“De La Cruz has continued to improve his polish at the plate,” McDaniel wrote, while also continuing to show eye-popping 70- and 80-grade tools all over the field.”'
The Reds’ Double-A shortstop, Noelvi Marte, also made the top-50 list at No. 48. He’s hitting .284 with eight home runs and 22 RBIs in 38 games with Chattanooga.
De La Cruz, a shortstop, is hitting .282 with seven home runs and 25 RBIs in 28 games with the Triple-A Louisville Bats.
De La Cruz made headlines earlier this month when he hit three balls harder than 116 miles per hour in one game. He earned more attention Sunday with a 465-foot home run.
Sam Dykstra, of MLB.com, called De La Cruz “the most electric player in the Minor Leagues right now” in a story published last week.
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