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South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 83: Homer Cruz

Related Topics: South Side, Dominican Republic

Right-Handed Relief Pitcher
6´0´´
175 pounds
Age: 22
SSS rank among all right-handed relief pitchers in the system: 13

Homer Cruz, a native of the Dominican Republic, signed with the White Sox in October 2018. Cruz acquitted himself relatively well in 2019 for his first season of professional ball in the DSL, as he posted a respectable 3.86 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in his 63 innings pitched. During that span, he allowed just 57 hits (.237 OBA) and 25 walks (9.3%) while striking out 65 (24.1%). Lefties were Cruz’s bugaboo, as they hit .278 against his offerings; righties, however, hit just .