Oneil Cruz's Transition & Impact in Fantasy Baseball

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00:00Pittsburgh Pirates. Everybody's talking about their pitching staff, but it's the

00:03offense is going to be what we're really focusing on here. And it's O'Neill Cruz

00:06moving from shortstop to the outfield full time. Probably a good move for him.

00:11He's coming off a 2020 season. He's projected to have a 2020 season here

00:15this year. That's very valuable, more valuable. It's shortstop than it is in

00:18the outfield, though, George. That is the question, because at best, you're

00:22probably looking at a 2 50 hitter because he has a 30% strikeout rate.

00:25Still too much swing and miss from O'Neill Cruz. Now, when you're looking

00:29at him, George, and trying to figure out what kind of investment you're

00:33gonna get on the return. He's a top 50 player. Does Cruz do enough for you in

00:37his position right now is a 25 25 to 50 guy and his current top 50 ADP.

00:44Well, I think if I'm taking on your cruise and once again, I'm not. I'm not

00:48shying away from it all. I like the player. I think you want the upside. I

00:52think there is upside. You know, 30 30 is certainly not out of possible

00:55out of the realm of possibilities here with an average that won't hurt you. I

00:59don't think you're gonna get an answer to help you in fantasy, but with an

01:02average that won't hurt you. So yeah, I like the upside here. Now he does play

01:05in PNC, which is, by the way, beautiful ballpark. If you've never been there,

01:09probably my favorite of the ballparks I've been to. But it's a major, major

01:14pitchers park, right? The ball does not travel. Well, it's great for doubles

01:17and triples, which is awesome for O'Neill's got speed, you know, to spare

01:22there. But home runs, it's limited for home runs here. So I like the player.

01:25But if I do draft him, Jeff, where he's going means I'm drafting him for the

01:29upside. I said, I think I think there's more to get out of him. So that's what

01:33I'm looking for here. But the other problem is for Pittsburgh, by the way,

01:36once again, he's another guy. I'm not letting beat me. You know, not that he's

01:40Jose Ramirez. He's not, but picture doesn't have a lot often. I think they

01:44have great pitchers there, but the offense is not much. You should be able

01:47to avoid him.