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DelaCruz

5-foot-7, 175 pounds, mature body at present given his frame. Delacruz is slightly undersized but possesses skills that give him the ability to outperform his physical profile. He is a good runner and reads the ball off the bat well in the outfield, clocked at 4.53 down the line. His throws reached up to 86 mph from the outfield. Fluid transition from fielding position to crow hop, arm action is super clean on the back side and baseball comes out of a high ¾ slot. His swing is simple without many extraneous movement. Feet start shoulder width apart before a large step into the pitch. Wrists load quickly before propelling the bathead through the zone. Gets hips and full body into the swing, generating plus bat speed that should square up velocity, exit velo was clocked at 88 mph. Level to slight loft in the plane of the bat. Allows him to hit to the gaps. Comfortable going to all fields. Approach needs refinement as he is aggressive in the box. Off the mound, a right-hander, delivery is simple, gets squared up to the plate on release. The arm action is clean, works out of a ¾ slot, creating good sink to the arm side, fastball was clocked at 80-83 mph, with life to it. The breaking pitch is above average at 71 mph, good late break to it. Overall, Delacruz plays a good outfield and profiles well in right or center, has average to slightly plus speed, and has solid pop in his game at the plate, can help off the mound as a bullpen arm.

Home - First: 4.53

Exit Velocity: 88 mph