Steven Cruz

Steven Cruz

25-Year-Old PitcherRP
Kansas City Royals AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Steven Cruz in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in February of 2024.
Dispatched to Triple-A
PKansas City Royals  AAA
September 25, 2024
The Royals optioned Cruz to Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
He'll give up his spot on the 28-man active roster with Michael Lorenzen (hamstring) returning from the 15-day injured list to start Wednesday's game versus the Nationals. Cruz has spun 5.2 scoreless frames during his time with the big club in 2024.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Steven Cruz generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Steven Cruz generally pitch?
 
 
 
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9th
 
Extra
 
 
 
1st
 
 
 
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Extra
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-2%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-100%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-20%
BAA vs RHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .179 35 9 6 5 2 1 0
Since 2022vs Right .175 45 10 5 7 2 0 1
2024vs Left .000 8 2 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right .100 10 2 0 1 0 0 0
2023vs Left .250 27 7 6 5 2 1 0
2023vs Right .200 35 8 5 6 2 0 1
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-16%
ERA on Road
2024
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2023
 
 
-25%
ERA on Road
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.72 1.55 9.2 0 0 0 9.3 7.4 0.9
Since 2022Away 3.12 0.92 8.2 0 0 0 9.3 3.1 0.0
2024Home 0.00 0.30 3.1 0 0 0 5.4 0.0 0.0
2024Away 0.00 0.00 2.1 0 0 0 7.7 0.0 0.0
2023Home 5.68 2.21 6.1 0 0 0 11.4 11.4 1.4
2023Away 4.26 1.26 6.1 0 0 0 9.9 4.3 0.0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Steven Cruz compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. 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, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in 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.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
0.00
 
K/9
6.4
 
BB/9
0.0
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
98.0 mph
 
ERA
0.00
 
WHIP
0.18
 
BABIP
.077
 
GB/FB
1.00
 
Left On Base
100.0%
 
Exit Velocity
83.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
0.0%
 
Spin Rate
2189 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
15.2%
 
Swinging Strike
12.2%
 
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Back in big leagues
PKansas City Royals  AAA
September 17, 2024
The Royals recalled Cruz from Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.
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Sent back to Omaha
PKansas City Royals  AAA
September 5, 2024
The Royals optioned Cruz to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
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Brought up from minors
PKansas City Royals  AAA
August 28, 2024
The Royals recalled Cruz from Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday, Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star reports.
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Optioned to Triple-A
PKansas City Royals  AAA
June 22, 2024
The Royals optioned Cruz to Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.
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Recalled from Triple-A
PKansas City Royals  AAA
June 20, 2024
The Royals recalled Cruz from Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
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