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Elly De La Cruz is a fantasy baseball SS prospect sleeper and minor leaguer to know. Read our MLB prospects outlooks for fantasy baseball rookies and call-ups.
PROSPECT: Elly De La Cruz, SS, Cincinnati Reds
ANALYSIS: The narrative for Elly De La Cruz for a while now has been that he possesses massive fantasy upside given his elite power and speed, but that the approach needed refinement. We saw that all on full display last season when De La Cruz went bonkers for 28 home runs and 47 steals in 121 games.
However, he also struck out in 30.8% of his plate appearances. This season was off to a similar tune, but De La Cruz's approach has done a complete 180 from April to March. And fortunately, De La Cruz hasn't sacrificed his power to improve his approach either, as is often the case.
On the season, Elly is already up to six home runs and four steals in 103 plate appearances with a .278/.369/.589.
VERDICT: Once De La Cruz is up, the potential fantasy impact is immense, and there will surely be a massive rugby-style scrum to pick him up or acquire him via weekly FAAB. If he's sitting on your league's waiver wire, do your best to change that in a hurry.
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