Elly De La Cruz’s second-half swoon would possibly now have an evidence.
Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall stated on Wednesday night time throughout a “Reds Scorching Range League” look that the 23-year-old was coping with a partial torn quad.
“I believe lots of people don’t know this, in the direction of the top of July he was coping with a partial torn quad,” Krall stated. “He has been rehabbing (this offseason). He was on the ballpark at this time. To his credit score, he performed on daily basis. He tried to grind by way of it. He tried to play by way of it. When you have a look at his defensive numbers, he made 12 errors in the direction of the top of July when he received damage after which he made 14 from the top of July on.”
The 2-time All-Star shortstop had a powerful first half when he hit .286/.367/.474 with 18 house runs and 25 stolen bases.
Neverthless, throughout the ultimate 65 video games, De La Cruz’s manufacturing took a palpable slide. He held only a .666 OPS with 4 house runs, 21 complete extra-base hits and stole 12 bases — making an attempt simply 14 steals.
He completed with 37 stolen bases, a far cry from the MLB-leading 67 he totaled in 2024.
Krall stated the damage probably affected the speedster each offensively and defensively, however gave De La Cruz kudos for gutting it out because the Reds made the playoffs as the ultimate Nationwide League wild-card entrant over the collapsing Mets.
“He wasn’t in a position to do it [quad tear] as profitable as potential,” Krall stated. “He had a stretch of video games the place he hit 19 homers after which he didn’t hit one till some level in September. That’s going to have an effect on him. That’s going to have an effect on every thing he does.
“However, to his credit score, he was making an attempt to play each single day by way of it.”
