Fantasy Baseball Profile - Elly De La Cruz

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Elly De La Cruz
Cincinnati Reds
SS: 160
2025 Projected Value: $24
2025 Actual Value: $21 Difference: $-3
Based on 10-team NL-only league

Player Stats Daily Log

Year	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	Rate
2025 proj	604	156	100	24	73	65	201	63	0.258	62.0
2025	597	156	99	19	82	62	172	35	0.261	52.0
2024	618	160	105	25	76	69	218	67	0.259	65.5
2023	388	91	67	13	44	35	144	35	0.235	31.6

Player News

Date	News
9/05/25	The Cincinnati Reds stopped running. The 2023 Cincinnati Reds roster looked a whole lot like the 2025 Cincinnati Reds roster, especially on the position player side of things. Those Reds ran, too – all over the place. That season saw Cincinnati explode for 190 stolen bases, and that came despite only partial seasons from Elly De La Cruz (35 in […] Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cincinnati-reds-s...
9/02/25	Reds' Elly De La Cruz proves once again that he is not a shortstop \| Letter. Opinion: Elly De La Cruz belongs in center field not at shortstop. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/reds-elly-la-cruz...
8/24/25	Here's the one thing Terry Francona wants to see next from Cincinnati Reds Elly De La Cruz. "If we can help him with that, it can really make a difference," Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona said of Elly De La Cruz. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/heres-one-thing-t...
8/21/25	The top cards of 2022 Bowman Baseball. The year in 2022 Bowman Baseball features a fantastic checklist of some of the game's best players and brightest young stars. The recent meteoric rise of Milwaukee Brewers pitching phenom Jacob Msiorowski is a great example of the power of hobby prospecting. While the prospects in Bowman checklists are all on different timelines, taking a look at a release now a few years old is a good way to see how this popular form of collecting unfolds as players move from prospects to MLB players to big league stars. #CPAED Elly De la Cruz 2022 Bowman Chrome Baseball Prospect Autograph Elly de La Cruz 1/1 \| Sotheby's RELATED: The top cards of 2023 Bowman Baseball It didn't take long for Elly de la Cruz to Source: https://www.si.com/collectibles/the-top-cards-of-2...
8/19/25	'Getting better': Still not 100%, Elly De La Cruz flashes speed again for Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz has been dealing with a left quad issue for much of the summer. He looks like the worst of it might be over. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/getting-better-st...
8/18/25	Why Elly De La Cruz's Home Run Power Has Vanished Over His Last 200 Plate Appearances. Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz has 19 home runs on the season, but just one over his last 201 plate appearances, causing some concern for Reds fans. When it comes to his power output and contact quality, his Isolate Power is down from .182 to .083 over that stretch. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/cincinnati-reds-analys...
8/17/25	Hays' walk-off single gives Reds 3-2 win, ends Brewers' 14-game streak. Austin Hays’ single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning gave the Cincinnati Reds a 3-2 victory over Milwaukee on Sunday, ending the Brewers’ franchise-record winning streak at 14 games. Milwaukee had barely pulled out the previous two games in Cincinnati for its longest streak ever within one season and the longest in the majors since the St. Louis Cardinals won 17 straight from Sept. 11 to Sept. 28, 2021. After intentional walks to Elly De La Cruz and Will Benson loaded the bases, Hays laced a single to down the third-base line for his second career walk-off hit. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/hays-walk-off-sin...
8/11/25	Free MLB player props, odds for August 11: Use Elly De La Cruz and Riley Greene in Monday MLB props. The Inside the Lines team has been dishing out nightly home run bets all season long -- up nearly 60 units on the year. See their top MLB props for Monday below. Source: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/free-mlb-pl...
8/09/25	Elly De La Cruz on Exclusive List of MLB Stars to Accomplish Rare Feat This Season. Elly De La Cruz on Exclusive List of MLB Stars to Accomplish Rare Feat This Season This is impressive. Greg Kuffner \| 0 Minutes Ago Aug 8, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz (44) enters the dugout to play the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images / Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images In this story: Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz is just one of eight players in Major League Baseball this season to play in every single game this year. He joins Rafael Devers, Manny Machado, Pete Alonso, Brent Rooker, Kyle Schwarber, Matt Olson, and Ozzie Albies as the only other players to do so. The 23-year-old Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/elly-de-la-cruz-o...
8/08/25	Elly De La Cruz Working to Join Rare Club in Baseball History This Season. The Cincinnati Reds were shut out by the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-0 on Thursday night. With the loss, Cincinnati is now 60-56. Reds' superstar Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-4 in the loss with three strikeouts, but he has 46 games left to join an elite club in baseball history. According to @StatsCentre, if De La Cruz can finish the season with at least 20 home runs and an .830 OPS, he would be only the sixth National League player aged 23 or younger to have at least 20 homers, 30 steals and an .830 OPS in a season. Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/history/...
8/07/25	Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Game Preview. The Reds are 60-55 on the season and are currently three games back on the third and final National League Wild Card spot. The Pirates are 49-66 and 21 1/2 games out of the National League Central divsion, but they come into Thursday's game winners in six out of their last ten games. On offense, the Reds are led by superstar shortstop Elly De La Cruz. The 23-year-old is slashing .279/.356/.476 with 46 extra-base hits and 30 stolen bases. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/cincinnati-reds-analys...
8/06/25	Free MLB player props, odds for August 6: Use Elly De La Cruz and Nick Kurtz in Wednesday MLB props. The Inside the Lines team has been dishing out nightly home run bets all season long -- up nearly 50 units on the year. See their top MLB props for Wednesday below. Source: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/free-mlb-pl...
8/06/25	Free MLB player props, odds for August 6: Use Elly De La Cruz and Nick Kurtz in Wednesday MLB props. The Inside the Lines team has been dishing out nightly home run bets all season long -- up nearly 50 units on the year. See their top MLB props for Wednesday below. Source: https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/free-mlb-pl...
8/05/25	Ke'Bryan Hayes Adds to the Reds' Young Core. For the last three years, the big picture conversation about the Cincinnati Reds is whether or not the team's young core can lead the team into the playoffs. The spotlight has been on Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain, Spencer Steer, Hunter Greene, Andrew Abbott, and the rest of the team's players in their mid-20s who are under contract for the rest of the decade. Last Wednesday, the Reds acquired third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes in a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates to be Cincinnati's third baseman of the present and the future. Source: https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/article/kebryan...
8/02/25	Elly De La Cruz: 'MLB on FOX' crew discuss what makes him great. The 'MLB on FOX' crew discussed the Cincinnati Reds SS Elly De La Cruz's rise to stardom and what makes him great. Source: https://www.foxsports.com/watch/fmc-0smnsz07jks4du...
8/02/25	You Won't Believe Where Reds Superstar Elly De La Cruz's Bat Ended Up. You Won't Believe Where Reds Superstar Elly De La Cruz's Bat Ended Up This is hilarious. Greg Kuffner \| 0 Minutes Ago Jul 31, 2025; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz (44) hits an RBI single against the Atlanta Braves in the eighth inning at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images / Aaron Doster-Imagn Images In this story: Cincinnati Reds Late in Friday's 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. Reds' infielder Elly De La Cruz struck out on swinging and his bat went flying into the net. Not only did it hit the net, but the bat was struck in the net. De La Cruz is having the best season of his career, slashing .283/.362/.486 with 45 extra-base Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/you-won-t-believe...
8/01/25	Watch: Reds, Braves play on with Elly De La Cruz's bat hanging in GABP net. "That is going to be interesting," Barry Larkin said during the broadcast. "Can they start to play with this (bat) hanging in the net?" Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/watch-reds-braves...
8/01/25	Elly De La Cruz: Living the Dream. In 2023, early in his big-league career, Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz prepared specific questions for some of the best Major League Baseball players he faced. When stars like Shohei Ohtani got to second base during innings with De La Cruz in the field, he made a point to speak with them and ask about how they built their careers. Over the course of the 2024 season, when De La Cruz became an All-Star himself, he found the base-side conversations flipping. Source: https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/article/elly-de...
7/28/25	Reds, Braves in different directions at start of Classic week. The Cincinnati Reds entered Monday night's game with the Los Angeles Dodgers riding a four-game winning streak. The Atlanta Braves, their opponent in Saturday night's Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway, were on a five-game skid. Cincinnati (56-50) was third in the National League Central standings, 6 1/2 games behind the Cubs and Brewers who were tied for the division lead. Elly De La Cruz, the all-star shortstop, paced the Reds with 18 home runs, 67 RBIs, 28 stolen bases and 78 runs scored. Source: https://www.timesnews.net/sports/pro/reds-braves-i...
7/27/25	Here's why the last (and only) time Shohei Ohtani pitched vs Reds was significant. When the Reds and Angels met in Anaheim in August 2023, Elly De La Cruz poked Shohei Ohtani, as if to see if he was real. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/heres-why-last-on...

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