Washington Nationals’ General Manager and President of Baseball operations Mike Rizzo described 23-year-old catcher Keibert Ruiz as the “main cog” among those in the six-player trade this past July which sent both Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers in return for four prospects (Ruiz, right-handed pitchers Josiah Gray and Gerardo Carrillo, and outfielder Donovan Casey).
But while Gray, (one of the two major-league ready players who came to the Nationals in the deal), started off with the organization in the majors, the team sent Ruiz down to Triple-A to start his time with the club.