Oneil Cruz
25-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.241
HR
3
RBI
8
R
8
SB
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Cruz's season lasted all of nine games before he fractured his ankle on a contact play April 9 against the Chicago White Sox. He attempted to come back before the end of the season, but the soreness in his ankle never quite went away and the team decided to shut him down and get him healthy for 2024. It is best if we just wash 2023 away and look back at 2022 where we saw him strike out at a high volume, yet his O-Swing percentage as well as his overall contact percentage improved as the season went on. Cruz should have the double blessing of hitting in the middle of the Pittsburgh lineup as well as the permission to play every day that his ankle permits him on the field. We may not see the same speed we saw from him right away, but the power should be there as he is reacclimated himself to the grind of daily games at the big league level. This is more of a rust/reward issue than a risk/reward one. Read Past Outlooks
Stolen base in return to lineup
Cruz went 1-for-4 with a stolen base Sunday against the Giants.
ANALYSIS
Cruz was held out of Saturday's lineup after tweaking his ankle in the series opener against the Giants. He notably moved up the order to hit third in his return Sunday and seemed to put the injury issue behind him as he swiped his third base of the season. Cruz is off to a slow start to the campaign, but he's shown some improvement of late by going 8-for-22 with a 25 percent strikeout rate across his last seven games.
Cruz was held out of Saturday's lineup after tweaking his ankle in the series opener against the Giants. He notably moved up the order to hit third in his return Sunday and seemed to put the injury issue behind him as he swiped his third base of the season. Cruz is off to a slow start to the campaign, but he's shown some improvement of late by going 8-for-22 with a 25 percent strikeout rate across his last seven games.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+66%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+282%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .493 | 151 | 3 | 14 | .159 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .817 | 366 | 18 | 52 | .267 | ||||
2024vs Left | .215 | 33 | 0 | 2 | .094 | ||||
2024vs Right | .822 | 83 | 3 | 6 | .303 | ||||
2023vs Left | 1.314 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .600 | ||||
2023vs Right | .636 | 33 | 1 | 3 | .185 | ||||
2022vs Left | .532 | 111 | 3 | 11 | .158 | ||||
2022vs Right | .837 | 250 | 14 | 43 | .265 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+21%
OPS at Home
2024
+50%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .796 | 240 | 10 | 37 | .271 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .658 | 277 | 11 | 29 | .204 | ||||
2024Home | .809 | 46 | 1 | 4 | .293 | ||||
2024Away | .541 | 70 | 2 | 4 | .209 | ||||
2023Home | .684 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .222 | ||||
2023Away | .768 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .261 | ||||
2022Home | .795 | 181 | 9 | 32 | .269 | ||||
2022Away | .690 | 180 | 8 | 22 | .194 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Oneil Cruz compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.20BB Rate
7.1%K Rate
36.6%BABIP
.367ISO
.115AVG
.240OBP
.295SLG
.356OPS
.650wOBA
.287Exit Velocity
92.3 mphHard Hit Rate
28.6%Barrels/PA
4.3%Expected BA
.228Expected SLG
.354Sprint Speed
22.4 ft/secGround Ball %
55.6%Line Drive %
14.3%Fly Ball %
30.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
No word on extension talks
There is "no word yet" on extension talks between Cruz and the Pirates, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
It seems like Pittsburgh's primary focus right now is Bryan Reynolds, who requested a trade over the winter and is now believed to have put an Opening Day deadline on any long-term talks. Cruz only has 89 major-league games on his ledger and he can't reach free agency until after the 2028 season, but his price tag will only go up if he develops into the star-level player many talent evaluators think he can be.
It seems like Pittsburgh's primary focus right now is Bryan Reynolds, who requested a trade over the winter and is now believed to have put an Opening Day deadline on any long-term talks. Cruz only has 89 major-league games on his ledger and he can't reach free agency until after the 2028 season, but his price tag will only go up if he develops into the star-level player many talent evaluators think he can be.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Cruz is a walking highlight reel. He is a physical specimen at 6-foot-7, 210 pounds and packs some of the loudest tools you're ever likely to see on a baseball field. In late August, Cruz hit a batted ball at 122.4 mph, setting a new record for the Statcast era. His sprint speed ranked in the 98th percentile last season. As expected, there were some swing-and-miss issues (34.9 K%), though he shaved the strikeouts down over the season's final month and really took off (.288/.359/.525). The upside is obvious with the former top prospect, but it's important to remember that he's still just 24 years old and will be playing for a Pirates team without much around him in one of the game's worst ballparks for offense.
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Returns to lineup Sunday
Cruz (ankle) is starting at shortstop and batting third Sunday against the Giants, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Sitting with injured ankle
Cruz isn't in Pittsburgh's lineup Saturday against the Giants after tweaking his ankle during Friday's game, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Collects three hits
Cruz went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI on Monday against the Brewers.
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Slips down order
Cruz went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base Saturday against the Red Sox.
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Inserted into lineup
Cruz, who was originally slated for a day off, is now in the Pirates' lineup and hitting seventh versus the Mets on Tuesday.
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