Kansas City Royals
Steven Cruz has thrown 3,758 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (97mph), Cutter (92mph) and Slider (89mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (98mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is blazing fast and has some natural sinking action. Their cutter is blazing fast, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters and has some natural sink. Their slider is thrown extremely hard, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 3 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers.