SS Willmer De La Cruz #20
Tampa Bay Rays MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/03/2027
 OA: 35 POT: 35
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SS WILLMER DE LA CRUZ #20 - AGE: 24 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
71 218 60 9 2 4 25 12 56 .275 .313 .390 1 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 45 45 45 50
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 50
Errors: - 55 55
Arm: 20 50 50
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 40
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/03/2027 TOR Win, 5-4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/2027 TOR Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/2027 NYY Win, 6-1 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/26/2027 @ TOR Win, 4-0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/23/2027 @ TOR Win, 7-3 4 2 3 3 1 0 1 0
09/22/2027 @ TEX Win, 6-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/21/2027 @ TEX Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/20/2027 @ TEX Win, 7-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2027 LV Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/18/2027 LV Loss, 2-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Plays the game with his pedal to the metal.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:04/06/2003
Born in:Santo Domingo, DIS
Nationality:Dominican
Height:5' 8"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$825,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 71 218 60 9 2 4 25 25 12 56 .275 .313 .390 .703 .305 .115 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 60 233 1 0 0 5 5 2 85 15 1 0 100.0 26.4 4.20 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   72 23 4 0 1 5 7 1 14 0 4 1 .319 .338 .417 .755
Versus Right   146 37 5 2 3 20 16 11 42 2 1 0 .253 .302 .377 .679
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
May   24 5 0 1 0 3 2 0 9 0 1 0 .208 .208 .292 .500
June   29 8 1 0 2 2 2 1 7 0 1 0 .276 .300 .517 .817
July   19 7 1 0 0 4 6 4 8 1 0 0 .368 .458 .421 .879
August   54 8 2 0 0 6 4 3 13 1 2 1 .148 .203 .185 .389
September   81 29 4 1 2 10 10 4 18 0 1 0 .358 .388 .506 .894
October   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Spring Training   62 22 4 0 1 5 5 5 16 0 0 0 .355 .403 .468 .871
Last Year   285 76 9 0 5 28 34 26 72 1 0 1 .267 .329 .351 .680
Career   503 136 18 2 9 53 59 38 128 3 5 2 .270 .322 .368 .690
Home   89 27 6 0 1 6 10 4 18 0 0 0 .303 .333 .404 .738
Road   129 33 3 2 3 19 15 8 38 2 5 1 .256 .300 .380 .680
Grass   106 26 3 2 2 13 9 6 33 1 4 0 .245 .283 .368 .651
Turf   112 34 6 0 2 12 16 6 23 1 1 1 .304 .342 .411 .752
Day   75 20 3 1 1 8 13 6 25 1 1 1 .267 .325 .373 .699
Night   143 40 6 1 3 17 12 6 31 1 4 0 .280 .307 .399 .705
As Starter   207 56 8 2 4 24 21 12 54 2 5 1 .271 .311 .386 .697
As Reliever / Substitution   11 4 1 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Pinch Hitting   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Close/Late   71 25 4 0 1 4 10 5 18 0 1 0 .352 .395 .451 .845
Inning 1-3   56 14 1 0 3 14 6 3 16 2 1 0 .250 .279 .429 .707
Inning 4-6   68 15 2 0 0 5 3 3 18 0 3 1 .221 .264 .250 .514
Inning 7-9   86 29 6 2 1 6 14 5 19 0 1 0 .337 .374 .488 .862
Extra Innings   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
0 Outs   83 26 3 2 0 3 11 4 16 1 3 0 .313 .341 .398 .738
1 Outs   62 13 1 0 1 6 6 2 22 1 2 1 .210 .242 .274 .517
2 Outs   73 21 5 0 3 16 6 6 18 0 0 0 .288 .342 .479 .821
Scoring Position   44 16 2 1 2 23 8 5 8 2 5 1 .364 .423 .591 1.014
Bases Empty   135 33 6 1 2 2 13 6 39 0 0 0 .244 .277 .348 .625
Runner on 1st   39 11 1 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0 0 .282 .300 .308 .608
Runner on 2nd   16 8 0 1 0 7 5 2 3 0 5 0 .500 .556 .625 1.181
Runner on 3rd   3 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 .667 .750 1.000 1.750
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 3 0 0 2 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 1.000 1.400
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 .125 .250 .125 .375
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   100 21 4 0 2 13 6 8 56 1 0 0 .210 .266 .310 .576
First Pitch   34 11 2 0 1 5 7 0 0 0 1 1 .324 .343 .471 .813
Count 0-1   16 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   19 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 0 0 0 .158 .158 .211 .368
Count 1-0   19 8 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 .421 .400 .632 1.032
Count 1-1   25 9 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 .360 .360 .480 .840
Count 1-2   29 9 2 0 0 2 2 0 17 0 0 0 .310 .310 .379 .690
Count 2-0   10 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .800 1.300
Count 2-1   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 2-2   32 6 1 0 2 7 3 0 16 1 0 0 .188 .182 .406 .588
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Full Count   20 3 0 0 0 3 0 8 12 0 0 0 .150 .393 .150 .543
Behind in Count   64 16 3 0 0 4 4 0 28 0 0 0 .250 .250 .297 .547
Ahead in Count   43 15 2 1 1 5 5 4 0 1 2 0 .349 .396 .512 .907
Batting Leadoff   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   11 3 1 1 0 1 3 2 5 0 0 0 .273 .385 .545 .930
Batting 3rd   5 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Batting 5th   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 8th   79 23 3 1 2 10 10 3 19 1 2 1 .291 .321 .430 .752
Batting 9th   118 30 4 0 2 13 8 7 30 1 3 0 .254 .294 .339 .633
Low Leverage   85 22 4 1 2 3 8 5 24 0 0 0 .259 .300 .400 .700
Medium Leverage   80 26 3 1 0 7 11 3 23 1 3 1 .325 .353 .388 .740
High Leverage   52 12 2 0 2 15 4 4 9 1 2 0 .231 .281 .385 .665
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB 23 90 285 76 9 0 5 28 34 26 1 1 72 5 2 .267 .329 .351 .680 84 87 0.6
2027 Tampa Bay - MLB 24 71 218 60 9 2 4 25 25 12 1 2 56 1 0 .275 .313 .390 .703 95 93 0.3
Total MLB 161 503 136 18 2 9 53 59 38 2 3 128 6 2 .270 .322 .368 .690 89 89 0.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2021 Tampa Bay (DSL) - R 18 51 165 43 9 2 2 19 37 41 3 1 51 21 11 .261 .414 .376 .790 103 105 0.7
2022 Tampa Bay (FCL) - R 19 37 106 30 3 1 1 12 22 19 1 0 28 9 4 .283 .397 .358 .755 92 96 0.3
2023 Tampa Bay (DSL) - R 20 56 164 32 5 1 4 23 20 43 5 0 59 5 0 .195 .377 .311 .688 88 95 0.7
2024 Tampa Bay (DSL) - R 21 59 205 58 9 1 8 45 32 42 3 1 65 2 1 .283 .410 .454 .864 144 141 2.1
2025 Tampa Bay (DSL) - R 22 41 165 56 12 2 5 33 37 34 0 0 41 6 0 .339 .452 .527 .980 176 173 2.6
2025 Charleston - A 22 36 139 38 8 0 3 21 24 19 3 2 35 5 1 .273 .368 .396 .764 104 106 0.7
Total CAR 36 139 38 8 0 3 21 24 19 3 2 35 5 1 .273 .368 .396 .764 104 106
Total FCL 37 106 30 3 1 1 12 22 19 1 0 28 9 4 .283 .397 .358 .755 92 96
Total DSL 207 699 189 35 6 19 120 126 160 11 2 216 34 12 .270 .413 .419 .832 128 128
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB 2B 36 29 54 82 22 138 2 .986 277.0 4.42 -1.0 .967
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB SS 44 44 75 98 25 179 6 .966 380.2 4.09 -0.5 .938
2027 Tampa Bay - MLB 2B 28 24 40 61 14 103 2 .981 225.0 4.04 -1.1 .981
2027 Tampa Bay - MLB 3B 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.048
2027 Tampa Bay - MLB SS 36 36 49 98 28 149 2 .987 306.2 4.31 -2.4 .974
2027 Tampa Bay - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 64 53 94 143 36 241 4 .983 502.0 4.25 -2.1 .972
TOTAL 3B 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.048
TOTAL SS 80 80 124 196 53 328 8 .976 687.1 4.19 -2.9 .955
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
07/02/2019 Signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 30 (50).
08/03/2024 Injured (calf cramp),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 35 (50).
08/01/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Dominican Rookie League All-Star Game.
10/03/2025 Wins the 2025 Carolina League Round 2 with the Charleston RiverDogs!
10/12/2025 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
12/07/2026 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $800,000.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
08/25/2027 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/10/2027 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
10/02/2027 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2027 5 6
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