Yankees claimed the outfit Bryan de la Cruz Braves, according to the announcements of the two clubs. The Yanks opted it for Triple-A Scranca / Wilkes-Barre and transferred Giancarlo Stanton to the list of wounded of 60 days such as the corresponding movement of 40 men.
There was no previous indication that Atlanta had appointed Cruz for assignment, but it seems that they have quietly put it in derogation in recent days in order to bring it out of 40 men. It didn’t work, the Yanks picking him up. The 40 -year number of Atlanta goes from 39 to 38.
Atlanta signed BDLC to their list during the offseason and he started the season in the majors with the external field of Atlanta in flow this year. Ronald Acuña Jr. Always work from the LCA tear last year. PROFAR JRICKSON Tested positive for a drug improving performance at the start of the season and has been suspended from 80 games. The club signed Alex Verdugo To help, but this agreement was made so late that Verdugo had to start the season on an optional assignment as a kind of delayed spring training.
De la Cruz obtained 50 appearances with Atlanta, but was struck in 36% of them while he produced a lamentable line. 191 / .240 / .213. It was optionized in Triple-A Gwinnett when Verdugo was ready to join the Big League Club. The team signed later Eddie Rosario and optional Kelenic in motion. With Acuña which was to be back in next month and Kelenic available in Triple-A, Cruz was not likely to return to the majors, which surely prompted the club to push it on the waiver.
For Yankees, they actually had an open place. Stanton is on the wounded list of 10 days all year round due to problems in both elbows. He has tried to be healthy but is still not ready for playing action. Even once erased to enter a program somewhere, he will need a rehabilitation assignment for a few weeks to get in the shape of a game. His 60-day count is retroactive to his initial placement of the IL, so he will be eligible to be reinstated later this month if he is able to become healthy by the way.
For the moment, they have used the Stanton alignment list to add an additional depth. Their exterior group of Grande League is currently strong, made up of Aaron judge,, Trent Grisham,, Cody Bellinger And Jasson Domínguez. But Cruz has options and there is little trouble hiding it in Triple-A to see how things are going.
As mentioned, his 2025 is at a brutal beginning, but he was better in the past. It entered the plate 574 times for the Marlins in 2021 and 2022 with a combined line .269 / .318 / .430 and 103 WRC + during these seasons. However, an average in the stick of .333 on the balls at stake helped it a lot there and its production has been reduced since. Since the beginning of 2023, it has had a line .243 / .285 / .390 and 81 WRC +. Broken withdrawals have become a growing problem, with a 28% puncture rate since the beginning of 2024.
Even if he had trouble last year, he could always be useful in a peloton. Righting striker, he set up a line .285 / .309 / .425 and 99 WRC + against left-handers, so maybe that is part of the call. Grisham and Bellinger are both left -handed, although Grisham has inverted divisions in his career. Domínguez is a switch stroke but has been vulnerable to South Pavés so far. It has a line .277 / .353 / .529 against right -handers but only. 100 / .239 / .150 against left -handers.
For the moment, Cruz can get regular playing time with railriders and try to get into a good groove. If he succeeds or if the Yankees undergo an injury, he could find himself obtaining another crack from the majors.
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