For a while, it looked like 2025 would finally be a true breakout campaign for Oneil Cruz. He entered May with an OPS north of .900, he put on an absolute clinic at this year's Home Run Derby, he leads the National League in stolen bases, and (by some metrics) he's made serious strides defensively in his first full season as a center fielder.
Now, he's been 10% below league-average offensively for the entire season, he has an OPS below .700 and a batting average just above the .200 mark, and he's batted in the top four of the batting order only two times in the last month.