Grey Albright's 2023 Player Summary |
Signed with the Padres. When I heard this, I immediately went to see if he was older than Fernando Tatis Sr. He is not. Close though! Nelson Cruz is old, but I'm old enough to remember when he was Nelson Cruz Jr., so what does that make me? Dirt old?... (click to read the rest) |
6/2/23 - Out (Hamstring) Cruz is dealing with a hamstring injury and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
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Nelson Cruz Stats
| G | PA | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BB% | K% | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | BABIP | $ |
Last 7 Days | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14.3 | 42.9 | 0.000 | 0.143 | 0.000 | 0.143 | 0.000 | -8.9 |
Last 30 Days | 16 | 42 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7.1 | 38.1 | 0.128 | 0.190 | 0.128 | 0.319 | 0.217 | -8.3 |
Season | 35 | 111 | 105 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 3.6 | 32.4 | 0.238 | 0.270 | 0.381 | 0.651 | 0.328 | -14.8 |
ROS Proj | 61 | 205 | 183 | 44 | 23 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 53 | 8.5 | 25.6 | 0.241 | 0.311 | 0.403 | 0.714 | 0.299 | -14.2 |
Nelson Cruz 2023 Projections | Preseason
Nelson Cruz projected to 150 Games vs RHP and LHP with 12 team mixed fantasy value. This helps identify a player's platoon value for fantasy baseball based on pitcher handedness. These projections by Steamer are a MUCH better indicator of a hitter's platoon splits than in-season stats since it involves multiple years of data and has been properly regressed to league averages. Since games are neutralized across players, values for everyday players may look smaller than for preseason/season to date/rest of season where they benefit from playing time advantages vs other players. In general, left-handed hitters have larger platoon splits.
| PA | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | BABIP | K% | BB% | $ |
vs. RHP | 650 | 584 | 73 | 21 | 78 | 5 | 0.236 | 0.304 | 0.387 | 0.691 | 0.298 | 27.0 | 7.9 | 3.2 |
vs. LHP | 650 | 578 | 79 | 25 | 86 | 4 | 0.254 | 0.327 | 0.427 | 0.754 | 0.300 | 23.3 | 9.3 | 9.0 |
Nelson Cruz daily MLB projections and fantasy value for next 7-10 days. LU=Lineup. If the lineup has been released and incorporated into the projections, it is listed as "Live". Click link in LU to see the lineup at
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lineups for the last 6 days.
| GT | Opp | SP | %St | LU | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | $ |
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Nelson Cruz daily fantasy baseball projections for DFS sites such as DraftKings and FanDuel. LU=Lineup. If the lineup has been released and incorporated into the projections, it is listed as "Live". Click link in LU to see the lineup at
Baseball Press as well as previous 3 days' lineups.
| DFS Site | Opp | SP | L/R | %St | LU | Proj Pts | Salary | $/Pt |
Nelson Cruz Game Log | Last 30 Days
Date | Opp | SP | R/L | BatOrd | PA | AB | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | $ |
2023-05-31 | @MIA | BGarrett | L | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -67 |
2023-05-27 | @NYY | LSeverino | R | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 | -57 |
2023-05-25 | @WSH | JIrvin | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -45 |
2023-05-23 | @WSH | MGore | L | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 | -12 |
2023-05-20 | BOS | CSale | L | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 | -57 |
2023-05-19 | BOS | JPaxton | L | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | -35 |
2023-05-17 | KC | CHernandez | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -57 |
2023-05-16 | KC | BSinger | R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | -33 |
2023-05-14 | @LAD | TGonsolin | R | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -78 |
2023-05-13 | @LAD | JUrias | L | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | -35 |
2023-05-12 | @LAD | DMay | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 0 |
2023-05-11 | @MIN | BOber | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -45 |
2023-05-10 | @MIN | PLopez | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -45 |
2023-05-07 | LAD | JUrias | L | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -78 |
2023-05-05 | LAD | CKershaw | L | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -67 |
2023-05-02 | CIN | GAshcraft | R | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | -35 |
2023-05-01 | CIN | LWeaver | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -45 |
Nelson Cruz Batting Order Game Averages | Current Season
Nelson Cruz current season averages per batting order spot along with 12 team mixed fantasy value ($). Only includes games started. Games started percentages for RHP vs LHP are based on last 30 days.
Bat Ord | GS | GS% vRHP | GS% vLHP | PA | AB | H | 2B | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | BABIP | K% | BB% | $ |
4 | 9 | 100 | 0 | 4.11 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.22 | 0.250 | 0.270 | 0.417 | 0.687 | 0.333 | 30 | 0 | 7 |
5 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 4.11 | 3.78 | 1.22 | 0.11 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.78 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 1.00 | 0.324 | 0.351 | 0.441 | 0.792 | 0.400 | 24 | 5 | 25 |
6 | 5 | 67 | 33 | 3.20 | 3.00 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 0.133 | 0.187 | 0.267 | 0.454 | 0.200 | 31 | 6 | -50 |
7 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 67 | 0 | -67 |
Nelson Cruz Stats | Season
Nelson Cruz stats and 5x5 fantasy value from 2013-2023.
| Team | Pos | G | PA | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | $ |
2013 | TEX | OF | 109 | 456 | 413 | 110 | 49 | 27 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 109 | 0.266 | 0.327 | 0.506 | 0.833 | 9.1 |
2014 | BAL | OF | 159 | 678 | 613 | 166 | 87 | 40 | 108 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 140 | 0.271 | 0.333 | 0.525 | 0.858 | 26.6 |
2015 | SEA | OF | 152 | 655 | 590 | 178 | 90 | 44 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 164 | 0.302 | 0.369 | 0.566 | 0.935 | 27.4 |
2016 | SEA | OF | 155 | 667 | 589 | 169 | 96 | 43 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 159 | 0.287 | 0.360 | 0.555 | 0.915 | 26.1 |
2017 | SEA | OF | 155 | 645 | 556 | 160 | 91 | 39 | 119 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 140 | 0.288 | 0.375 | 0.549 | 0.924 | 25.7 |
2018 | SEA | OF | 146 | 591 | 519 | 133 | 70 | 37 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 122 | 0.256 | 0.342 | 0.509 | 0.851 | 15.3 |
2019 | MIN | DH | 120 | 520 | 454 | 141 | 81 | 41 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 131 | 0.311 | 0.392 | 0.639 | 1.031 | 19.9 |
2020 | MIN | DH | 53 | 214 | 185 | 56 | 33 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 58 | 0.303 | 0.397 | 0.595 | 0.992 | 21.9 |
2021 | TB | DH | 140 | 580 | 513 | 136 | 79 | 32 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 126 | 0.265 | 0.334 | 0.497 | 0.831 | 15.4 |
2022 | WSH | DH | 124 | 504 | 448 | 105 | 50 | 10 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 119 | 0.234 | 0.313 | 0.337 | 0.650 | -0.8 |
2023 | SD | DH | 35 | 111 | 105 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 0.238 | 0.270 | 0.381 | 0.651 | -14.8 |
Nelson Cruz Stats | Monthly
Nelson Cruz 2023 fantasy value by month for 5x5 leagues.
| G | PA | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BB% | K% | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | $ |
April | 17 | 61 | 58 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1.6 | 29.5 | 0.328 | 0.350 | 0.552 | 0.902 | 9.7 |
May | 15 | 39 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7.7 | 35.9 | 0.139 | 0.205 | 0.139 | 0.344 | -7.6 |
Players exceeding projected BABIP are more likely to see a regression towards Expected AVG. Vice versa.
AB | BABIP | BABIP (Proj) | BABIP (Diff) | AVG | AVG (Expected) | AVG (Diff) |
105 | 0.328 | 0.299 | 0.029 | 0.238 | 0.219 | 0.019 |
Nelson Cruz Fantasy Baseball | Rest of Season Player Rater
Nelson Cruz Fantasy Baseball | Rest of Season Player Rater (non-standard 5x5)
Nelson Cruz Fantasy Baseball | Preseason Player Rater
Based on our adjusted Steamer projections for 5x5 leagues with 67/33 hitter/pitcher split.
Nelson Cruz Fantasy Baseball | Preseason Player Rater (non-standard 5x5)
Based on our adjusted Steamer projections with a 67/33 hitter/pitcher split.
Nelson Cruz 2023 Projections | Preseason
Nelson Cruz Fantasy Outlook For 2023
Grey Albright Player Summary |
Signed with the Padres. When I heard this, I immediately went to see if he was older than Fernando Tatis Sr. He is not. Close though! Nelson Cruz is old, but I'm old enough to remember when he was Nelson Cruz Jr., so what does that make me? Dirt old? This signing could ruin my Jose Azocar crazy-crazy-crazy-late sleeper outfielder pick, if I let it, but I'm ostrich'ing my head in the sand, and gonna pretend Azocar will get enough at-bats to SAGNOF. |
Player data for Nelson Cruz maintained by Rudy Gamble | Updated: 2023-06-02 09:55:20 PM EST

2023-06-03