E. De La Cruz, B. Lowe, R. Nelson, Vaughn, Meyer
Mar 12 2026
De La Cruz looks to rebound from poor 2H … Elly De La Cruz (SS, CIN) enjoyed a tremendous first half of 2025, batting .279 with 18 HR and 22 SB in 366 PA through the end of June, but mustered merely a .248 batting average with 4 HR and 15 SB in the second half. How are things under the hood?
| Year | PA | HR | SB | BA/xBA | bb%/ct% | GB/LD/FB | h% | HctX | PX/xPX | Brl% | Spd/SBO/SB% |
| 2023 | 428 | 13 | 36 | .235/.246 | 9/63 | 53/24/22 | 33% | 85 | 117/ 81 | 9% | 151/47%/81% |
| 2024 | 696 | 25 | 67 | .259/.249 | 10/64 | 46/20/32 | 36% | 99 | 153/106 | 13% | 140/52%/80% |
| 2025 | 699 | 22 | 37 | .264/.253 | 11/71 | 51/17/31 | 33% | 75 | 115/ 71 | 10% | 131/25%/82% |
| 1H-25 | 366 | 18 | 22 | .279/.266 | 11/71 | 54/12/32 | 33 | 80 | 140/90 | 15% | 123/30%/79% |
It’s a mixed bag:
- His collection of skills were better than ever in the 1H, led by career-bests in ct%, Brl%, xHR/F (24%), and xBA.
- The power vanished in...
Almost!
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