According to multiple reports, Philadelphia Phillies signed outfielder Bryan De La Cruz to a minor league contract earlier this month.
For Pittsburgh Pirates fans, this news hits like finding out the monster under your bed got a job at Target. It’s harmless now — but you’ll never forget what it did to you.
De La Cruz is still the face of Pittsburgh's 2024 trade deadline disaster, a walking reminder of Ben Cherington's inability to land real MLB bats when it matters. Cherington added De La Cruz to a lineup that desperately needed right-handed power, an everyday outfielder and literally anyone who could hit with runners in scoring position –– and De La Cruz only made an already underperforming lineup even worse.