FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Cruz, Greene, Acevedo, Isbel, Rivas

First Impressions is a look at recent call-ups, a snapshot of their early progress so far in the majors. Initial BaseballHQ.com Call-Ups reports on all of the players in today's column can be found in the News tab on their individual PlayerLink pages (linked from the player name below). Because many of these players have accumulated less than 125 PA or 50 IP, small sample size warnings apply to the analysis here.

First Impression: Oneil Cruz (SS, PIT)

CALLED UP: 10/2/2021, 6/20/2022
BASEBALLHQ PROSPECT RATING: 9B
CURRENT ROLE: Starting SS
POTENTIAL ROLE: Starting SS
2022 MINORS STATS: Indianapolis (AAA)—247 PA, .232/.336/.422, 7 2B, 9 HR, 0.54 Eye, 11 SB

Year   PA   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  HctX  GB/LD/FB   PX/xPX  HR/F  Spd/SBA ...

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