{"playerId":3958,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":0.1,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Ruf is dealing with a sore hand, a factor that likely weighed into the decision not to call him up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday, CSN Philly reports.","spin":"The expectation was that the power-starved Phillies would call up Ruf after Chase Utley (oblique) was placed on the DL, but the hand issue prompted GM Ruben Amaro to opt for more infield depth in the form of Michael Martinez. Ruf certainly didn't help matters by riding a 3-for-31 slump coming into Friday's game, a performance likely compounded by the sore hand.","date":"Fri May 24"},"fullName":"Darin Ruf","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"As of July 2012, Ruf wasn't anyone's idea of a prospect. Then he proceeded to hit -- count 'em -- 20 home runs in August alone on his way to leading the minors with 38. On the strength of that power spike, the man now affectionately known as \"Babe Ruf\" reached the bigs in September and went 11-for-33 (.333) with three homers. At 26, Ruf is a bit old to be a \"prospect,\" and he's blocked at first base by Ryan Howard, so he'll have to work his way into the Phillies' lineup by proving he can avoid embarrassing himself in left field, where he'll vie with Delmon Young and Laynce Nix. That makes him a power category (HR, RBI) sleeper in deep mixed formats.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"}}