Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan De La Cruz went 3-for-4 in a 7-0 victory over the division rival Cincinnati Reds on Thursday. The outfielder had two doubles amongst his three hits and also drove in three runs during the contest. Since being acquired from the Miami Marlins at this years trade deadline, De La Cruz has become a fixture in the Pirates lineup. Although he has yet to hit a home run with his new club, he has still put up valuable numbers this season with Miami and Pittsburgh, where the 27-year-old has hit .244 with 18 homers and 58 RBI in 492 at-bats between both clubs. He is not a must-roster, but he is worth a look in deeper mixed leagues, where managers are seeking outfield depth.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz has been traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. Unsurprisingly, the Marlins traded De La Cruz after moving Josh Bell and Jazz Chisholm Jr. as well. The 27-year-old is putting together a strong season in 2024. He's slashing .245/.289./417 with 18 home runs and 51 RBI in 105 games with the Marlins. His slash line could be better, but his power numbers have heavily improved this season. A move to a more hitter-friendly park should help his numbers as well. In exchange for De La Cruz, the Marlins will receive right-hander Jun-Seok Shim and infielder Garret Forrester.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz put together a three-hit night in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Mets. De La Cruz went 3-for-5 with two singles, a solo home run, and a stolen base. The 27-year-old turned on a seventh-inning Jose Butto offering, depositing it into the left-field bullpen for his 17th HR of the season. De La Cruz is now slashing .242/.287/.411 with 42 runs scored, 45 RBI, and three stolen bases in 426 plate appearances. He started the season on a promising note but has failed to hit for a good average starting in May onwards. Outfield is not as strong of a fantasy position as it has been in previous seasons, but fantasy managers should still have chances to find higher-upside options at this time.

The Miami Herald's Craig Mish writes that the Miami Marlins are unlikely to trade outfielders Jesus Sanchez and Bryan De La Cruz by the July 30 trade deadline this summer. The Marlins could very well trade outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. and left-hander Jesus Luzard (back), but not before Luzardo is healthy. Both Sanchez and De La Cruz are under contract through the 2027 season, making them attractive to contenders looking for extra years of control. It's also what makes them worth keeping for the struggling Marlins, though. Sanchez has been a below-average hitter with a .687 OPS, .239 average (61-for-255) with nine homers and a career-high six stolen bases, while De La Cruz has shown slightly more power with 15 long balls and 42 RBI while posting a .696 OPS and .237 average (84-for-354).

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz is out of the starting lineup ahead of Sunday's game against the Chicago White Sox. The 27-year-old will get a day off after gong 1-for-8 over the first two games of the series. In his place, Nick Gordon will cover left field and bat seventh versus right-hander Jonathan Cannon. Fantasy managers who have De La Cruz rostered should adjust their lineups ahead of first pitch.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz has been a nice source of power for this offense through the first few months of the season. On Sunday, De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored in the win over the Philadelphia Phillies. He is now up to 15 homers, which is only a few behind his career high which is 19 long balls. The 27-year-old is putting together a nice season and should be a player to watch at the upcoming trade deadline. Possibly, De La Cruz could see an increase in fantasy value with a move to a more hitter-friendly ballpark.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz picked up three hits in a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. De La Cruz went 3-for-4 with a double and a solo homer to help power Miami to the series-opening win over Cleveland. The 27-year-old outfielder blasted a 432-foot solo bomb off Cleveland starter Logan Allen in the third inning to give the Marlins their first run of the ballgame. De La Cruz is now hitting .252 with 11 homers, 30 runs, 28 RBI, and a steal across 246 at-bats this season. Well on his way to establishing a new career-high in homers (19), De La Cruz has been a nice source of cheap power this season.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz has been one of the few bright spots for this team early in the season. On Wednesday, De La Cruz blasted a two-run home run off right-hander Casey Mize during the opening frame. The homer from De La Cruz was enough for the Marlins as they won the game 2-0. De La Cruz now has nine home runs, 24 RBI, and one steal this season. He has put together a nice breakout campaign early in the season.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz has been heating up at the plate over the last week or so. On Wednesday, De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during the 3-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The 27-year-old is currently on a six-game hitting streak. During that span, De La Cruz has posted three multi-hit games. Fantasy managers should make sure to keep him in their lineups while he's hot at the plate.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz tallied his first three-hit game of the season in the team's 10-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. De La Cruz moved down in the order for Sunday's game, hitting seventh, after batting third through fifth in every game before that. However, the move down in the order helped the 27-year-old. He singled in his first two at-bats before starting off the eighth inning with a single. De La Cruz is a sneaky fantasy option moving forward, and someone fantasy managers should keep an eye on. He has a hit in nine of 10 games to begin the 2024 campaign.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz is off to a solid start this spring as he look to bounce back from what was, overall, a down season at the plate. The 27-year-old is 4-for-12 (.333) with a pair of doubles and five RBI across 12 trips to the plate to begin his Grapefruit League action. In his age-26 season, De La Cruz hit .257 with 19 home runs and 78 RBI, alongside a .715 OPS, across 153 games played in 2023, production that graded out 8% inferior to the league average, as per his 92 wRC+. However, his .330 xwOBA was well above his .309 wOBA and he generally posted strong Statcast metrics. ATC projects 20 home runs and 69 RBI for De La Cruz in the 2024 season, making him a decent, yet unspectacular fantasy asset.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz (ankle) is playing right field and hitting fifth in the batting order on Tuesday against New York Mets left-hander Joey Lucchesi. De La Cruz is returning to Miami's starting lineup after he missed the last three games with right-ankle soreness. The 26-year-old Dominican outfielder is currently slashing .254/.302/.419 with a career-high 19 home runs, 31 doubles, 74 RBI, three stolen bases and 58 runs scored in 142 games in his third major-league season for the Fish. In 14 starts in the month of September, he's gone 12-for-50 (.240) with three home runs, a double, 10 RBI and nine runs scored. Against southpaws in 2023, De La Cruz is hitting .270 (34-for-126) with three of his 19 long balls.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz (ankle) departed Friday's game against the Atlanta Braves due to right ankle discomfort. The 26-year-old came up hobbled while legging out a groundball during the third inning. De La Cruz went 1-for-2 with an RBI and one run scored before Garrett Hampson replaced him in left field. He should be considered day-to-day until we know more on his status. De La Cruz has carried value in NL-only leagues as a fixture in Miami's heart of the order throughout the campaign, hitting .254 with 19 home runs, 74 RBI, 58 runs scored, and three stolen bases through 535 at-bats. Jesus Sanchez and Jon Berti could also slide to left to help plug the hole there if De La Cruz is facing an extended absence.

On Thursday, Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz notched his 15th home run and 23rd double of the season while striking out once as the Marlins lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2. He's smacked three home runs in the last seven Miami contests. De La Cruz now leads his team in runs batted in with 58. At 26 years old, he is slashing .270/.317/.757 while striking 107 times in 400 trips to the plate in 2023.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz isn't in the team's starting lineup on Sunday against the division-rival Atlanta Braves. The Fish will give De La Cruz a breather after he snapped an 11-game hitting streak on Saturday by going 0-for-4 with a strikeout. In his absence, Jesus Sanchez will get the nod in left field and will bat fifth in the lineup against Braves right-hander Spencer Strider. The 26-year-old De La Cruz had gone 16-for-46 (.348) with a home run, three doubles, five RBI and six runs scored in 48 plate appearances during his 11-game hitting streak to raise his season slash line to .277/.324/.422. Overall, the Dominican outfielder has nine long balls, 17 doubles, 43 RBI, three steals and 35 runs scored in 80 games in his third MLB campaign.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in a 9-6 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday. De La Cruz, who was batting out of the two-hole in this one, extended Miami's lead to five runs when he took Josh Staumont deep with Luis Arraez aboard in the bottom of the sixth inning. It was his only hit of the night but it was his eighth long ball of the year. The 26-year-old outfielder has been a solid contributor for the Marlins and should remain in the lineup as long as he continues to hit consistently. Overall, he's slashing .300/.351/.464 with eight long balls, 28 RBI, and three stolen bases over 207 at-bats on the year.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz is getting a rare start out of the leadoff spot Tuesday when the club takes on left-hander Ryan Weathers and the visiting San Diego Padres. It's just the second start out of the one-hole this season for the 26-year-old who has recovered since struggling to begin the month of May. De La Cruz has posted a .900 OPS and .389 wOBA for the month while he's hitting .291 with six homers, three steals, and a .785 OPS across 50 appearances on the campaign. He is one of eight right-handed Marlins bats stacked against the southpaw Weathers Tuesday night.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz will return to the starting lineup Thursday after getting a breather on Wednesday. The 26-year-old has collected just two hits across his last 29 plate appearances spanning seven games while he's struck out in 17 of those trips to the plate. It appears the club is easing him back into the lineup in a lower-pressure role as he'll hit eighth against Braves left-hander Dylan Dodd. For the season, De La Cruz is hitting .250 with two homers, one stolen base, and a .656 OPS across 103 trips to the plate. There's still plenty of upside for a player that homered 13 times with four stolen bases across 115 games last season along with a bat that ended up slightly better than league, as per his 104 wRC+, as a 25-year-old.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz is not in Wednesday's starting lineup against the Atlanta Braves and right-hander Kyle Wright. The 26-year-old gets a breath amid a big slump that's seen him record just two hits -- both singles -- over his last 29 trips to the plate while he's racked up an eye-popping 17 strikeouts in that time. He also has 11 punchouts over his last 17 plate appearances with one hit in that span. For the season, De La Cruz is hitting .253 with two home runs, one stolen base, and a .662 OPS across 102 trips to the plate. Jesus Sanchez will slide over to left field in De La Cruz's stead while Garrett Hampson enters the lineup and will man right field.

Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz collected five hits over a twin bill against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday. He homered and collected four doubles with a run scored, an RBI, a walk, and a stolen base. De La Cruz now has a nine-game hitting streak and a .328/.370/.493 slash line on the season. The 26-year-old doesn't have the best counting stats but is useful in deep leagues.