Bryan De La Cruz

Bryan De La Cruz

27-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Pittsburgh Pirates
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
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Marlins in March of 2023. Traded to the Pirates in July of 2024.
Not in lineup again
OFPittsburgh Pirates
September 29, 2024
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.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
54
7
3
7
19
3
3
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
25
2
10
3
4
2
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+4%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+18%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+1%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+59%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .676 437 37 9 50 4 .260 .302 .373
Since 2022vs Right .700 1163 122 44 139 9 .241 .284 .417
2024vs Left .733 188 17 4 24 2 .285 .309 .425
2024vs Right .619 433 44 17 44 3 .210 .254 .365
2023vs Left .708 154 13 3 18 0 .277 .325 .383
2023vs Right .717 471 47 16 60 4 .251 .297 .420
2022vs Left .506 95 7 2 8 2 .184 .253 .253
2022vs Right .805 259 31 11 35 2 .277 .309 .496
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+19%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+18%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+22%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+20%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .755 805 85 27 101 5 .269 .311 .444
Since 2022Away .632 795 74 26 88 8 .224 .267 .365
2024Home .705 329 33 11 38 3 .248 .286 .419
2024Away .596 292 28 10 30 2 .215 .253 .343
2023Home .788 298 33 8 40 1 .293 .339 .449
2023Away .648 327 27 11 38 3 .224 .272 .376
2022Home .791 178 19 8 23 1 .268 .309 .482
2022Away .660 176 19 5 20 3 .236 .278 .382
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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.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.17
 
BB Rate
4.7%
 
K Rate
27.4%
 
BABIP
.289
 
ISO
.151
 
AVG
.233
 
OBP
.271
 
SLG
.384
 
OPS
.654
 
wOBA
.286
 
Exit Velocity
89.6 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
32.7%
 
Barrels/PA
6.3%
 
Expected BA
.242
 
Expected SLG
.419
 
Sprint Speed
23.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
41.1%
 
Line Drive %
22.0%
 
Fly Ball %
37.0%
 
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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.
Picked up from the Astros last July in a trade for Yimi Garcia, De La Cruz made his big-league debut with the Marlins and didn't look out of place, posting a solid slash line that was largely buoyed by a .380 BABIP. The 25-year-old doesn't have the power or speed to profile as much more than a fourth outfielder, and he fits better defensively in a corner, but Miami is hoping there's a little more development left in his bat. The club's offseason additions in the outfield cost De La Cruz a shot at a starting job this spring, but he'll begin 2022 on the bench in the majors.
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Getting breather Saturday
OFPittsburgh Pirates
September 28, 2024
De La Cruz isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
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Pops 21st homer
OFPittsburgh Pirates
September 27, 2024
De La Cruz went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Thursday against the Brewers.
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Exiting lineup Wednesday
OFPittsburgh Pirates
September 25, 2024
De La Cruz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
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Taking seat Friday
OFPittsburgh Pirates
September 20, 2024
De La Cruz is not in the lineup for Friday's contest in Cincinnati.
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Swats 20th homer
OFPittsburgh Pirates
September 17, 2024
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
OFMiami Marlins
July 30, 2024
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.
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