P Luis Cruz #53
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
09/29/2025
OA: 38 POT: 38
P LUIS CRUZ #53 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
29 0 2-3 1 3.80 42.2 36 3 10 50 1.08 0.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 74 69 78 74
Movement 71 65 76 71
Control 42 41 44 43
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Sinker 74 74
Splitter 76 76
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 29
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 25
Defense 23
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 36
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/06/2025 @ SC Loss, 3-4 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
08/31/2025 @ ESW Win, 8-4 1.1 1 0 0 2 0
08/29/2025 CHA Win, 6-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
08/27/2025 CHA Win, 2-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
08/24/2025 @ HOW Loss, 2-3 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
08/20/2025 @ CAL Loss, 1-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
08/18/2025 FRE Loss, 3-5 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 Loss
08/14/2025 @ OXN Win, 7-6 1.0 3 2 2 0 2
08/12/2025 YAL Win, 4-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
08/11/2025 YAL Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
PERSONALITY
He is considered one of the team leaders and is an extremely hard worker. Cruz is popular in the clubhouse.
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:01/16/1996
Born in:Cienfuegos, CIE
Nationality:Cuban
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 2 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2015, 16th Pick in Round 1
SERIE NACIONAL DE BASEBALL 2022 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 3 3 0 1 0 5.28 15.1 15 12 9 2 11 15 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 16.43 8.80 8.80 6.46 5.67 1.70 125 0.0 .310        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 19 7 2 0 2 8 4 3 2 0 2 .368 .481 .789 1.271      
vs. RHB 38 8 2 0 0 4 7 12 0 1 0 .211 .333 .263 .596      
SERIE NACIONAL DE BASEBALL 2022 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
November 3 3 0 1 0 5.28 15.1 15 12 9 2 11 15  
Spring Training 5 5 3 0 0 0.00 20.0 7 0 0 0 8 23  
Career 81 67 28 16 1 2.86 381.0 293 142 121 24 122 418  
Home 2 2 0 0 0 3.48 10.1 12 7 4 2 7 9  
Road 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 5.0 3 5 5 0 4 6  
Grass 3 3 0 1 0 5.28 15.1 15 12 9 2 11 15  
Day 1 1 0 0 0 3.38 5.1 5 2 2 1 5 3  
Night 2 2 0 1 0 6.30 10.0 10 10 7 1 6 12  
As Starter 3 3 0 1 0 5.28 15.1 15 12 9 2 11 15  
FBLOD DOUBLE A 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 6 0 0 0 1 9.00 5.0 8 5 5 0 2 6 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 6 2 18.00 14.40 10.80 3.60 1.67 2.00 40 0.2 .471        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 9 4 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 .444 .545 .667 1.212      
vs. RHB 14 4 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .357 .643      
FBLOD DOUBLE A 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 0 0 0 0 11.25 4.0 7 5 5 0 2 6  
May 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0  
Career 6 0 0 0 1 9.00 5.0 8 5 5 0 2 6  
Home 3 0 0 0 1 7.71 2.1 5 2 2 0 1 3  
Road 3 0 0 0 0 10.13 2.2 3 3 3 0 1 3  
Grass 6 0 0 0 1 9.00 5.0 8 5 5 0 2 6  
Day 2 0 0 0 0 13.50 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 3  
Night 4 0 0 0 1 7.36 3.2 4 3 3 0 1 3  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 0 0 1 9.00 5.0 8 5 5 0 2 6  
FBLOD HIGH A 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 3 0 0 2 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 1 4 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 3 0 12.60 10.80 7.20 1.80 1.88 1.40 45 0.2 .375        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661      
vs. RHB 12 4 3 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 .333 .308 .583 .891      
FBLOD HIGH A 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 0 2 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 1 4  
Career 3 0 0 2 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 1 4  
Home 2 0 0 1 0 2.25 4.0 5 1 1 0 1 4  
Road 1 0 0 1 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0  
Turf 3 0 0 2 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 1 4  
Day 3 0 0 2 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 1 4  
As Reliever / Substitution 3 0 0 2 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 1 4  
FBLOD LOW A 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 29 0 2 3 1 3.80 42.2 36 18 18 3 10 50 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 1 50.0 29 4 10.76 7.59 10.55 2.11 3.36 1.08 79 0.7 .308        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 55 13 2 1 1 4 2 18 0 1 0 .236 .263 .364 .627      
vs. RHB 105 23 7 1 2 14 8 32 0 1 5 .219 .305 .362 .667      
FBLOD LOW A 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 3 0 0 1 0 3.00 6.0 7 2 2 0 0 8  
June 9 0 2 0 0 3.38 13.1 9 5 5 1 5 14  
July 6 0 0 1 0 6.00 9.0 10 6 6 1 1 10  
August 10 0 0 1 1 3.65 12.1 9 5 5 1 4 16  
September 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2  
Last Year 48 0 4 5 6 3.99 58.2 54 27 26 2 21 66  
Career 77 0 6 8 7 3.91 101.1 90 45 44 5 31 116  
Home 15 0 0 3 1 4.09 22.0 21 10 10 2 3 28  
Road 14 0 2 0 0 3.48 20.2 15 8 8 1 7 22  
Grass 12 0 2 0 0 3.78 16.2 12 7 7 1 7 20  
Turf 17 0 0 3 1 3.81 26.0 24 11 11 2 3 30  
Day 14 0 1 0 0 3.74 21.2 22 9 9 1 5 28  
Night 15 0 1 3 1 3.86 21.0 14 9 9 2 5 22  
As Reliever / Substitution 29 0 2 3 1 3.80 42.2 36 18 18 3 10 50  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 Pinar del Rio - CUB 20 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 .500 3.20 0.0 999
2017 Pinar del Rio - CUB 21 13 0 3 1 1 3.00 18.0 12 7 6 1 8 20 0 0 1.11 .275 3.29 0.2 124
2018 Pinar del Rio - CUB 22 14 14 7 3 0 2.75 78.2 55 26 24 4 24 76 0 0 1.00 .250 3.16 1.8 141
2019 Pinar del Rio - CUB 23 19 19 3 7 0 2.84 101.1 73 41 32 4 35 105 0 0 1.07 .267 2.55 2.8 124
2020 Cienfuegos - CUB 24 18 18 9 2 0 3.00 96.0 86 38 32 6 28 119 1 0 1.19 .332 2.42 3.6 142
2021 Sancti Spiritus - CUB 25 13 13 6 2 0 2.28 71.0 51 18 18 7 16 83 0 0 0.94 .263 3.13 2.0 189
2022 Sancti Spiritus - CUB 26 3 3 0 1 0 5.28 15.1 15 12 9 2 11 15 0 0 1.70 .310 5.67 0.0 86
Total CUB 81 67 28 16 1 2.86 381.0 293 142 121 24 122 418 1 0 1.09 .282 2.91 10.4 144
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Total - 19 15 9 4 1 0 1.55 64.0 43 13 11 1 21 80 0 0 1.00 .264 1.98 2.6 100
2024 Fremont - A 28 48 0 4 5 6 3.99 58.2 54 27 26 2 21 66 0 0 1.28 .333 3.00 1.4 102
2025 Jeanerette - A 29 29 0 2 3 1 3.80 42.2 36 18 18 3 10 50 0 0 1.08 .308 3.36 0.7 112
2025 Apex - A 29 3 0 0 2 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 1.40 .375 1.88 0.2 115
2025 Total - A 29 32 0 2 5 1 3.78 47.2 42 20 20 3 11 54 0 0 1.11 .317 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Cary - AA 29 6 0 0 0 1 9.00 5.0 8 5 5 0 2 6 0 0 2.00 .471 1.67 0.2 46
Total AA 6 0 0 0 1 9.00 5.0 8 5 5 0 2 6 0 0 2.00 .471 1.67 45.7
Total FA+ 3 0 0 2 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 1.40 .375 1.88 115.3
Total FA- 77 0 6 8 7 3.91 101.1 90 45 44 5 31 116 0 0 1.19 .323 3.15 106.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2016 Pinar del Rio - INT P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
2017 Pinar del Rio - INT P 13 0 0 4 1 6 2 .667 18.0 2.00 -0.1 1.003
2018 Pinar del Rio - INT P 13 13 7 13 1 20 0 1.000 78.2 2.29 +0.8 1.161
2019 Pinar del Rio - INT P 19 19 7 14 0 22 1 .955 101.1 1.87 -1.7 .926
2020 Cienfuegos - INT P 18 18 6 5 1 11 0 1.000 96.0 1.03 -0.3 1.028
2021 Sancti Spiritus - INT P 13 13 4 9 2 13 0 1.000 71.0 1.65 +0.5 1.150
2022 Sancti Spiritus - INT P 3 3 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 15.1 2.93 +0.0 1.035
2025 Cary - AA P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
2025 Apex - A P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
2025 Jeanerette - A P 29 0 1 5 0 7 1 .857 42.2 1.27 +0.1 1.061
TOTAL P 118 66 28 52 5 84 4 .952 433.2 1.66 -1.2 1.028
PLAYER HISTORY
08/15/2015 Drafted in the 2015 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick) by the Pinar del Rio Vegueros.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (72); Movement: 63 (72); Control: 12 (43).
11/15/2016 Named the #48 prospect in the CUB
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (74); Movement: 69 (72); Control: 17 (43).
11/15/2017 Named the #38 prospect in the CUB
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (74); Movement: 69 (72); Control: 23 (43).
03/19/2018 Wins the 2017 Round 3 with the Pinar del Rio Vegueros.
11/23/2018 Injured (sore elbow), out for one week.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (59); Movement: 70 (71); Control: 34 (43).
03/15/2019 Wins the 2018 Round 3 with the Pinar del Rio Vegueros.
03/20/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,520 with the Pinar del Rio Vegueros organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (59); Movement: 70 (71); Control: 39 (43).
04/10/2020 Became a free agent.
05/08/2020 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,720 with the Cienfuegos Elefantes organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (59); Movement: 73 (71); Control: 43 (43).
04/01/2021 Finished 3rd in 2020 CUB CUB Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
04/11/2021 Became a free agent.
09/19/2021 Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $29,160 with the Sancti Spiritus Gallos organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (59); Movement: 73 (71); Control: 45 (43).
01/08/2022 Injured (Bone spur (elbow)), out for 3-4 weeks.
02/07/2022 Suspended 2 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 76 (74); Movement: 75 (73); Control: 45 (43).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 76 (74); Movement: 67 (65); Control: 46 (43).
01/28/2024 Signed a minor league contract with the New Vegas Boomers organization.
04/08/2024 Released by the New Vegas organization.
04/26/2024 Signed a minor league contract with the Columbus Legion organization.
10/30/2024 Released by the Columbus organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (74); Movement: 71 (71); Control: 42 (43).
03/29/2025 Signed a minor league contract with the Durham Bull Artists organization.
05/07/2025 Was granted free agency by the Durham organization.
05/19/2025 Signed a minor league contract ($46,000 bonus) with the Philadelphia Black Cats organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2019 19 2
2020 18 10
Year W Rank
2020 9 4
Year Win. % Rank
2020 .818 5
Year K Rank
2020 119 8
Year ERA Rank
2020 3.00 8
Year K/BB Rank
2020 4.25 8
Year RA/9 Rank
2019 9.59 9
Year HR/9 Rank
2019 0.36 4
2020 0.56 2
Year H/9 Rank
2019 6.48 5
Year K/9 Rank
2019 9.33 8
2020 11.16 2
Year CG Rank
2020 1 8
Year CGP Rank
2020 .056 9
Year GB% Rank
2019 0.64 6
Year WAR Rank
2019 2.8 9
2020 3.6 2
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