Base Running - Base running runs above average, includes SB or CS | divider | Off Offense - Batting and Base Running combined (above average) | Def Defense - Fielding and Positional Adjustment combined (above average) | WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | AA | 23 | 73 | 291 | 6 | 29 | 44 | 0 | 12.0% | 37.1% | .149 | .348 | .218 | .317 | .367 | .321 | 92 | |||||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7% | 35.8% | .122 | .300 | .200 | .268 | .321 | .262 | 62 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 24 | 77 | 306 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 8.5% | 43.5% | .120 | .353 | .197 | .271 | .318 | .262 | 62 | -0.8 | -14.5 | 2.6 | -0.1 | |||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5% | 33.9% | .120 | .284 | .195 | .270 | .314 | .261 | 61 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1% | 35.4% | .131 | .303 | .205 | .268 | .336 | .268 | 65 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Season | Team | Level | Age | G G - Games Played | PA PA - Plate Appearances | HR HR - Home Runs | R R - Runs | RBI RBI - Runs Batted In | SB SB - Stolen Bases | divider | BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/PA) | K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/PA) | ISO ISO - Isolated Power (SLG-AVG) | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | divider | AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB) | OBP OBP - On Base Percentage | SLG SLG - Slugging Percentage | wOBA wOBA - Weighted On Base Average (Linear Weights) | xwOBA xwOBA - Expected weighted on-base average | wRC+ wRC+ - Runs per PA scaled where 100 is average; both league and park adjusted; based on wOBA | divider | BsR Base Running - Base running runs above average, includes SB or CS | divider | Off Offense - Batting and Base Running combined (above average) | Def Defense - Fielding and Positional Adjustment combined (above average) | WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | AA | 23 | 73 | 291 | 6 | 29 | 44 | 0 | 12.0% | 37.1% | .149 | .348 | .218 | .317 | .367 | .321 | 92 | |||||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7% | 35.8% | .122 | .300 | .200 | .268 | .321 | .262 | 62 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 24 | 77 | 306 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 8.5% | 43.5% | .120 | .353 | .197 | .271 | .318 | .262 | 62 | -0.8 | -14.5 | 2.6 | -0.1 | |||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5% | 33.9% | .120 | .284 | .195 | .270 | .314 | .261 | 61 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1% | 35.4% | .131 | .303 | .205 | .268 | .336 | .268 | 65 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor Leagues
| Season | Team | Level | G G - Games Played | AB AB - At Bats | PA PA - Plate Appearances | H H - Hits | 1B 1B - Singles | 2B 2B - Doubles | 3B 3B - Triples | HR HR - Home Runs | R R - Runs | RBI RBI - Runs Batted In | BB BB - Walks | IBB IBB - Intentional Walks | SO SO - Strike Outs | HBP HBP - Hit by Pitch | SF SF - Sacrifice Fly | SH SH - Sacrifice Hit | GDP GDP - Ground into Double Play | SB SB - Stolen Bases | CS CS - Caught Stealing | AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | AA | 73 | 248 | 291 | 54 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 44 | 35 | 0 | 108 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .218 |
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 77 | 274 | 306 | 54 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 133 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .197 |
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | |
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| Season | Team | Level | G G - Games Played | AB AB - At Bats | PA PA - Plate Appearances | H H - Hits | 1B 1B - Singles | 2B 2B - Doubles | 3B 3B - Triples | HR HR - Home Runs | R R - Runs | RBI RBI - Runs Batted In | BB BB - Walks | IBB IBB - Intentional Walks | SO SO - Strike Outs | HBP HBP - Hit by Pitch | SF SF - Sacrifice Fly | SH SH - Sacrifice Hit | GDP GDP - Ground into Double Play | SB SB - Stolen Bases | CS CS - Caught Stealing | AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | AA | 73 | 248 | 291 | 54 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 44 | 35 | 0 | 108 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .218 |
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 77 | 274 | 306 | 54 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 133 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .197 |
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | |
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesAverages
| Season | Team | Level | BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/PA) | K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/PA) | BB/K BB/K - Walk to Strikeout Ratio (BB/SO) | divider | AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB) | OBP OBP - On Base Percentage | SLG SLG - Slugging Percentage | OPS OPS - On Base + Slugging Percentage | divider | ISO ISO - Isolated Power (SLG-AVG) | Spd Spd - Speed Score (4 Component Version) | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | divider | UBR UBR - Ultimate Base Running in runs above average, does not include SB or CS | wGDP wGDP - Ground into Double Play Runs above average | XBR XBR - Statcast baserunning above average | wSB wSB - Stolen Bases and Caught Stealing runs above average | divider | wRC wRC - Runs Created based wOBA | wRAA wRAA - Runs Above Average based on wOBA | wOBA wOBA - Weighted On Base Average (Linear Weights) | wRC+ wRC+ - Runs per PA scaled where 100 is average; both league and park adjusted; based on wOBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | AA | 12.0% | 37.1% | 0.32 | .218 | .317 | .367 | .684 | .149 | 3.3 | .348 | -1.0 | 33 | -2.3 | .321 | 92 | |||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 7.7% | 35.8% | 0.22 | .200 | .268 | .321 | .590 | .122 | 4.0 | .300 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | .262 | 62 | ||||||
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 8.5% | 43.5% | 0.20 | .197 | .271 | .318 | .589 | .120 | 3.3 | .353 | -0.8 | 23 | -12.7 | .262 | 62 | |||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 8.5% | 33.9% | 0.25 | .195 | .270 | .314 | .585 | .120 | 3.6 | .284 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | .261 | 61 | |||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 7.1% | 35.4% | 0.20 | .205 | .268 | .336 | .604 | .131 | 4.0 | .303 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | .268 | 65 |
| Season | Team | Level | BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/PA) | K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/PA) | BB/K BB/K - Walk to Strikeout Ratio (BB/SO) | divider | AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB) | OBP OBP - On Base Percentage | SLG SLG - Slugging Percentage | OPS OPS - On Base + Slugging Percentage | divider | ISO ISO - Isolated Power (SLG-AVG) | Spd Spd - Speed Score (4 Component Version) | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | divider | UBR UBR - Ultimate Base Running in runs above average, does not include SB or CS | wGDP wGDP - Ground into Double Play Runs above average | XBR XBR - Statcast baserunning above average | wSB wSB - Stolen Bases and Caught Stealing runs above average | divider | wRC wRC - Runs Created based wOBA | wRAA wRAA - Runs Above Average based on wOBA | wOBA wOBA - Weighted On Base Average (Linear Weights) | wRC+ wRC+ - Runs per PA scaled where 100 is average; both league and park adjusted; based on wOBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | AA | 12.0% | 37.1% | 0.32 | .218 | .317 | .367 | .684 | .149 | 3.3 | .348 | -1.0 | 33 | -2.3 | .321 | 92 | |||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 7.7% | 35.8% | 0.22 | .200 | .268 | .321 | .590 | .122 | 4.0 | .300 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | .262 | 62 | ||||||
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 8.5% | 43.5% | 0.20 | .197 | .271 | .318 | .589 | .120 | 3.3 | .353 | -0.8 | 23 | -12.7 | .262 | 62 | |||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 8.5% | 33.9% | 0.25 | .195 | .270 | .314 | .585 | .120 | 3.6 | .284 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | .261 | 61 | |||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | ROS | 7.1% | 35.4% | 0.20 | .205 | .268 | .336 | .604 | .131 | 4.0 | .303 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | .268 | 65 |
Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor Leagues
| Season | Team | Level | Age | divider | G G - Games Played | AB AB - At Bats | PA PA - Plate Appearances | divider | H H - Hits | 1B 1B - Singles | 2B 2B - Doubles | 3B 3B - Triples | HR HR - Home Runs | R R - Runs | RBI RBI - Runs Batted In | BB BB - Walks | SO SO - Strike Outs | SB SB - Stolen Bases | CS CS - Caught Stealing | divider | BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/PA) | K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/PA) | BB/K BB/K - Walk to Strikeout Ratio (BB/SO) | divider | AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB) | OBP OBP - On Base Percentage | SLG SLG - Slugging Percentage | OPS OPS - On Base + Slugging Percentage | ISO ISO - Isolated Power (SLG-AVG) | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | divider | wSB wSB - Stolen Bases and Caught Stealing runs above average | divider | wOBA wOBA - Weighted On Base Average (Linear Weights) | WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 24 | 77 | 274 | 306 | 54 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 8.5% | 43.5% | 0.20 | .197 | .271 | .318 | .589 | .120 | .353 | -0.8 | .262 | -0.1 | ||||||
| 2027 | ZiPS | PROJ | 25 | 80 | 287 | 321 | 57 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 134 | 1 | 1 | 8.7% | 41.7% | 0.21 | .199 | .274 | .317 | .591 | .118 | .344 | -0.6 | .257 | -0.3 | ||||||
| 2028 | ZiPS | PROJ | 26 | 85 | 302 | 337 | 62 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 29 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 8.6% | 40.4% | 0.21 | .205 | .279 | .331 | .610 | .126 | .344 | -0.6 | .264 | 0.0 |
| Season | Team | Level | Age | divider | G G - Games Played | AB AB - At Bats | PA PA - Plate Appearances | divider | H H - Hits | 1B 1B - Singles | 2B 2B - Doubles | 3B 3B - Triples | HR HR - Home Runs | R R - Runs | RBI RBI - Runs Batted In | BB BB - Walks | SO SO - Strike Outs | SB SB - Stolen Bases | CS CS - Caught Stealing | divider | BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/PA) | K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/PA) | BB/K BB/K - Walk to Strikeout Ratio (BB/SO) | divider | AVG AVG - Batting Average (H/AB) | OBP OBP - On Base Percentage | SLG SLG - Slugging Percentage | OPS OPS - On Base + Slugging Percentage | ISO ISO - Isolated Power (SLG-AVG) | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | divider | wSB wSB - Stolen Bases and Caught Stealing runs above average | divider | wOBA wOBA - Weighted On Base Average (Linear Weights) | WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ZiPS | PROJ | 24 | 77 | 274 | 306 | 54 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 8.5% | 43.5% | 0.20 | .197 | .271 | .318 | .589 | .120 | .353 | -0.8 | .262 | -0.1 | ||||||
| 2027 | ZiPS | PROJ | 25 | 80 | 287 | 321 | 57 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 134 | 1 | 1 | 8.7% | 41.7% | 0.21 | .199 | .274 | .317 | .591 | .118 | .344 | -0.6 | .257 | -0.3 | ||||||
| 2028 | ZiPS | PROJ | 26 | 85 | 302 | 337 | 62 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 29 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 8.6% | 40.4% | 0.21 | .205 | .279 | .331 | .610 | .126 | .344 | -0.6 | .264 | 0.0 |

