Oneil Cruz was acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates at the 2017 trade deadline. He was sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates by the Los Angeles Dodgers for rental relief pitcher Tony Watson. Needless to say, the Pirates are looking like the winners of that trade.
Cruz has become one of the Pittsburgh Pirates best top prospects, and one of the best prospects in all of baseball. FanGraphs puts him as the 32nd best prospect in all of baseball, and MLB Pipeline places him as the 64th best prospect.
Cruz put himself on the radar back in 2018.