Aidann
Ruiz

Ruiz was at our recent ZT Scout day and then made the trip to the OC Preseason ID which was an impressive showing for the talented SoCal based product. Compact, but solidly built at 5'8 174.9 lbs. with quality run speed for a catcher with 2B secondary at 7.33 seconds in the 60 yard dash. Ruiz is a solid defender behind the dish with arm strength at 77 MPH from the catching spot while popping a low of 1.92 seconds with carry to his throws. He is sound fundamental defender on the INF with arm strength to profile to handle 3B and is comfortably strong for 2B at 84 MPH. His batting practice for the day was one of the more impressive ones for consistency of high quality contact with impact. Ruiz peaked at 94.7 MPH while averaging just under 88 MPH over the session with a 100% ball in the air rate (60% of those being line drives) while living in the gaps at 308' on his max distance profiling a high hit tool with doubles profile at present. Ruiz also had a 40% hard hit rate across his rounds. The Blast metrics for the quality of what Ruiz does in his swing was impressive including an explosive ability to generate torque with 28.5 Gs of rotational acceleration while showing fast hands at 22.9 MPH and strong present bat speeds up to 73.4 MPH. A strong hit tool with emerging impact and defensive versatility all wrap up into one strong overall profile for the 2027 product.

Aidann Ruiz, St Anthony High School (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: SS/C Strong and athletic mover. Smooth and short swing along with quality defense at C.
Body: 5-8, 175-pounds. Shorter and compact frame. Proportional body.
Hit: RHH. Powerful stance, high hands with a slight toe tap into a larger stride. Hands stay back and lower half initiates a quick swing. Catches the ball out in front and extends well. Hands stay in the zone for a long time. 70.3 mph bat speed with 22 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 95 max exit velocity, averaged 87.7 mph. 308' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-77 mph. INF-84 mph. Strong and quick arm. Extremely accurate throwdowns. Continuous long or no hops.
Defense: 1.92-2.12 pop times. Stays low and works towards the ball. Adjusts well to bad hops. Strong hands and a fast pop time behind the plate.
ATH: 7.33 runner in the 60. 1.76 in the 10 yard split. 21.30 max vertical.