Fernando
Cruz
PAge : 36Throws : R
#63
Fernando Cruz
#63P
New York Yankees
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 108 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-09-02
Born in : Bayamon, Puerto Rico
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Yankees | 61 | 4 | 6 | 3.13 | 54.2 | 67 | 1.34 |
| 2025 | New York Yankees | 49 | 3 | 4 | 3.56 | 48.0 | 72 | 1.19 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Reds | 69 | 3 | 8 | 4.86 | 66.2 | 109 | 1.34 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 1 | 2 | 4.91 | 66.0 | 98 | 1.21 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.23 | 14.2 | 21 | 1.23 |
| Career totals | 251 | 11 | 21 | 4.03 | 250.0 | 367 | 1.27 | |
ContractNew York Yankees payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 1.5 M$
- AAV
- 1.45 M$
2026
1.45 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.13
FIP
4.18
xFIP
4.50
ERA-
75
WHIP
1.34
K%
28.6 %
BB%
13.7 %
Strikeouts
67
Innings
54.7
Wins
4
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.3
Strikeouts
59
2026 WAR
0.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-4)
- 20231.6 WAR · 1.6 per full season
- 20241.1 WAR · 1.1 per full season
- 20250.8 WAR · 1.1 per full season
- 20260.4 WAR · 0.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
-34 · 36 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
79
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 69
- STF
- Stuff
- 89
- CTL
- Control
- 56
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 76
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 85
- EX
- Experience
- 61
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
0.4
#113 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
60 / 100
#105 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
50 / 100
Surplus $2.5M · salary $1.4MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.18 · RA9-WAR: 0.8
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
93.2 mi/h
23th percentile
K%
28.6 %
85th percentile
BB%
13.7 %
8th percentile
xERA
3.30
78th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.281
78th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.0 %
19th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NYY | 0.4 | 60 | 79 | 93.2 | 28.6 | 13.7 | 3.30 | .281 |
| 2025 | NYY | 0.8 | 84 | 77 | 93.9 | 36.0 | 12.0 | 3.41 | .288 |
| 2024 | CIN | 1.1 | 80 | 77 | 94.7 | 37.8 | 12.2 | 3.94 | .311 |
| 2023 | CIN | 1.6 | 82 | 80 | 94.3 | 35.1 | 10.0 | 3.48 | .289 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | vs HOU | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Aug 22 | vs TOR | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.85 |
| Aug 19 | @ BAL | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.92 |
| Aug 18 | @ BAL | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 |
| Aug 13 | vs SEA | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.81 |
| Aug 12 | vs SEA | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.86 |
| Aug 7 | vs ATL | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.88 |
| Aug 4 | vs STL | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.76 |
| Aug 3 | vs STL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.79 |
| Aug 1 | @ CHC | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.85 |