Bryan De La Cruz
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.233
HR
21
RBI
68
R
61
SB
5
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After being acquired from the Astros in July of 2021 in exchange for reliever Yimi Garcia, De La Cruz quickly became a prominent figure in the Marlins' offensive makeup. He debuted for Miami two days after that trade, made the Opening Day roster in 2022, and jumped into a full-on everyday role in 2023. The more at-bats he takes, though, the more it seems his trajectory might have already reached a plateau. De La Cruz possess decent raw power and can pounce on pitches in his wheelhouse, but he has proven to be a mess on anything thrown to the outer-third of the plate. He has a .301 OBP in his last 268 major-league games, and his outfield defense is already starting to look dreadful at age 27. While he should again play a lot in an improving lineup, which perhaps gives him a safe floor, there's no need to chase De La Cruz in the same wayward fashion he chases sliders. Read Past Outlooks
Not in lineup again
De La Cruz is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Yankees.
ANALYSIS
De La Cruz will begin Sunday's contest on the bench as Nick Yorke gets the start in right field and bats seventh. Since being acquired by the Pirates from the Marlins in late July, De La Cruz has slashed .200/.220/.294 with three home runs and 17 RBI across 168 plate appearances.
De La Cruz will begin Sunday's contest on the bench as Nick Yorke gets the start in right field and bats seventh. Since being acquired by the Pirates from the Marlins in late July, De La Cruz has slashed .200/.220/.294 with three home runs and 17 RBI across 168 plate appearances.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+4%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+18%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .676 | 437 | 9 | 50 | .260 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .700 | 1163 | 44 | 139 | .241 | ||||
2024vs Left | .733 | 188 | 4 | 24 | .285 | ||||
2024vs Right | .619 | 433 | 17 | 44 | .210 | ||||
2023vs Left | .708 | 154 | 3 | 18 | .277 | ||||
2023vs Right | .717 | 471 | 16 | 60 | .251 | ||||
2022vs Left | .506 | 95 | 2 | 8 | .184 | ||||
2022vs Right | .805 | 259 | 11 | 35 | .277 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+19%
OPS at Home
2024
+18%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .755 | 805 | 27 | 101 | .269 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .632 | 795 | 26 | 88 | .224 | ||||
2024Home | .705 | 329 | 11 | 38 | .248 | ||||
2024Away | .596 | 292 | 10 | 30 | .215 | ||||
2023Home | .788 | 298 | 8 | 40 | .293 | ||||
2023Away | .648 | 327 | 11 | 38 | .224 | ||||
2022Home | .791 | 178 | 8 | 23 | .268 | ||||
2022Away | .660 | 176 | 5 | 20 | .236 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Bryan De La 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
0.17BB Rate
4.7%K Rate
27.4%BABIP
.289ISO
.151AVG
.233OBP
.271SLG
.384OPS
.654wOBA
.286Exit Velocity
89.6 mphHard Hit Rate
32.7%Barrels/PA
6.3%Expected BA
.247Expected SLG
.433Sprint Speed
23.5 ft/secGround Ball %
41.1%Line Drive %
22.0%Fly Ball %
37.0%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
De La Cruz was with the Marlins Opening Day and had a .581 OPS in 244 plate appearances before he was demoted in August. He rejoined the big club a month later and played well down the stretch with a .388/.419/.718 slash line, six home runs and 22 RBI in 25 games. In total he finished 2022 with a 104 wRC+, and the strong finish to the campaign could better his chances of earning a starting job during spring training. Avisail Garcia underperformed during his first year in Miami remains locked into right field due to his contract, but the starting spots in left and center remain wide open. Even if he's starting Opening Day, De La Cruz is a risky fantasy option at best.
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Getting breather Saturday
De La Cruz isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
ANALYSIS
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Pops 21st homer
De La Cruz went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Thursday against the Brewers.
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Exiting lineup Wednesday
De La Cruz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
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Taking seat Friday
De La Cruz is not in the lineup for Friday's contest in Cincinnati.
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Swats 20th homer
De La Cruz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Cardinals.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Drawing interest from Pittsburgh
The Pirates have discussed a trade for De La Cruz with the Marlins, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Heyman notes that there is "still a gap" in talks, but it sounds like the Pirates might be zeroing in on De La Cruz in their quest for offensive help. De La Cruz is slashing .245/.289/.417 with 18 home runs over 105 games this season and is under team control through 2027.
Heyman notes that there is "still a gap" in talks, but it sounds like the Pirates might be zeroing in on De La Cruz in their quest for offensive help. De La Cruz is slashing .245/.289/.417 with 18 home runs over 105 games this season and is under team control through 2027.