The Book on Kelvin de la Cruz
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Kelvin de la Cruz / LHP, CLE
Born 1/8/1988
La Vega,
D.R.
Height 6-5
Weight 187
Bats/Throws L/L
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/9/2012): #389
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
Kelvin de la Cruz is a skeletal left-handed strike machine buried in the Indians' farm system. A fastball specialist who rose through three levels of minor league play iback in 2008, he found some floor since, most recently posting a pedestrian 5-6, 4.19, 1.48 line in 86 AA innings (16 starts and 7 bullpen gigs) for Akron. He's still got crazy-good stuff, but he's running out of time to show that he can harness it and make it do what he needs it to do: hit the strike zone. 95 strikeouts in those 86 innings last year sounds great, until you factor in the 57 walks.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
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