2025 Player Outlook
Cruz will have shortstop and outfield eligibility heading into 2025, and he’s coming off a season where hit .259 with 21 home runs and 22 stolen bases across 146 games. That dual-eligibility will be nice for fantasy managers, and while his overall quantity of contact is still not quite as high as we would have liked, the 30.2 percent strikeout isn’t terrible for Cruz, all things considered. Albeit better in 2024, he’s still below average against southpaws, but those numbers are improving. He’s an everyday player for the Pirates in 2025 (and beyond), and he makes so much hard contact that I’m not ruling out a 25/25 campaign for Cruz in 2025. How fitting would that be?
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Oneil Cruz stole two bases and scored two runs in a loss Friday to the Pirates.
Oneil Cruz hit a leadoff homer in Saturday’s loss to the Dodgers for the Pirates.
Oneil Cruz scored twice while driving in a run and stealing a base and going 1-for-4 versus the Dodgers on Friday.
Cruz also drew a walk. His single had an exit velocity of 117.6 mph, and he also lined out on a ball he hit 109.8 mph. Cruz’s elite bat speed and long levers help him make as loud of contact as any hitter in baseball, and his impressive wheels have helped him steal 12 bases, as well. Pretty good baseball player.
Oneil Cruz hit a solo homer in a loss to the Angels on Thursday.
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