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Elly De La Cruz promotion: Reds call up No. 2 prospect in baseball, bring potential star into busy infield
By Mike Axisa
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Oneil Cruz's blast makes it a 1-run game in Pittsburgh ๐ pic.twitter.com/CKv8nTHdVd
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Buster Olney
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The Reds already have 55 steals. At their current rate, they would go well over 200 for a full season. www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2024&month=0&season1=2024&ind=0&sortcol=7&sortdir=default&team=0%2Cts&pagenum=1 And Elly De La Cruz is on a trajectory to land in the 80-100 range.
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There's a long way to go, but to put Elly De La Cruz's start into perspective, here's where his numbers would land over a full season if he maintained his current pace:
141 runs
31 doubles
5 triples
42 homers
157 hits
89 walks
He's got a slash line of .280/.389/.579
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