Darin Ruf continues hitting home runs in Venezuelan winter ball - MLB Update
Philadelphia Phillies’ prospect, Darin Ruf keeps the level of his form that he showed all through this year continue in Venezuelan winter ball. He is striking home-runs there and doing great contributions offensively.
If he registers incredible offensive numbers and gets confidence of the officials in Spring Training, it will not be hard to believe that he is in the starting line-up for the Phillies in 2013 Major League regular season.
Some experts term Ruf as the successor of Ryan Howard, who is a star hitter for the Phillies and has been playing major roles in their victories in the past.
The fact Ruf can slam home-runs on consistent basis provides a reason to believe that he boasts credentials that inspire his comparison with Howard.
Ruf stole attention of the Phillies by amassing home-runs in the Minor League. He was so impressive there that the Phillies brought him in the Major League late in the recently concluded regular season.
Interestingly, he adjusted to the pressure in the big league quickly as he became an important component of their offence. Starting from where he left in the Minors, he smacked home-runs and helped the Phillies in improving winning percentage in the latter
half of the season.
By the time Ruf began playing winter ball, the Phillies’ General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. stated that his experience there will help him refine his skills.
As he plays there at left field, he can learn necessary techniques which are required to be successful in this position. By fixing issues with regard to defence, he can convince the management of his ability to become a reliable option for the Major League.
In light of the credentials that Ruf has demonstrated, both in the Majors and in the Minors, it can be expected that the Phillies are contacted by some organisations in the offseason for a possible trade.
He can encourage the teams to make lucrative offers to the Phillies so that they trade him in exchange for a few other players.
Given the fact that Philadelphia confronts problems in their offence, more probably they will retain him for the next season.
It will be interesting to see which team he plays for in the upcoming season.
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