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Yankees · RP · Rare · 2026
Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz's 2026 Legends Deck card is rated 82 overall using real 2026 Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, spin, expected ERA, put-away rate). Ratings refresh nightly.
Source MLB Statcast dataThrough Rating refreshed nightly
82
RP
Fernando Cruz
Yankees · 2026 · B:R T:R
ERA3.13
K67
WHIP1.34
Gold
Marketplace
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Play a half-inning in our Statcast-driven sim. Fernando Cruz's real 2026 numbers are why this card is rated 82. No signup, about 90 seconds.
Overall Rating
Overall · out of 9982
Power73
Control74
Run prevention77
Durability60
Rare · New York Yankees · MLB lists: P
Pitching Stats (2026)
| G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | K/9 | ERA | WHIP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 54.2 | 41 | 19 | 32 | 67 | 11.0 | 3.13 | 1.34 | 234 |
2026 MLB regular season, official MLB stats.
Statcast History
| Year | BF | FB Velo | Whiff% | Chase% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 200 | 93.9 mph | 46.5% | 30.9% |
| 2024 | 288 | 94.7 mph | 38.2% | 29.9% |
| 2023 | 279 | 94.3 mph | 34.5% | 31.1% |
Per-season Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, whiff and chase rates induced).
Transaction History
Fernando Cruz appears in 4 archived official MLB transactions (1 trade), newest first.
| Date | Type | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2024 | Trade | Cincinnati Reds | New York Yankees | New York Yankees traded C Jose Trevino to Cincinnati Reds for RHP Fernando Cruz and C Alex Jackson. |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Signed as free agent | — | Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Fernando Cruz to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 17, 2015 | Signed as free agent | — | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Fernando Cruz to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 19, 2014 | Signed as free agent | — | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Fernando Cruz to a minor league contract. |
From MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed (2011 to the current season, trades/signings/releases involving major-league clubs). Trade rows that name several players are keyed to one player by the feed; other players named in the trade are joined through its description, and same-name cases the feed cannot disambiguate are counted, not guessed. Browse the full archive.
Statcast (2026)
| xERA | 3.30 |
|---|---|
| xwOBA Against | 0.281 |
| Avg Fastball Velo | 93.2 mph |
| Put-Away Rate | — |
| Zone Rate | 42.6% |
| First-Pitch Strike | 57.6% |
Statcast Leaderboard Rankings
Fernando Cruz Whiff Rate 2026
Fernando Cruz's 2026 whiff rate is 39.1%, ranked #4 of 517 pitchers with 100+ batters faced on the MLB Statcast whiff rate leaderboard. Source: MLB Statcast data, refreshed nightly.
What is whiff rate? Percentage of swings against a pitcher that miss contact — swinging strikes divided by total swings, not total pitches.Marketplace Price History
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How this rating was calculated
Legends Deck rates every card using percentile-scaled Statcast data. Fernando Cruz's current rating of 82 reflects their real 2026 season performance as of the last nightly refresh, not editorial opinion. When their actual Statcast numbers change, the card rating changes.
Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Glossary: xwOBA, Statcast.
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