Chris Rose
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Build your confidence back up.
We'll be waiting for you when you're ready.
But O'Neal Cruz is a guy we kind of waited to explode on the scene.
And he's done some good things.
He has tremendous power.
His exit velo is Otani and Stanton-ish.
And he's a great athlete.
He's got a great arm.
He, like Tatis, is another guy that was a shortstop.
They moved to the outfield, and it hasn't been good.
Now, apparently he worked with Kevin Kiermaier, I believe, in the offseason, right?
The multi-time gold glover that you guys know so well up there.
But as far as a consistent bat, he has not been that.
And he has been a nightmare when facing left-handed pitching.
I think he's got a career 6.03 OPS against left-handed pitching.
Well, right now he's 8 for 17 with three homers.
He got intentionally walked when facing a lefty.
That would never have happened before this year.
So it's a guy who we're all familiar with.
But if the Pirates are really going to stick in this thing,