{"id":433083,"date":"2023-08-17T10:10:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T10:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=433083"},"modified":"2023-08-17T10:10:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T10:10:33","slug":"former-yankees-prospect-ben-ruta-slams-the-organisation-for-their-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/former-yankees-prospect-ben-ruta-slams-the-organisation-for-their-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Yankees Prospect Ben Ruta Slams The Organisation For Their Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After losing to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night, the New York Yankees&#8217; record fell to.500; they are currently 6.5 games outside of the American League&#8217;s wild-card slot. Former prospect Ben Ruta provided some insight into the Yankees&#8217; coaching philosophies in the live chat during an edition of Foul Territory.<\/p>\n<h2>Former Yankees Prospect Ben Ruta Slams The Organisation For Their Approach<\/h2>\n<p>Brian Cashman and the organization have been under a lot of criticism. The remarks made by Ruta also concern the just-fired hitting coach Dillon Lawson.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MLB<\/a> I don&#39;t think this shock me <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Yankees?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Yankees<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qPRZ8UMHhk\">https:\/\/t.co\/qPRZ8UMHhk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BIG ED (@NYCKING) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCKING\/status\/1692019366634594329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ben Ruta, who worked for the Yankees organization from 2016 to 2021, made a statement regarding the minor league staff and Brian Cashman&#8217;s all-in approach to analytics during a segment of the &#8220;Foul Territory&#8221; podcast on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBen Ruta is in the chat right now \u2026 and he threw a few comments out there: Fully expect them to clear house in the minor leagues, all the coaches were brought in by [former hitting coach] Dillon Lawson and the analytics guys,\u201d podcast host Scott Braun read on air.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThere\u2019s no baseball being taught there anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Yankees minor leaguer Ben Ruta (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benJAMINruta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@benJAMINruta<\/a>) was in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoulTerritoryTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoulTerritoryTV<\/a> chat today and spilt some tea on the Yanks methods.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scottbraun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@scottbraun<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErikKratz31?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ErikKratz31<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aj_pierzynskiFT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@aj_pierzynskiFT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RfnNlNpVEe\">pic.twitter.com\/RfnNlNpVEe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stadium (@Stadium) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stadium\/status\/1691890343459819892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Braun claimed that when he asked Ruta for an illustration, he cited spring training in 2020, which took place before the COVID shutdowns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s all you need to know,\u201d Ruta said. \u201cIn 2020, before COVID hit spring training we played a game called \u2018pitchers vs hitters,\u2019 the only way to score a point was to walk or hit a ball 95 mph-plus. There\u2019s no baseball being taught there anymore. No baserunning, moving runners, fundamentals, etc.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just have analytics and teach baseball. Have resources and voices for players to fall back on in both departments. Is it that hard?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Ruta (@benJAMINruta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benJAMINruta\/status\/1691901834489659732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The former MLB prospect was dissatisfied with the New York Yankees throughout his time there. He said that since the squad decided to use analytics before the 2018 season, there was no actual coaching.<\/p>\n<p>Ruta emphasized poor coaching by claiming that the players participated in a game of &#8220;pitchers versus hitters.&#8221; The only ways to gain a point were either walking or hitting a ball above 95 mph. He added that there were no basics or workouts for baserunning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New York is a tough market. Fans and media. Analytics are fine BUT when you have a bad product (and it\u2019s obvious) and it gets defended by constantly telling you it\u2019s not as bad as it looks b\/c so and so analytic is actually really good. This is how a fan base gets frustrated<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Ruta (@benJAMINruta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benJAMINruta\/status\/1691886351782662470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ruta moved the conversation to X, the social networking site that replaced Twitter, to explain he wasn&#8217;t against the usage of statistics but would like to see it done better while still imparting the fundamentals of the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do believe there is a place in the game for analytics,\u201d Ruta wrote. \u201cIt needs to be a healthy mix. It\u2019s not a knock on the coaches they have. They were doing exactly what they were hired to do. The strategy of running an org like this is just dumb.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Does Ben Ruta realize how much better he was in the time frame that he&#39;s criticizing (2018 and after) versus before?<br \/>2016: .202\/.266\/.279 (60 wRC+)<br \/>2017: .273\/.323\/.302 (85 wRC+)<br \/>*Analytics allegedly arrive*<br \/>2018: .300\/.350\/.441 (124 wRC+)<br \/>2019: .260\/.330\/.396 (113 wRC+) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cuOxlSw9mq\">https:\/\/t.co\/cuOxlSw9mq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yankees Files (@YankeesFiles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YankeesFiles\/status\/1691876995481698779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The last time the New York Yankees had a.500 record this late in the season was 28 years ago. 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