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Steven Cruz

Steven Cruz

RP • Kansas City Royals Proj Rank 34 Actual 232 N/A • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L HLD SV K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
44.0 4.7 2-3 5 5 52/18 10.6 1.34 5.52
Compared to same point last season
37.24.063-17035/188.41.33

Steven Cruz | Fantasy Outlook

Steven Cruz remains a depth option for Cleveland's infield

Cruz continues to search for steady playing time across Cleveland's infield rotation while serving primarily in a depth capacity at second base. With the Guardians fighting through a pivotal late-summer stretch, his appearances have been largely confined to late-inning replacements and spot starts, preventing him from establishing consistent timing at the plate.

Under the hood, our projections view Cruz as a utility asset whose fantasy upside remains heavily suppressed without everyday volume. While he possesses respectable speed on the basepaths, his modest power and elevated swing-and-miss tendencies suggest his current baseline offers minimal category juice for fantasy managers looking for an offensive spark.

The upcoming schedule presents several difficult matchups against stingy pitching staffs, making offensive breakthroughs even tougher to generate over the next several days. With playing time uncertain and matchups unforgiving, he should remain firmly on waiver wires in all standard formats. Sit.

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Steven Cruz Fantasy

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
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: 44.0766521823 117
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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 46 44.0 766 52 18 5 2-3 4.7 1.34 10.6 117
ON PACE 57 55 954 64 22 6 2-3 4.7 1.34 10.6 145
3-YEAR AVG 20 18 311 18 9 0 1-0 3.6 1.25 8.1 42
Career 107 99.0 1699 106 44 0 0-0 4.27 1.34 9.6

Cruz Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
nan 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 nan nan 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.6
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 56% 50%
NAME OWN START
Maikel Garcia 65% 21%
Vinnie Pasquantino 56% 37%
Nick Loftin 3% 2%
NAME OWN START
Bobby Witt Jr. 100% 96%
Michael Massey 8% 7%
Tyler Tolbert 3% 3%
Jonathan India 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Jac Caglianone 92% 79%
Salvador Perez 70% 60%
Isaac Collins 2% 2%
Kyle Isbel 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Michael Wacha 78% 60%
Noah Cameron 76% 61%
Seth Lugo 36% 18%
Cole Ragans 27% 10%
Randy Dobnak 21% 14%
Stephen Kolek 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Mason Miller 100% 100%
Carlos Estevez 19% 5%
Steven Cruz 10% 10%
Lucas Erceg 9% 8%
Alex Lange 5% 4%
Daniel Lynch IV 4% 3%

Team Rankings

AVG
.246
12th
R
546
22nd
HR
132
24th
RBI
521
22nd
SB
98
9th
OBP
.314
21st
SLG
.398
19th
OPS
.712
20th
W
56
26th
SV
32
19th
ERA
4.75
28th
WHIP
1.41
27th
QS
52
6th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
White SoxWhite Sox67-61.523-611564
GuardiansGuardians63-66.4884.5516531
TwinsTwins63-66.4884.5594639
TigersTigers61-68.4736.5580503
RoyalsRoyals57-74.43511.5549644

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Carter Jensen120420579317571.221  
Luke Maile92525150.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Vinnie Pasquantino8431239778374.247  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Massey108335469311432.278  
Jonathan India174888280.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nick Loftin9127633635362.228  
Maikel Garcia7328334763325.269  
Josh Rojas3076617191.224  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Bobby Witt Jr.11143471125164833.288  
Tyler Tolbert599925303818.303  
Andrew Velazquez61501001.067  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jac Caglianone1204305811922606.277  
Isaac Collins11736541836386.227  
Kyle Isbel7120922495195.234  
Starling Marte5915315372142.242  
John Rave27621012252.194  
Kameron Misner184129043.220  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Salvador Perez1204614310116560.219  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Noah Cameron25880143.11284.021.21  
Michael Wacha25680155.21203.591.15  
Seth Lugo26570145.11114.711.38  
Luinder Avila2154070.0615.531.61  
Kris Bubic932050.1514.111.23  
Cole Ragans814035.1454.841.42  
Stephen Kolek1043054.0344.501.24  
Randy Dobnak921045.2291.581.40  
Beck Way1911023.1213.861.59  
Connor Seabold2110024.0205.251.71  
Mason Black1500028.2193.771.61  
Eric Cerantola40005.1710.132.63  
Bailey Falter50209.2613.973.10  
Mitch Spence30209.1621.213.00  
Carlos Duran21001.1113.503.75  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Lucas Erceg47441243.1316.231.89  
Alex Lange48271049.2535.981.51  
Steven Cruz4623548.2524.251.21  
Nate Pearson2821331.2262.561.20  
John Schreiber5203146.2343.861.35  
Eli Morgan1601119.1165.121.71  
Daniel Lynch IV4944154.0412.831.02  
Craig Kimbrel3712038.0334.261.24  
Matt Strahm4134035.2307.321.49  
Carlos Estévez10100.10162.0018.00  
Easton McGee60007.178.592.18  
Aaron Bummer2112016.21310.262.10  
Jose Cuas1100012.0131.501.50  
Connor Thomas41109.0715.002.56  
Nick Mears2123019.1155.121.50  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
08-17 ATHW 9-5Michael Wacha
Mason Barnett
08-18 ATHW 4-3Daniel Lynch IV
Brady Basso
08-19 ATHW 9-7Seth Lugo
Jeffrey Springs
08-20 ATHW 6-2Randy Dobnak
Gage Jump
08-21 DETW 5-2Noah Cameron
Troy Melton
08-22 DET07:15 EDTMichael Wacha
Drew Anderson
08-23 DET02:10 EDTDaniel Lynch IV
Framber Valdez

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