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Steven Cruz

Steven Cruz

RP • Kansas City Royals Proj Rank N/A Actual 228 N/A • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
09/23 CHW 1.0 15 2 0 0 SAVE 4.67 1.37 9
09/19 @PIT 1.0 17 1 0 2 LOSS 4.75 1.38 -5
09/16 @HOU 1.0 20 3 0 1 N/A 4.50 1.37 3
09/11 @BOS 1.0 10 1 0 0 SAVE 4.41 1.35 8
09/08 ARI 1.0 16 0 1 0 N/A 4.50 1.38 1
09/07 ARI 1.0 17 1 0 0 N/A 4.59 1.37 2
09/03 MIA 1.0 18 1 0 0 N/A 4.69 1.35 3
08/28 @CLE 1.0 22 2 0 0 SAVE 4.79 1.38 8
08/25 @TOR 1.0 12 0 0 2 N/A 4.89 1.37 -2
08/23 DET 1.0 17 2 1 0 N/A 4.60 1.33 4
08/21 DET 1.1 20 1 0 0 HOLD 4.70 1.34 3
08/19 ATH 1.0 17 0 0 2 N/A 4.60 1.27 -1
08/17 ATH 1.0 8 0 0 0 SAVE 4.30 1.25 7
08/14 @LAA 1.0 12 1 0 0 SAVE 4.40 1.28 8
08/11 @LAD 1.1 24 1 1 1 N/A 4.50 1.29 2
08/08 CHC 1.0 20 1 0 0 HOLD 4.43 1.28 3
08/05 MIN 1.0 16 1 0 0 SAVE 4.54 1.29 8
08/04 MIN 1.0 18 0 0 1 N/A 4.66 1.32 0
08/02 @COL 1.0 11 1 0 0 N/A 4.54 1.30 3
07/29 @MIN 1.0 6 0 0 0 N/A 4.66 1.34 2
07/28 @MIN 1.0 15 1 0 0 HOLD 4.79 1.37 3
07/26 @DET 1.0 22 2 1 0 SAVE 4.93 1.38 8
07/23 @DET 1.0 29 1 0 1 LOSS 5.08 1.37 -4
07/22 SF 1.0 10 1 0 1 SAVE 4.96 1.35 7
07/20 SF 1.0 10 0 0 0 HOLD 4.83 1.36 2
07/18 SD 0.2 2 0 0 0 N/A 4.99 1.40 1
07/17 SD 1.0 14 1 0 0 N/A 5.10 1.43 3
07/12 @BAL 1.0 6 0 0 0 N/A 5.28 1.45 2
07/10 @BAL 1.0 13 1 0 0 N/A 5.46 1.50 3
07/08 @NYM 1.0 14 2 0 1 N/A 5.67 1.56 3
07/06 PHI 1.0 18 2 1 0 N/A 5.54 1.58 3
07/02 TB 1.0 16 0 1 0 N/A 5.76 1.56 1
06/30 TB 1.0 7 1 0 0 N/A 6.00 1.54 3
06/28 @CHW 1.0 11 1 0 0 WIN 6.26 1.61 8
06/26 @CHW 1.1 28 3 1 0 N/A 6.55 1.68 5
06/23 @TB 1.0 10 0 0 0 N/A 6.97 1.74 2
06/21 STL 1.2 37 3 1 3 N/A 7.32 1.78 1
06/14 HOU 0.2 8 1 0 0 HOLD 6.50 1.67 2
06/12 HOU 2.0 21 1 0 0 N/A 6.75 1.73 5
06/10 TEX 1.0 19 1 1 0 N/A 7.63 1.96 2
06/09 TEX 1.1 10 2 0 0 WIN 8.16 1.88 10
06/05 @MIN 1.1 18 2 0 0 N/A 9.00 2.08 4
05/31 @TEX 1.0 15 1 1 0 N/A 8.36 1.86 2
05/29 @TEX 1.0 21 1 1 2 N/A 9.00 1.85 0
05/26 NYY 1.2 39 4 1 1 N/A 8.25 1.83 5
05/20 BOS 0.2 18 1 0 2 LOSS 8.71 1.84 -6
05/18 BOS 1.0 11 0 1 0 N/A 7.45 1.76 2
05/15 @STL 0.2 5 0 1 0 LOSS 8.31 1.85 -5
05/13 @CHW 1.0 22 2 1 0 N/A 9.00 1.75 4
05/10 DET 1.0 21 2 1 0 N/A 10.29 1.86 3
05/09 DET 1.0 15 2 0 0 N/A 12.00 1.83 4
04/08 @CLE 1.1 41 3 2 5 N/A 14.40 2.20 -2
04/05 MIL 1.0 16 1 2 0 N/A 7.36 1.36 2
04/04 MIL 1.0 18 1 0 0 N/A 10.13 1.13 3
04/02 MIN 1.0 27 1 0 3 N/A 16.21 1.80 -2
04/01 MIN 0.2 7 1 0 0 N/A 0.00 0.00 2
Totals: 54.0930652028 147
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 KC 9 10.2 209 12 8 0 0-0 4.22 1.78 10.1 19
2024 KC 5 5.2 82 4 0 0 0-0 0 0.18 6.4 15
2025 KC 47 41.0 642 38 18 0 3-1 4.17 1.32 8.3 93
2026 KC 56 54.0 930 65 20 8 2-4 4.67 1.37 10.8 147
3-YEAR AVG 20 18 311 18 9 0 1-0 3.6 1.25 8.1 42
Career 117 109.0 1863 119 46 0 0-0 4.29 1.36 9.8

Cruz Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Depth Chart

Kansas City Royals

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Carter Jensen 83% 60%
NAME OWN START
Vinnie Pasquantino 64% 48%
Maikel Garcia 64% 31%
Nick Loftin 5% 0%
NAME OWN START
Bobby Witt Jr. 100% 98%
Michael Massey 12% 5%
Jonathan India 5% 0%
Tyler Tolbert 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Salvador Perez 83% 62%
Jac Caglianone 81% 69%
Isaac Collins 7% 5%
NAME OWN START
Michael Wacha 95% 69%
Noah Cameron 69% 52%
Seth Lugo 29% 21%
Cole Ragans 17% 10%
Randy Dobnak 12% 10%
Stephen Kolek 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Mason Miller 100% 100%
Lucas Erceg 17% 14%
Carlos Estevez 17% 5%
Alex Lange 10% 10%
Nate Pearson 10% 7%
Steven Cruz 5% 5%

Team Injuries

PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Steven Cruz
#64 · RP
OutRestrictedPersonal
Cruz has been placed on the restricted list and will not take the field for the Royals.
INJ SINCE: Sep 24
Alec Marsh
#48 · SP
Out60-Day ILShoulder
Marsh is dealing with a right shoulder impingement and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
INJ SINCE: Feb 12
Carlos Estévez
#53 · RP
Out60-Day ILShoulder
Estévez will undergo right shoulder surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He will miss the remainder of the 2026 season.
INJ SINCE: Mar 29
Cole Ragans
#55 · SP
Out60-Day ILElbow
Ragans is set to undergo left elbow surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He is expected to miss the rest of the 2026 season..
INJ SINCE: May 6
Connor Seabold
#43 · SP
Out60-Day ILLat
Seabold is dealing with a right lat strain and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
INJ SINCE: Jun 30
Luinder Avila
#58 · SP
Out60-Day ILForearm
Avila is dealing with right forearm tightness and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the 2026 season.
INJ SINCE: Aug 2
Nick Mears
#31 · RP
Out60-Day ILShoulder
Mears is dealing with a right shoulder impingement and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
INJ SINCE: May 28
Stephen Kolek
#32 · SP
Out60-Day ILFlexor
Kolek is dealing with a right flexor strain and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the 2026 season.
INJ SINCE: Jul 19
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Jonathan India
#6 · 2B
Out60-Day ILShoulder
India underwent labral repair surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He will miss the remainder of the 2026 season.
INJ SINCE: Apr 19

Team Rankings

AVG
.248
8th
R
690
22nd
HR
170
21st
RBI
656
23rd
SB
130
9th
OBP
.316
18th
SLG
.402
15th
OPS
.718
16th
W
69
26th
SV
38
22nd
ERA
4.78
27th
WHIP
1.41
27th
QS
62
7th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
GuardiansGuardians85-77.525-678667
White SoxWhite Sox84-78.5191776720
TwinsTwins77-85.4758739797
TigersTigers76-86.4699723652
RoyalsRoyals69-93.42616690810

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Carter Jensen1495278012627812.239  
Luke Maile194427150.159  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Vinnie Pasquantino1144215410517635.249  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Massey1314234911613503.274  
Jonathan India174888280.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nick Loftin11837142898454.240  
Maikel Garcia8231040833385.268  
Josh Rojas4410611242141.226  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Bobby Witt Jr.14355894157185445.281  
Tyler Tolbert8013032373822.285  
Andrew Velazquez61501001.067  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jac Caglianone1435127214823757.289  
Kyle Isbel10029432666246.224  
John Rave5214226336138.232  
Isaac Collins14544247946408.213  
Starling Marte5915315372142.242  
Matthew Lugo91402000.143  
Kameron Misner184129043.220  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Salvador Perez1525805013321781.229  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Noah Cameron31980177.11584.111.23  
Michael Wacha329100200.21583.321.11  
Seth Lugo32790172.11345.171.47  
Luinder Avila2154070.0615.531.61  
Randy Dobnak1535074.1493.511.40  
Cole Ragans814035.1454.841.42  
Stephen Kolek1043054.0344.501.24  
Beck Way1911023.1213.861.59  
Connor Seabold2110024.0205.251.71  
Mason Black1700031.1194.311.60  
Nolan Hoffman1500015.0123.601.53  
Eric Cerantola40005.1710.132.63  
Mitch Spence30209.1621.213.00  
Tony Gonsolin10002.2516.882.63  
Carlos Duran21001.1113.503.75  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Lucas Erceg52441348.1345.591.80  
Alex Lange59271060.0606.751.63  
Steven Cruz5624858.2654.301.26  
Nate Pearson4234446.0414.111.37  
Craig Kimbrel4615146.0404.501.35  
Eli Morgan1601119.1165.121.71  
Daniel Lynch IV5666186.0564.081.15  
Anthony Gose1411013.270.660.95  
Matt Strahm4134035.2307.321.49  
Carlos Estévez10100.10162.0018.00  
Easton McGee900011.197.151.94  
Aaron Bummer2112016.21310.262.10  
Jose Cuas2401023.1252.311.76  
Connor Thomas1921025.2187.011.60  
Nick Mears2123019.1155.121.50  
Spencer Bivens60007.2129.392.48  

Owned Breakdown

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