Carlos Ruiz played the vast majority of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies where he was the team’s Catcher for their 2008 World Series Championship.  Ruiz did not collect a lot of hits over his career, in fact he only had three years where he had over 100 Hits and never had more than 121 but in those three years (2010-12), he was able to get on base often and had a healthy On Base Percentage.  In those three seasons he received a smattering of MVP votes and the 2012 All-Star would be named a Wilson Defensive Player in both 2012 and 2013.

Carlos Ruiz was not always known as one of the top Catchers but realistically he should have been, as he was known as a favorite of Pitchers and was a solid defensive backstop.  The Panamanian’s defense at the plate propelled him to three straight seasons with MVP votes, something that a player who never had over 125 Hits should have had.