Steven Cruz P Kansas City Royals
+0.3 WAR
Age 27 RHP 6'7" / 225 lbs MLB peak 0.4 · 2026
ERA4.26
FIP4.41
xFIP4.95
SIERA4.11
K%21.9%
BB%10.0%
K-BB%11.9%
IP42
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.4peak
2026
STUF4545
CTRL4545
CMD4040
K†6060
FB Velo
p9098.2
Whiff%
p4324.3%
K%
p3620.1%
xwOBA vs
p740.289
CT (19%)
FB (57%)
SL-3.9 (24%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201718ROKDSL Twins163291262614014.0%13.9%0.0%3.683.67+0.4
201819ROKGCL Twins132261193324018.9%25.2%0.0%3.124.70+0.1
202122A+Cedar Rapids Kernels282502258033326.7%16.8%2.0%4.324.08+0.5
202223AAWichita Wind Surge460562577235422.7%15.0%1.9%5.144.12+0.5
202324MLBKansas City Royals534622717941525.2%16.1%2.1%4.044.16+0.6
202425MLBKansas City Royals520572366024422.6%11.6%1.8%3.003.65+0.8
202526MLBKansas City Royals540532194819520.1%9.0%2.8%3.574.07+0.5
▸ 2026 Season
202627MLBKansas City Royals70634105516.50
ROS27MLBKC37371553917424.9%10.9%2.8%4.304.27+0.3
2026 Total27MLBKC431894922925.7%11.6%4.9%6.013.67+0.6
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202728MLBKC41411744319624.9%10.8%3.4%4.604.60+0.2
202829MLBKC40401704118624.3%10.8%3.4%4.624.65+0.1
202930MLBKC39391653918623.7%10.8%3.4%4.684.73+0.1
203031MLBKC38381593717623.1%10.9%3.5%4.764.82+0.1
203132MLBKC36361523417522.5%11.0%3.6%4.874.94+0.0
203233MLBKC34341463216521.9%11.2%3.7%4.995.07-0.0
203334MLBKC33331382916521.1%11.4%3.8%5.125.21-0.1
203435MLBKC31311302715520.4%11.6%3.9%5.265.36-0.1
203536MLBKC29291222414519.6%11.9%4.0%5.425.52-0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career2691134014873342193122.5%14.7%2.1%4.134.20+4.3
/ 200 IP15862008761971291822.5%14.7%2.1%4.134.20+2.5

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Steven Cruz (OGILVIE) 4.27 24.9%10.9%2.8% 4.66 24.3%13.6%120 +0.39
Shintaro Fujinami R 2028 · 4.01 FIP 29 SW 4.01 23.2%12.3%2.4%.290 4.91 22.5%-2.9%51 +0.90 4.01 130 79
Daniel Hudson R 2027 · 3.48 FIP 28 SW 3.48 24.5%7.9%2.6%.302 3.74 22.8%13.6%168 +0.26 1.69 468 77
Arodys Vizcaíno R 2026 · 3.61 FIP 27 SU 3.61 25.3%8.9%2.8%.260 2.27 183 77
Jason Adam R 2026 · 3.37 FIP 27 SU 3.37 24.2%9.0%2.1%.237 2.63 33.1%24.9%88 -0.74 2.40 362 77
Tyler Kinley R 2026 · 3.38 FIP 27 SW 3.38 27.2%11.8%2.0%.331 4.08 23.5%11.8%159 +0.70 1.58 544 76
Juan Minaya R 2026 · 3.42 FIP 27 SW 3.42 27.0%11.4%2.1%.282 3.85 24.0%13.2%131 +0.43 3.19 446 74
Alan Busenitz R 2026 · 4.14 FIP 27 SW 4.14 23.2%7.5%3.7%.322 2.91 436 72
Arquimedes Caminero R 2027 · 3.38 FIP 28 SW 3.38 23.0%8.5%2.1%.265 4.49 17.9%6.5%61 +1.11 3.38 173 72
Matt Ramsey R 2026 · 3.21 FIP 27 SU 3.21 24.2%9.6%1.7%.330 3.20 23.6%14.6%81 -0.01 2.42 125 72
Spencer Patton R 2026 · 3.49 FIP 27 SW 3.49 26.8%9.6%2.6%.295 2.83 30.3%18.1%57 -0.66 2.83 239 72
Tyler Bashlor R 2025 · 4.81 FIP 26 SW 4.81 20.7%11.7%3.6%.258 4.07 23.7%13.0%38 -0.74 2.55 253 72
Joe Colón J R 2026 · 4.30 FIP 27 SU 4.30 20.4%12.1%2.5%.315 3.24 113 71
Derek Law R 2026 · 3.22 FIP 27 SW 3.22 22.1%7.3%1.9%.305 4.00 22.5%10.2%104 +0.78 2.51 520 71
Hansel Robles R 2026 · 4.34 FIP 27 SW 4.34 24.4%9.9%3.7%.293 3.46 25.9%17.2%158 -0.88 2.71 469 71
Bryan Shaw R 2026 · 3.91 FIP 27 SW 3.91 20.4%6.8%3.0%.276 3.53 23.3%15.0%198 -0.38 2.86 596 71
Daniel Robert R 2026 · 4.24 FIP 27 SU 4.24 24.3%16.3%2.1%.312 3.27 25.0%14.7%130 -0.97 2.28 186 70
Manny Barreda R 2026 · 3.25 FIP 27 SW 3.25 20.7%10.5%1.0%.260 4.44 18.7%8.9%237 +1.19 3.25 376 70
Ryan Brasier R 2027 · 3.68 FIP 28 SW 3.68 25.0%7.7%3.1%.289 3.07 24.2%17.9%130 -0.61 2.31 403 70
Austin Adams R 2027 · 3.51 FIP 28 SU 3.51 18.6%9.5%1.4%.331 3.28 21.1%15.0%56 -0.23 3.28 162 70
Kyle Barraclough R 2026 · 3.36 FIP 27 SW 3.36 26.6%12.2%1.7%.282 5.08 24.5%12.2%89 +1.72 1.95 523 70

Contract

No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.