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Oneil Cruz

Oneil Cruz

CF • Pittsburgh Pirates Proj Rank 11 Actual 43 137 ADP • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
367.281206765.368.4883015.98
Compare to same point last season
467.201206162302.38138

Oneil Cruz | Fantasy Outlook

Oneil Cruz enters the final stretch surging after locking up another 20/20 campaign

Cruz has been on fire at the plate, slashing .383 with three homers over his last 14 days and recently securing his third consecutive 20-homer, 20-steal campaign. Serving as the everyday center fielder, he has powered the third-place Pirates (79-77) during their current four-game winning streak. His elite power-speed blend remains among the most electric in baseball as Pittsburgh closes out the year.

While his .383 clip over the past two weeks will naturally cool off, his season-long performance (.280 average, 20 home runs, 28 stolen bases) has completely outpaced our initial projections (.234 average, 17 homers). Cruz has maintained strong contact quality while driving the ball with authority, confirming that this late-season production is rooted in genuine skill growth rather than sheer luck.

Pittsburgh lines up for a six-game slate, opening with three home games against St. Louis before heading to Detroit. Cruz draws several exploitable matchups, notably against Matthew Liberatore and his 5.45 ERA and 1.50 WHIP, before facing a tougher arm in Troy Melton over the weekend. Given his explosive upside across multiple categories and everyday role, lock him into fantasy lineups. Start.

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DATE OPP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG PTS
09/25 @DET 1 0 2 0 1 1 281 6
09/24 STL 2 0 1 0 1 0 280 7
09/22 STL 0 0 1 0 0 1 278 2
09/20 KC 1 1 1 1 0 0 280 7
09/19 KC 2 0 0 0 1 0 280 4
09/18 KC 3 0 2 0 0 0 277 6
09/17 MIL 1 0 1 2 0 0 272 3
09/16 MIL 2 1 1 1 0 0 274 6
09/15 MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 271 -3
09/13 @CHC 1 0 0 0 0 3 274 5
09/12 @CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 273 0
09/11 @CHC 1 0 0 1 0 1 277 4
09/10 @CHW 3 1 1 2 0 0 276 10
09/09 @CHW 1 0 0 0 0 0 270 1
09/08 @CHW 3 0 1 2 0 0 270 7
09/06 LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 265 0
09/05 LAA 1 0 0 0 1 0 267 2
09/04 LAA 0 0 0 0 0 1 267 0
09/03 SF 0 0 1 1 1 3 270 7
09/02 SF 1 0 0 1 1 1 271 4
09/01 SF 4 0 1 4 0 0 271 9
08/30 @STL 1 0 2 0 2 1 263 9
08/29 @STL 2 0 1 0 0 0 263 3
08/28 @STL 2 0 0 0 0 0 261 1
08/26 @SD 0 0 0 0 0 1 257 1
08/25 @SD 1 1 1 1 0 1 260 7
08/24 @SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 259 -2
08/23 @LAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 265 0
08/22 @LAD 1 0 1 2 0 0 266 4
08/21 @LAD 1 1 1 2 0 2 266 10
08/19 DET 1 0 0 1 1 1 266 5
08/18 DET 1 1 1 2 0 0 265 6
06/07 @ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 264 1
06/06 @ATL 0 0 0 0 1 3 264 5
06/05 @ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 265 -2
06/04 @HOU 2 0 0 0 0 2 269 5
06/03 @HOU 2 0 2 0 1 2 263 8
06/02 @HOU 2 1 1 3 0 0 258 8
05/31 MIN 0 0 2 1 0 2 255 5
05/30 MIN 1 1 1 3 2 1 258 13
05/29 MIN 1 1 1 2 0 1 258 8
05/28 CHC 0 0 0 0 0 1 257 1
05/27 CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 260 -2
05/26 CHC 3 0 1 1 1 0 265 8
05/25 CHC 2 0 0 0 0 0 255 3
05/24 @TOR 1 1 1 1 0 0 250 5
05/23 @TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 -1
05/22 @TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 252 -1
05/21 @STL 1 0 1 0 0 0 257 1
05/20 @STL 0 0 0 0 0 1 259 1
05/19 @STL 2 0 0 1 0 1 264 3
05/17 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 259 0
05/16 PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 259 -2
05/15 PHI 2 0 1 2 1 1 265 7
05/14 COL 1 0 1 1 0 0 260 4
05/13 COL 0 0 0 0 0 1 262 0
05/12 COL 3 0 2 0 0 0 266 7
05/10 @SF 1 1 2 1 1 1 255 9
05/09 @SF 3 0 3 0 1 0 256 7
05/08 @SF 1 0 1 0 0 1 247 3
05/07 @ARI 0 0 0 0 1 1 245 3
05/06 @ARI 0 0 0 0 1 0 250 2
05/05 @ARI 0 0 0 0 0 0 257 0
05/03 CIN 2 0 0 1 1 0 264 6
05/02 CIN 2 0 2 1 0 0 257 4
05/01 CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 254 0
04/30 STL 1 0 2 0 0 1 256 3
04/29 STL 0 0 0 1 0 1 256 2
04/28 STL 2 1 2 1 0 0 265 7
04/25 @MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 259 -3
04/24 @MIL 0 0 0 1 0 0 271 1
04/23 @TEX 1 1 1 1 0 0 284 5
04/22 @TEX 1 1 1 3 0 0 286 6
04/21 @TEX 1 0 1 0 1 0 290 4
04/19 TB 0 0 0 0 0 1 292 -1
04/18 TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 302 2
04/17 TB 1 1 1 2 0 1 313 7
04/16 WAS 2 0 1 1 2 0 316 9
04/15 WAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 310 -1
04/14 WAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 328 -2
04/13 WAS 2 0 3 3 1 2 355 13
04/12 @CHC 1 1 1 1 1 1 339 7
04/11 @CHC 4 0 1 0 3 1 345 14
04/10 @CHC 1 0 0 0 1 1 300 4
04/08 SD 1 0 0 0 0 0 292 2
04/07 SD 1 0 0 2 0 0 295 3
04/06 SD 1 0 0 0 1 0 308 3
04/05 BAL 2 1 2 3 0 0 314 11
04/04 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 1 290 2
04/03 BAL 1 0 0 1 0 0 296 2
04/01 @CIN 2 1 2 3 0 0 304 10
03/31 @CIN 3 2 3 3 0 0 278 15
03/30 @CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 -1
03/29 @NYM 1 0 1 0 0 1 200 2
03/28 @NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 167 0
03/26 @NYM 1 0 1 0 0 0 200 0
Totals: 1032065673047
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YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 PIT 2 3 1 2 3 0 0 .333 .333 .667 9
2022 PIT 76 68 17 40 53 9 23 .236 .294 .472 238
2023 PIT 9 8 1 7 4 3 7 .250 .375 .375 37
2024 PIT 145 140 21 71 76 22 51 .259 .324 .449 449
2025 PIT 134 94 20 62 61 38 64 .200 .299 .378 401
2026 PIT 95 103 20 65 67 30 47 .281 .368 .488 375
ON PACE 96 104 20 65 67 30 47 .281 .368 .488 379
3-YEAR AVG 96 81 14 47 47 21 41 .232 .314 .415 296
Career 461 416 80 247 264 102 192 .244 .323 .441

Cruz Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.297 0.3 1.2 5.5 2.6 .366 .424 .79 3.8 1.3 0.0 5.6 18.3 3.1 2.5 8.0 23.7
AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.2309 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.2 .3114 .42 .7314 0.5 0.2 0 0.9 3.6 0.4 0.2 1.6 3.2601
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Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Rafael Flores Jr. 11% 8%
Endy Rodriguez 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Jared Jones 72% 33%
Nick Gonzales 45% 35%
Spencer Horwitz 9% 7%
NAME OWN START
Brandon Lowe 96% 88%
Konnor Griffin 66% 46%
Jacob Gonzalez 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Oneil Cruz 97% 89%
Bryan Reynolds 95% 81%
Ryan O'Hearn 53% 31%
Esmerlyn Valdez 22% 7%
Jake Mangum 14% 11%
Ronny Simon 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Paul Skenes 95% 68%
Jared Jones 72% 33%
Braxton Ashcraft 71% 19%
Bubba Chandler 53% 38%
Mitch Keller 13% 5%
Carmen Mlodzinski 11% 11%
Seth Hernandez 6% 0%
NAME OWN START
Mason Montgomery 74% 68%
Gregory Soto 34% 33%
Luke Weaver 23% 21%
Antwone Kelly 2% 2%
Lake Bachar 2% 2%
Yohan Ramirez 2% 1%
Kirby Yates 2% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.253
5th
R
763
6th
HR
185
12th
RBI
729
6th
SB
132
8th
OBP
.330
4th
SLG
.404
8th
OPS
.734
6th
W
81
13th
SV
40
19th
ERA
4.17
18th
WHIP
1.30
18th
QS
47
23rd
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
BrewersBrewers101-59.631-823612
CubsCubs88-73.54713.5844701
PiratesPirates81-80.50320.5763737
CardinalsCardinals77-83.48124714740
RedsReds75-86.46626.5665821

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Rafael Flores Jr.46144173911250.271  
Henry Davis97256334410383.172  
Endy Rodríguez4613520367206.267  
Shawn Ross2511120.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Spencer Horwitz113382449410491.246  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Brandon Lowe1505849415235962.260  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nick Gonzales147547711656617.302  
Nick Yorke401047221121.212  
Davis Wendzel2400000.000  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jacob Gonzalez8020621467312.223  
Konnor Griffin79308428353123.269  
Jared Triolo124323347732913.238  
Jack Brannigan2100000.000  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Oneil Cruz9736865103206730.280  
Ryan O'Hearn1094045810818761.267  
Bryan Reynolds16159410215517729.261  
Esmerlyn Valdez72241405617470.232  
Jake Mangum1334325611853223.273  
Tyler Callihan409513203151.211  
Ronny Simon20611116144.262  
Billy Cook8652129026.173  
Jhostynxon Garcia204828020.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Marcell Ozuna7025122518290.203  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Paul Skenes3210110174.12003.821.12  
Braxton Ashcraft281460165.11733.651.09  
Bubba Chandler318100154.01404.621.40  
Jared Jones2056097.21183.871.12  
Carmen Mlodzinski37872123.0973.951.37  
Mitch Keller22680115.2895.291.38  
Hunter Barco701017.2147.641.93  
Khristian Curtis620021.0134.711.29  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Mason Montgomery69641767.21032.931.05  
Gregory Soto69651667.0793.631.16  
Kirby Yates4625342.1493.191.21  
Yohan Ramírez6674285.01022.861.19  
Lake Bachar5214285.0893.491.14  
Luke Weaver6041160.1652.690.96  
Isaac Mattson3800038.2365.351.60  
Wilber Dotel2215042.1414.471.37  
Antwone Kelly700016.1124.411.47  
Noah Murdock30003.140.001.80  
Evan Sisk4110044.2503.021.37  
Hunter Stratton30003.135.401.80  
Brandon Eisert4033044.0495.521.30  
Brandan Bidois1500015.2206.321.98  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
09-22 STLW 2-0Jared Jones
Andre Pallante
09-23 STLL 1-5Lake Bachar
Matthew Liberatore
09-24 STLW 2-1Paul Skenes
Kyle Leahy
09-25 @DETL 8-7Bubba Chandler
Jackson Jobe
09-26 @DET01:10 EDTKirby Yates
Justin Verlander
09-27 @DET03:10 EDTJared Jones
River Ryan

Player Timeline

Sep 20th

Oneil Cruz Records Third Consecutive 20/20 MLB Season

Sep 10th

Report: Pirates Prospect Oneil Cruz Avoided Prosecution After Fatal ...

Aug 25th

Oneil Cruz Delights Young Fan by Tossing Her a Baseball

Aug 18th

Oneil Cruz Homers in Return from Injured List

Jun 9th

Oneil Cruz Scratched with Recurrent Left Hand Discomfort; Day-to-Day

May 30th

Oneil Cruz Homers in Back-to-Back Games as Pirates Get Early Lead

May 29th

Oneil Cruz Launches 450-Foot Home Run for the Pirates

May 10th

Oneil Cruz Hits 10th Home Run to Put Pirates Back on Top

May 3rd

Oneil Cruz Clutch Hit Lifts Pirates to Break Scoreless Tie in 8th

May 1st

Oneil Cruz Jokes With Punxsutawney Phil in Viral MLB Moment

Apr 23rd

Oneil Cruz Crushes Homer Off the Top of the Foul Pole

Apr 22nd

Oneil Cruz Hits Home Run Off the Top of the Foul Pole

Apr 17th

Oneil Cruz Makes Rare MLB History for Pirates Through First 19 Games

Apr 16th

Oneil Cruz Launches Hardest-Hit Ball of MLB Season at 119 MPH

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