The Atlanta Braves introduced earlier this morning that the group has signed outfielder Bryan De La Cruz to a non-guaranteed contract for the 2025 season.
The #Braves at this time signed OF Bryan De La Cruz to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract for the 2025 season.
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) December 15, 2024
The now 27-year-old De La Cruz debuted with the Miami Marlins in 2021, taking part in all three outfield positions with the crew till he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier than the commerce deadline in 2024. De La Cruz was signed by the Houston Astros as a global free agent and traded to Miami previous to the 2021 commerce deadline.
For his profession, the right-handed hitter has appeared in 475 video games, however has posted a -1.2 fWAR with poor defensive metrics though Baseball Savant charges his arm power at a near-elite degree however with horrible vary.
Offensively, De La Cruz has struggled the previous two seasons, though with above common means to hit within the candy spot. Atlanta is probably going seeking to see if they’ll return him to the output he had in 2022 when his exhausting hit, candy spot and different bat-to-ball metrics have been at or close to elite ranges. For his profession, he has 58 dwelling runs with a 90 wRC+.
The Braves will give De La Cruz a glance as a attainable platoon or reserve outfield possibility after Ronald Acuña, Jr. returns throughout the 2025 season.
