Should I start Alexis Diaz or Fernando Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to start Alexis Diaz or Fernando Cruz for this week.

Register for free to get analysis using your league's scoring and roster settings!

Change Players in Start Analysis

Select Player to Start

Time Interval

Slight Recommendation

Alexis Diaz

Change Player

Fernando Cruz

Change Player

CIN · RP

Current Week's Projections

FPTS

10.68

8.99

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Jun 24	vs.PIT (27th) (Falter)	79°
Tue Jun 25	vs.PIT (27th) (Keller)	78°
Wed Jun 26	vs.PIT (27th) (Ortiz)	77°
Thu Jun 27	@STL (22nd) (Mikolas)	79°
Fri Jun 28	@STL (22nd) (Pallante)	83°
Sat Jun 29	@STL (22nd) (Gray)	91°
Sun Jun 30	@STL (22nd) (Lynn)	76°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Jun 24	vs.PIT (27th) (Falter)	79°
Tue Jun 25	vs.PIT (27th) (Keller)	78°
Wed Jun 26	vs.PIT (27th) (Ortiz)	77°
Thu Jun 27	@STL (22nd) (Mikolas)	79°
Fri Jun 28	@STL (22nd) (Pallante)	83°
Sat Jun 29	@STL (22nd) (Gray)	91°
Sun Jun 30	@STL (22nd) (Lynn)	76°

Pitching

.07

.22

.21

.39

1.39

.19

2.2

3.1

2.19

2.45

1.37

1.56

3.18

6.41

1.81

1.96

ERA

5.61

4.53

WHIP

1.82

1.42

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Start Alexis Diaz or Jeff Hoffman Start Alexis Diaz or Paul Sewald Start Alexis Diaz or Ronel Blanco Start Alexis Diaz or Carlos Estevez Start Alexis Diaz or Mitch Spence	Start Fernando Cruz or Kyle Finnegan Start Fernando Cruz or Chad Green Start Fernando Cruz or Jose Alvarado Start Fernando Cruz or Ben Joyce Start Fernando Cruz or Spencer Bivens

Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	111.0	65.0
W	1	3
L	3	5
SV	17	0
IP	29.1	34.2
H	23	22
ER	16	15
K	30	59
BB	20	18
ERA	4.95	3.95
WHIP	1.48	1.17

Recent News
	Reds' Alexis Diaz: Notches 17th save Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Alexis Diaz, Trevor Megill, Carlos Estevez (2024) Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Reds' Alexis Diaz: Grabs 16th save Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Alexis Diaz: Escapes with save Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Alexis Diaz: Earns 14th save Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Alexis Diaz: Not used in save situation Published June 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Alexis Diaz: Escapes with 13th save Published June 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports A Reds-A's trade to solve David Bell's Alexis Diaz problem Published June 4th, 2024 via MSN	Fernando Cruz and his family volunteer at food bank Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Fernando Cruz: A Triumphant Underdog Story Published June 9th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Reds reliever Fernando Cruz is at his best in the toughest situations out of the bullpen Published June 7th, 2024 via The Cincinnati Enquirer Fernando Cruz escapes the jam \| 06/01/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Fernando Cruz always believed he would reach the Majors. Now, at 34, he is shining Published May 28th, 2024 via WLWT Cincinnati Fernando Cruz's stellar relief appearance \| 05/27/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published May 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Fernando Cruz's struggles continue vs. Dodgers Published May 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Fernando Cruz's struggles continue vs. Dodgers Published May 17th, 2024 via MLB.com

New Seasons Now Available

Free Tools

Use our free tools to become a fantasy expert and dominate your league!

Get started in seconds
Sync unlimited leagues for free - no paywalls!
Customized for your league, roster and scoring settings
Support for football, baseball, basketball and hockey
Roto and point-based support
Live Draft Syncing
Draft decision analysis
Intuitive Mock Drafts
Insights on H2H matchups
Most scoring statistics supported
No manual entry required
Much, much more!!

Browser Extension