Fernando Cruz
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 237LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2007 | Rd: 6, #186, Kansas City Royals | Puerto Rico Advancement College HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 1 1.23 14 2 0 14.2 21 1.23
2023 1 2 4.91 58 2 0 66 98 1.21
2024 3 8 4.86 69 3 0 66.2 109 1.34
3 Seasons 4 11 4.52 141 7 0 147.1 228 1.27
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 14 0-1 1.23 14.2 21 1.23
2023 58 1-2 4.91 66 98 1.21
2024 69 3-8 4.86 66.2 109 1.34
3 Seasons 141 4-11 4.52 147.1 228 1.27
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2022 32 260 33 1 3.0 1.6 87.8 108.5 11.8 33.3 .195 .285 .263 .285 .343 33.3 32.8 14.1 1.23 3.34
2023 33 1120 150 15 10.0 5.4 89.1 112.7 17.0 38.7 .204 .362 .290 .288 .394 41.3 35.1 10.0 4.91 3.45
2024 34 1138 143 14 9.8 4.9 88.7 112.3 13.9 41.3 .226 .390 .307 .311 .460 44.1 37.8 12.2 4.86 3.97
Player 2518 326 30 9.2 4.8 88.8 112.7 15.1 39.3 .213 .367 .295 .298 .418 41.7 36.1 11.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Cruz relies on 3 pitches.
Split Finger
(41.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(32.5%) ,
Cutter
(25.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2022 42.4 30.3 21.2 6.1 36.4 42.4 21.2 6.1 27.3 27.3 30.3 6.1 3.0 1.6
2023 30.7 34.7 28.0 7.3 44.0 31.3 24.7 4.7 22.7 33.3 21.3 7.3 10.0 5.4
2024 35.7 26.6 30.1 7.7 44.8 36.4 18.9 5.6 24.5 25.9 28.0 5.6 9.8 4.9
Player 34.0 30.7 28.2 7.4 43.6 34.7 21.8 5.2 23.9 29.4 25.2 6.4 9.2 4.8
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Cutter CIN R 291 88.6 26.9 0.5 4.4GLV 1.2 7.7 -0.6 4.4GLV 1.7
2024 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 370 94.6 13.7 0.7 6.8ARM -0.2 16.9 1.2 6.8ARM -0.7
2024 Split-Finger CIN R 477 81.5 38.1 1.3 5.6ARM -1.7 3.1 -0.5 5.6ARM -5.0
2023 Cutter CIN R 268 87.9 26.8 1.6 4.4GLV 1.3 8.3 0.4 4.4GLV 1.8
2023 Slider CIN R 51 83.3 37.2 -1.1 5.6GLV -0.1 2.1 -0.6 5.6GLV 0.3
2023 Sinker CIN R 5 93.8 15.3 -6.6 13.7ARM -1.4 16.1 -8.5 13.7ARM -1.3
2023 Split-Finger CIN R 401 81.4 37.8 0.9 4.8ARM -3.3 3.4 -0.1 4.8ARM -6.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 394 94.3 14.2 0.5 7.7ARM 0.7 16.6 0.8 7.7ARM 0.3
2022 Cutter CIN R 116 86.7 32.2 -3.4 6.1GLV 3.3 4.0 -4.3 6.1GLV 3.4
2022 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 64 94.3 13.8 0.7 7.0ARM -0.5 17.0 0.8 7.0ARM -0.3
2022 Split-Finger CIN R 76 81.7 37.0 2.0 3.0ARM -6.2 4.0 0.1 3.0ARM -8.4
2022 Sinker CIN R 4 93.5 19.4 -1.9 14.9ARM 0.2 12.0 -3.7 14.9ARM 0.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Split-Finger 1.6 8 477 41.9 135 .116 .149 .172 59.3 65.2 32.5 .100 .120 .160 23.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 1 370 32.5 88 .295 .513 .376 14.2 19.3 26.6 .327 .566 .407 56.5
2024 Cutter -3.0 -9 291 25.6 63 .333 .765 .532 26.7 6.3 14.3 .369 .753 .513 42.6
2023 Split-Finger 2.7 11 402 35.9 125 .094 .154 .152 56.7 64.0 33.5 .093 .137 .137 24.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 394 35.2 96 .300 .512 .397 16.7 14.6 17.9 .285 .493 .384 56.7
2023 Cutter -3.4 -9 268 23.9 48 .390 .732 .493 18.5 4.2 8.3 .365 .769 .496 35.0
2023 Slider 3.4 2 51 4.6 9 .125 .125 .178 45.5 22.2 25.0 .181 .227 .234 16.7
2023 Sinker -12.5 -1 5 0.4 1 -- -- .700 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2022 Cutter 0.8 1 116 44.6 21 .333 .389 .374 29.4 4.8 9.1 .323 .388 .370 17.6
2022 Split-Finger 0.7 1 76 29.2 27 .042 .083 .157 61.9 63.0 36.2 .084 .096 .149 14.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 0 64 24.6 14 .200 .500 .407 16.7 14.3 15.4 .240 .582 .445 75.0
2022 Sinker 18.9 1 4 1.5 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 50.0 .146 .146 .135 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Cutter 291 88.6 42 8.4 12:00 10:45 75
2024 4-Seam Fastball 369 94.7 92 17.8 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Split-Finger 366 81.6 63 7.9 1:30 2:15 -45
2023 Cutter 265 87.9 45 9.0 12:00 10:45 75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 385 94.3 94 17.9 1:00 1:00 0
2023 Split-Finger 289 81.4 65 7.3 1:30 2:15 -45
2023 Slider 46 83.5 39 7.3 9:00 9:15 -15
2022 Cutter 116 86.7 34 7.4 11:00 9:45 75
2022 4-Seam Fastball 64 94.3 90 18.0 1:00 12:45 15
2022 Split-Finger 66 81.7 40 5.3 1:45 2:00 -15
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 64 260 2 3 0 -2 2
2023 279 1,120 6 11 -8 -5 3
2024 286 1,138 -1 11 -3 -7 0
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2022 260 39.2 68.6 75.7 31.0 42.9 41.9 56.3 45.8 37.8 6.5 76.5
2023 1,120 45.2 70.6 76.5 31.1 44.5 39.7 54.5 48.9 34.5 7.1 81.3
2024 1,138 45.0 67.4 75.7 29.9 34.2 39.7 59.8 46.7 38.2 7.1 77.8
Player 2,518 44.5 68.9 76.0 30.5 39.8 40.0 57.1 47.6 36.4 7.1 79.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2022 57 60 93
2023 80 91 76 51 81 60 19 47 35 99 26 94 76 54 48 79
2024 50 72 55 38 36 61 13 53 10 99 7 99 64 59 59 80
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 22.3 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0.0
2023 22.4 6 6.7 -1 6 7 2 33.3
2024 25.2 9 8.7 0 1 5 6 66.7
Player 24.0 16 16.4 0 7 13 8 50.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2022 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2023 6 6 5 4 8 5 9 6 6 5 8 11 5 6 8 7 9 5 6 9 6 6 9 6 7 4 6 8 7 7 6
2024 9 8 7 9 9 9 10 8 9 8 9 10 8 7 10 7 9 7 9 11 9 9 11 11 6 8 10 9 8 8 9
Player 16 14 13 14 18 15 20 15 16 14 18 22 14 14 19 15 19 13 16 21 16 16 21 18 14 13 17 18 16 16 16
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 89.5 91.7 2.2 92.0 0.3
Offspeed Velocity 81.7 81.4 -0.3 81.5 0.1
Breaking Velocity 0.0 83.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exit Velocity 87.8 89.1 1.3 88.7 -0.4
Launch Angle 11.8 17.0 5.2 13.9 -3.1
Barrel % 3.0 10.0 7.0 9.8 -0.2
Hard Hit % 33.3 41.3 8.0 44.1 2.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.3 38.7 5.4 41.3 2.6
xBA .195 .204 0.009 .226 0.022
BA .167 .211 0.044 .216 0.005
xwOBA .285 .288 0.003 .311 0.023
wOBA .263 .290 0.027 .307 0.017
xSLG .285 .362 0.077 .390 0.028
SLG .259 .366 0.107 .388 0.022
K% 32.8 35.1 2.3 37.8 2.7
BB% 14.1 10.0 -4.1 12.2 2.2
Swing % 45.8 48.9 3.1 46.7 -2.2
Whiff% 37.8 34.5 -3.3 38.2 3.7
In Zone % 39.2 45.2 6.0 45.0 -0.2
Out of Zone % 60.8 54.8 -6.0 55.0 0.2
Out of Zone Swing % 31.0 31.1 0.1 29.9 -1.2
First Pitch Swing % 28.1 34.8 6.7 33.6 -1.2
First Pitch Strike % 56.3 54.5 -1.8 59.8 5.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 64 .263 35 4 11.4 29 23 79.3
2023 Shades 279 .290 151 12 7.9 128 83 64.8
2024 Shades 286 .307 163 9 5.5 123 83 67.5
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2022 68 19.3 1.5% 5.9% 47 22.5 0.0% 8.5%
2023 253 17.4 17.8% 0.4% 224 19.9 1.8% 2.2%
2024 286 17.9 10.8% 0.7% 176 19.3 2.8% 0.6%

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Pitch Distribution