2024 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
4.63
WHIP
1.03
K
22
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Cruz, who was drafted by the Royals as an infielder in 2007, transitioned to a full-time pitching role in 2011. He'd spend the next decade bouncing around between the minors, independent ranks and foreign leagues before getting his first big league promotion during the 2022 season at age 32. He broke camp with the Reds last season and threw one of the best splitters in baseball, with the 3rd-highest whiff percentage for that pitch type (56.7%) and 2nd-highest Statcast Run Value (11). Cruz finished 2 strikeouts shy of 100 across his 66 innings, and while his 4.91 ERA wasn't great, his 2.83 FIP suggests there is room for improvement in that category. His 2.07 ERA-minus-FIP was 2nd-highest among relief pitchers, while his 23.5% K-BB percentage ranked 16th. Those looking for strikeout upside in the late stages of drafts might consider clicking Cruz's name, but don't expect a ton of high leverage opportunities or save chances. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
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ADP
Rocked in loss
Cruz (1-2) took the loss against the Padres on Wednesday. He allowed four runs on three hits and a walk while striking out one over one-third of an inning.
ANALYSIS
Cruz entered to start the seventh inning of a 2-2 game but surrendered two singles and a walk before Jake Cronenworth belted a grand slam. The right-hander faced one more batter, striking out Manny Machado, before departing. Other than Wednesday's effort and another in which he walked three batters, Cruz has pitched well over 13 outings. He entered Wednesday with a 1.59 ERA with 21 strikeouts over 11.1 innings.
Cruz entered to start the seventh inning of a 2-2 game but surrendered two singles and a walk before Jake Cronenworth belted a grand slam. The right-hander faced one more batter, striking out Manny Machado, before departing. Other than Wednesday's effort and another in which he walked three batters, Cruz has pitched well over 13 outings. He entered Wednesday with a 1.59 ERA with 21 strikeouts over 11.1 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Fernando Cruz generally throw?
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11-20
21-30
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101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Fernando Cruz generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-18%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-77%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .218 | 61 | 25 | 34 | 4 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .178 | 80 | 18 | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .227 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .053 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .231 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .196 | 55 | 10 | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .154 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .179 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-16%
ERA on Road
2024
-71%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 4.66 | 1.12 | 46.1 | 15.0 | 4.7 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.91 | 1.26 | 46.0 | 12.5 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.45 | 0.82 | 7.1 | 17.2 | 4.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 8.31 | 1.38 | 4.1 | 16.6 | 4.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.63 | 1.28 | 32.0 | 15.2 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.24 | 1.15 | 34.0 | 11.6 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2022Home | 2.57 | 0.71 | 7.0 | 11.6 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0.00 | 1.70 | 7.2 | 14.1 | 7.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Fernando 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.
* 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
3.67K/9
17.0BB/9
4.6HR/9
0.8Fastball
94.6 mphERA
4.63WHIP
1.03BABIP
.314GB/FB
0.86Left On Base
56.6%Exit Velocity
84.1 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
1816 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.3%Swinging Strike
20.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Walks three, takes loss
Cruz (0-1) was tagged with the loss Friday against the Mets. He allowed a run on three walks while striking out two over one inning in a 3-2 defeat.
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Preserving bullpen role
Cruz walked one and struck out four over two hitless and scoreless innings in Thursday's spring game against the Rangers.
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Working as opener Tuesday
Cruz will serve as the Reds' opening pitcher for Tuesday's game against the Twins, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
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Wild in return
Cruz allowed two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out two over two-thirds of an inning in Friday's 9-4 loss to the Cardinals.
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Back from COVID-19 IL
Cruz was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Friday.
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