Elly De La CruzSS Cincinnati Reds
Age 24 S/R 6'6" / 200 lbs MLB HR +9%K -4% Svc 2.686S2 · Ctrl thru 2029 peak 7.0 · 2028
wRC+†vL 82131vR 150
AVG/OBP/SLG.256 / .330 / .457
PA699
HR26
SB48
K%28
BB%9
xwOBA.380
Barrel%15.9%
MLB%100%
BAT: +24.7 runs (wOBA-derived runs vs avg)+25BATRUN: +9.1 runs (SB/CS + UBR baserunning)+9RUNFLD: +5.7 runs (Defensive runs vs avg)+6FLDPOS: +7.5 runs (Positional adjustment)+7POSREP: +19.8 runs (Replacement-level credit)+20REPTotal WAR: +6.50+6.5WAR
Scouting · nowfuture
HIT
5050
PWR
5555
SPD
6060
EYE
5550
trajectory · 10 yrs
6.1peak
2028

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Pre-Arb SUPER-2
MLB Debut   2023
Service   2.686 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2029
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Arb-1$0.8M+6.5$52M+$51M
2027Arb-2$12M+6.9$57M+$44M
2028Arb-3$23M+7.0$59M+$36M
2029Arb-4$35M+6.9$60M+$25M
Totals $72M $229M +$157M

Career Projections (MLE)

All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.

YearAge LvlTeam PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
201917 ROKDSL Reds 186170 33711 9654 36 .194.251.265.516 .071.302 355 .219 26 -16 -2 +0 +2 +5 -1.0
202119 A2 teams 265252 561376 91072 105 .222.255.401.656 .179.355 403 .276 70 -9 +0 +0 +3 +8 0.1
202220 A+3 teams 614578 13626925 332351 5610 .235.278.441.719 .206.347 385 .306 92 -5 +7 +0 +7 +17 2.7
202321 MLB2 teams 613554 12924921 532043 4614 .233.303.422.726 .190.326 339 .311 96 -3 +4 +5 +7 +17 3.0
202422 MLBCincinnati Reds 696618 159361322 692186 6716 .257.338.464.802 .207.361 3110 .345 122 +17 +7 +14 +7 +20 6.7
202523 MLBCincinnati Reds 699629 16129820 671812 378 .256.330.423.752 .167.329 2610 .321 104 +3 +4 +1 +7 +20 3.6
▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total)
202624 MLBCincinnati Reds 112102 27508 10330 61 .265.330.549.879 .284.311 299 .377 147 +6 +1 +1 +1 +3 1.2
ROS24 MLBCIN 587525 13624626 551682 427 .259.332.476.808 .217.329 299 .353 128 +19 +6 +5 +6 +17 5.3
TOT24 MLBCIN 699627 16329634 652012 488 .260.331.488.819 .228.327 299 .357 131 +25 +6 +6 +7 +20 6.5
▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve
202725 MLBCIN 704628 16429831 671553 518 .261.335.481.816 .220.296 2210 .356 131 +24 +7 +6 +8 +20 6.6
202826 MLBCIN 704627 16529832 681553 518 .263.338.488.826 .225.297 2210 .358 132 +25 +7 +6 +8 +20 6.7
202927 MLBCIN 699622 16228831 691543 508 .260.337.481.818 .220.297 2210 .358 132 +25 +7 +6 +7 +20 6.6
203028 MLBCIN 691615 15928731 681543 487 .259.335.478.813 .220.296 2210 .357 131 +24 +7 +5 +7 +20 6.4
203129 MLBCIN 679603 15527730 681533 467 .257.335.474.810 .217.295 2310 .355 130 +23 +6 +4 +7 +19 6.1
203230 MLBCIN 667593 15126729 661533 446 .255.332.469.801 .214.294 2310 .352 127 +21 +6 +3 +7 +19 5.7
203331 MLBCIN 652580 14625728 651522 405 .252.329.464.793 .212.293 2310 .348 124 +18 +6 +2 +7 +18 5.3
203432 MLBCIN 633563 13924626 631512 364 .247.325.449.774 .202.291 2410 .343 121 +15 +6 +2 +7 +18 4.8
203533 MLBCIN 603536 13022624 601482 323 .243.321.440.761 .198.290 2510 .337 116 +11 +5 +1 +6 +17 4.1
203634 MLBCIN 554493 11820621 541412 282 .239.317.432.749 .193.288 2510 .330 111 +7 +5 -0 +6 +16 3.3
203735 MLBCIN 496444 10317518 481311 241 .232.308.414.723 .182.285 2610 .322 104 +2 +4 -2 +5 +14 2.5
203836 MLBCIN 434388 8714415 421191 201 .224.302.397.699 .173.282 2710 .312 97 -2 +4 -3 +5 +12 1.7
203937 MLBCIN 368329 7312412 351051 170 .222.299.392.691 .170.278 2910 .301 89 -5 +3 -4 +4 +10 0.9
204038 MLBCIN 297267 57939 27871 120 .213.288.371.659 .157.273 299 .290 80 -7 +2 -5 +3 +8 0.2
204139 MLBCIN 222200 40626 20660 80 .200.273.340.613 .140.267 309 .278 71 -7 +2 -7 +2 +6 -0.4
204240 MLBCIN 150136 27414 13450 60 .199.268.331.599 .132.264 309 .274 68 -5 +1 -8 +2 +4 -0.6
▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections)
Career 1221310950 2686479142468 1128324750 774126 .245.319.443.762 .198.304 279 .333 113 +177 +104 +31 +131 +346 80.4
/ 162G 650583 14325825 601733 417 .245.319.444.764 .199.304 279 .333 113 +9 +5 +2 +7 +18 4.3

Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)

Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.

YearAge LvlTeam PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
201917 ROKDSL Reds 186165 471111 14454 36 .285.355.382.737 .097.380 248 .330 110 +2 -2 +5 0.6
202119 ADaytona Tortugas 210197 531275 10651 85 .269.308.477.785 .208.372 315 .338 117 +4 -0 +6 1.0
202119 ROKACL Reds 5550 20623 4151 20 .400.455.7801.235 .380.531 277 .524 259 +10 +0 +2 1.2
202220 AAChattanooga Lookouts 207190 581738 16640 192 .305.359.553.912 .247.420 318 .394 160 +14 +3 +6 2.3
202220 A+Dayton Dragons 306281 8514620 24941 284 .302.359.609.968 .306.389 318 .417 177 +27 +4 +9 4.0
202220 INTLTigres del Licey 10184 24421 16270 94 .286.400.417.817 .131.404 2716 .366 138 +4 +0 +3 0.8
202321 MLBCincinnati Reds 427388 9115713 351442 358 .235.301.410.711 .175.336 348 .314 99 -1 +4 +5 +7 +12 2.7
202321 AAALouisville Bats 186158 4711312 26501 116 .297.400.6331.033 .335.361 2714 .440 195 +20 -0 +5 2.5
202422 MLBCincinnati Reds 696618 160361025 692186 6716 .259.339.471.810 .212.359 3110 .356 130 +24 +7 +14 +7 +20 7.4
202523 MLBCincinnati Reds 699629 16631722 671812 378 .264.337.440.777 .176.337 2610 .345 122 +17 +4 +1 +7 +20 5.1
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career 18221635 417822460 17154310 13932 .255.329.445.774 .190.345 309 .342 120 +41 +15 +20 +22 +52 15.2

Career Path Comps

What happened to players with a similar stat profile at this age · Y-axis: wRC+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Scouting At Match Age Next 3 Yrs Peak 3 Yrs
Comp Age HIT PWR SPD EYE AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR
Elly De La Cruz (OGILVIE) 24 50 55 60 50 .257/.329/.473 .216.296 3150 22% 9% 128 +4.3
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
2023 · MLB
25 47→51 58→60 55→60 45 .247/.310/.458 .212.304 2624 28% 8% 116 +2.8 .250/.316/.451 .201.310 2731 27% 8% 117 +2.9 .248/.322/.446.198.304273627%9%113+2.3
B.J. Upton
2008 · MLB
23 55→60 49→60 56→60 51 .267/.341/.417 .150.337 1632 25% 10% 118 +3.0 .258/.346/.405 .147.332 1335 24% 12% 117 +2.9 .243/.319/.434.191.304213526%10%108+2.4
Trea Turner
2019 · MLB
26 57→65 50→60 67→65 50 .281/.338/.446 .165.327 1641 19% 8% 123 +3.3 .295/.353/.474 .179.340 1932 18% 8% 137 +4.3 .312/.363/.496.184.353212617%7%143+4.2
Matt Kemp
2010 · MLB
25 59→65 53→65 58→55 47 .294/.343/.472 .178.350 1927 22% 7% 132 +4.0 .284/.348/.495 .211.342 2624 23% 9% 141 +4.5 .286/.357/.514.227.342292224%9%137+4.4
Hanley Ramirez
2008 · MLB
24 59→68 52→60 61→60 50 .297/.351/.482 .186.329 1736 16% 7% 138 +4.4 .310/.386/.521 .211.344 2430 16% 10% 163 +6.1 .310/.394/.513.203.342242916%11%151+5.8
Julio Rodríguez
2023 · MLB
22 57→56 58→60 55 45 .286/.346/.491 .205.353 2624 26% 7% 139 +4.4 .279/.335/.471 .192.340 2526 25% 7% 130 +3.8 .275/.331/.461.186.329252724%6%120+3.5
Ronald Acuña Jr.
2023 · MLB
25 51→61 57→65 53→65 56 .262/.362/.463 .201.317 2528 24% 12% 138 +4.4 .293/.382/.498 .205.328 2640 18% 12% 155 +5.5 .302/.402/.523.221.333284217%13%165+4.8
Luis Robert Jr.
2022 · MLB
24 53→58 57→60 54→60 41 .270/.321/.470 .201.338 2420 27% 6% 124 +3.4 .269/.317/.463 .194.328 2518 25% 5% 120 +3.1 .253/.301/.449.196.313262228%5%106+1.7
Carlos Beltrán
2003 · MLB
26 55→61 55→65 61→60 53 .277/.343/.476 .198.311 2125 18% 9% 133 +4.0 .280/.360/.499 .219.300 2530 15% 11% 146 +4.9 .274/.372/.529.255.282312016%13%149+5.5
Corbin Carroll
2023 · MLB
22 50→54 58→60 61→60 47 .252/.332/.476 .224.331 2425 30% 9% 129 +3.7 .251/.333/.462 .211.295 2335 22% 9% 126 +3.5 .245/.332/.462.217.278243721%10%121+3.5
Grady Sizemore
2009 · MLB
26 54→58 57→60 57→55 60 .276/.376/.494 .217.314 2324 19% 12% 151 +5.3 .249/.339/.437 .188.289 2018 20% 11% 122 +3.3 .231/.312/.404.172.278171122%9%99+0.9
Anthony Volpe
2023 · AAA
22 42→51 54→55 59→55 48 .223/.304/.414 .191.270 2129 26% 9% 102 +1.9 .225/.290/.385 .160.283 1624 26% 8% 89 +0.9 .225/.287/.379.154.282152225%7%82+0.5
Bo Bichette
2022 · MLB
24 57→65 55→60 54→55 45 .289/.334/.477 .188.334 2320 21% 6% 131 +3.9 .295/.336/.465 .170.350 2012 21% 6% 128 +3.7 .297/.339/.452.155.34116517%6%122+2.8
José Reyes
2007 · MLB
24 57→67 46→55 70→65 49 .281/.321/.430 .149.302 1147 12% 6% 111 +2.5 .285/.346/.442 .157.308 1248 11% 9% 124 +3.4 .285/.354/.439.154.307115111%10%118+2.8
Carl Crawford
2007 · MLB
25 60→65 49→55 72→65 47 .295/.333/.460 .165.318 1445 13% 5% 124 +3.4 .296/.340/.447 .151.335 1342 15% 6% 124 +3.4 .291/.346/.446.155.325144414%7%122+3.3
Andrés Giménez
2023 · MLB
24 54→60 52→50 56→55 43 .269/.335/.437 .168.325 1922 23% 6% 121 +3.2 .254/.315/.386 .132.295 1424 19% 5% 99 +1.7 .241/.301/.348.107.278112617%5%80+0.3
José Ramírez
2019 · MLB
26 55→62 60→70 55→60 61 .287/.368/.522 .235.287 2522 11% 11% 155 +5.5 .267/.354/.519 .252.267 3024 14% 11% 149 +5.1 .275/.357/.508.233.275272212%11%132+4.4
Jimmy Rollins
2002 · MLB
23 54→60 46→60 64→60 50 .267/.316/.405 .138.298 1232 15% 7% 103 +1.9 .260/.316/.398 .138.295 1025 15% 8% 102 +1.8 .285/.339/.477.192.296183110%7%126+4.5
Rickie Weeks Jr.
2008 · MLB
25 51→58 51→55 59→55 55 .252/.358/.425 .173.312 1724 23% 11% 127 +3.6 .249/.352/.427 .178.302 1818 22% 11% 125 +3.5 .253/.353/.435.182.308201323%10%124+2.8
Corey Patterson
2005 · MLB
25 53→55 52→55 57→60 42 .267/.310/.443 .176.322 1923 23% 5% 111 +2.5 .251/.293/.406 .155.297 1831 22% 5% 95 +1.4 .247/.286/.384.137.285153919%4%81+0.4