E. De La Cruz, Realmuto, Harvey, Nootbaar, Matz

De La Cruz faces sky-high expectations … Elly De La Cruz (SS/3B, CIN) made his MLB debut on June 6, 2023 and hit the ground running, amassing a .307 BA with 3 HR and 9 SB in 95 PA that month. He batted .213 with 10 HR and 26 SB in 332 PA over the rest of the season. What's his 2024 outlook?

YearPAHR/SBBA/xBAbb%/ct%GB/LD/FBh%PX/xPXHR/FxHR/FQBaBSpdSBA
2022^2027/14.274/N/A6/63N/A40N/AN/AN/AN/A9940%
2023*60222/42.241/.2559/6354/24/2234133/7925%26%BFc17044%

^Double-A MLEs
*Includes MLEs
 

It’s probably best to tap the brakes:

  • His ct% plummeted from 67% in June to 62% in 332 PA the rest of the way. The poor ct% caps his BA potential. 
  • QBaB shows good exit velocity and poor launch angle. De La Cruz’s xHR/F shows that when he hits the ball in...

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