KC · P

Steven Cruz

Age 27 B/T R/R 6′7″, 225 lb Dominican Republic MLB debut 2023

Trade read Available at a price: KC 39% playoff odds; control through 2030.

Keystone Stuff 113 88th pct

2026 fWAR −0.4

Projected 2027 WAR 0.0 Keystone Marcel+ at 64 IP

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 930 pitches

Keystone Stuff 113

Keystone Location 99

Keystone Pitching 112

Run value (xRV) +0.13

Strikeout % 26.4%

Walk % 8.1%

Whiff % 28.6%

Chase % 27.9%

Fastball velo 98.5

Extension 6.6 ft

58.2 IP4.30 ERA5.16 FIP 28° arm8 SV

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

RHP · arm angle 28° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Four-seam56% use	56%	98.5	14.3	+10.9	114	101	29%	−0.17
Cutter29% use	29%	93.9	8.3	0.0	96	96	29%	+1.46
Slider15% use	15%	89.4	3.1	−5.2	111	99	24%	−1.24

No mix change or new pitch clears its bar. The arsenal is efficient for its shapes.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Cruz: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
57	Didier Fuentes ATL · ’05	116	2.1	1.2	Pre-arb
55	Edgardo Henriquez LAD · ’02	121	1.5	1.1	Pre-arb
46	Yoendrys Gómez MIN · ’99	115	0.4	0.3	Pre-arb
45	Jonathan Bowlan PHI · ’96	114	0.8	0.5	Pre-arb
45	Abner Uribe MIL · ’00	113	1.6	1.2	Pre-arb

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Four-seam 55%

50% zone

Cutter 34%

48% zone

Slider 12%

35% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.0 WAR Pre-arb $780K*

2028 0.0 WAR Arbitration $1.2M*

2029 0.0 WAR Arbitration $1.2M*

2030 −0.1 WAR Arbitration $1.3M*

* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AAA	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	27	8	7 IP	7 IP · 6.43 ERA · 27.8% K · 8.3% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	26	7	7.1 IP	7.1 IP · 2.45 ERA · 33.3% K · 6.7% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As pitcher 0% 0/1 won · 0.0 runs