2/21/21

213 Miles From Shea - Get To Know a 2021 Non-Roster Invitee: Oscar De La Cruz

Posted on  by Elliot Teichman

Oscar De La Cruz is a former top prospect in the Cubs system who has not made it to the majors yet. The main blight in his career – in 2018 he was suspended for 80-games due to a positive test for a performance enhancing masking agent. Before the 2019 season – Baseball America had De La Cruz listed as the #21 prospect in the Cubs system. In general, BA was struck by his potential with a fastball that could hit 96 and an inconsistent change up. The main issue they noted – his change up and other pitches were coming out of a different arm slot. They wrote he was working on this, but this was also in the midst of his suspension.

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1 comment:

TexasGusCC said...

This guy, vizcaino, lucchesi, and Yamamoto are like the AAA prospects that other teams have, meaning kids with upside, except the Mets had to get NRI’s to get them.