The Reds star is on pace for 51 homers and 85 stolen bases in 2024.
Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz made his Major League debut last June and immediately announced himself, at the age of 21, as one of the most exciting players in baseball.
There was some obvious rookie rawness reflected in his stats as he only managed to post a .710 OPS, and his 144 strikeouts in 388 at-bats were an unsustainable pace. Still, the magical moments remained, like when took his time trotting after one of his 13 tape-measure blasts or when he wasted no time at all racing around the basepaths.
On Friday night, De La Cruz stole three bases and launched a three-run homer. His slash line sits at .290/.364/1.001. The longball was his sixth of the year and upped his RBI total to 14. He now has a MLB-leading 10 steals and is on pace to swipe 85 for the year. Again, small-sample caveats apply, but that projects to 85 for the entire year — which would be the highest total since Rickey Henderson racked up 93 steals in 1988.
In 2023, Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña became the founding member of Major League Baseball's 40 homer/70 steal club. De La Cruz has the skill and potential to join him. Charting out what could be in April is wishcasting by definition, but at this clip he'd be the first explorer to find the 50/80 frontier.
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