Kansas City Royals
Steven Cruz has thrown 4,284 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 (98mph) and Cutter (94mph), also mixing in a Slider (89mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, has some natural sinking action, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slight armside run. Their cutter is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters and has some natural sink. Their slider is thrown extremely hard and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders.