Mithrandir Metrics
Player Kansas City Royals Refreshed Jun 1 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Kansas City Royals

Steven Cruz

P profile with live context, projection links, and Mithrandir card history when available.

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Club Kansas City Royals Position P Roster Active Status Healthy / active roster
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

2026-06-01
ERA preseason3.80
ERA current pace8.25
ERA rolling p504.87
Observed weight24%
ERA
2.88 3.82 4.87 5.92 6.86
FIP
4.14 4.61 5.13 5.65 6.12
K%
16.7% 19.4% 22.5% 25.5% 28.3%
BB%
8.0% 9.7% 11.5% 13.3% 15.0%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-06-01
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

Stuff+ appears when the current pitch-event scoring artifact includes this pitcher; missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-06-01
Mithrandir Stuff+102
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Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

0 snapshots
No chart yet

No Live State xwOBA snapshots are available for this player.

Optimization map

Arsenal optimization map

Pitch-shape context from this pitcher’s current arsenal snapshot. Hover a pitch to inspect usage, movement, and bat-missing context.

3Pitches 2026Season 56%Top usage
ride armside gloveside +Arsenal gap +Shape contrast
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Pitch Zone Profile Cruz, Steven · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Edge: 35%35%Zone: 47%47%Whiff: 31%31%Called strike: 13%13%First pitch strike: 47%47%Hard hit allowed: 41%41% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Pitch arsenal

Usage mix, movement map, and Stuff+ composition

2026 pitch-level arsenal aggregates; current season takes over after 100 tracked pitches across at least 2 pitch types. Descriptive pitch-type Stuff+ composition. Not a promoted predictive metric.

2026
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH ARSENAL DONUT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Cruz, Steven · 2026 arsenal snapshot 4-Seam Fastball: 56.1%Cutter: 27.4%Slider: 16.6% MIX FF 56%FC 27%SL 17% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH MOVEMENT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Cruz, Steven · 2026 arsenal snapshot FF: HB -0.3, IVB 1.1FFFC: HB 0.1, IVB 2.0FCSL: HB 0.2, IVB 2.7SL horizontal break IVB MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
PitchUsagePitchesStuff+Status
FB 55.3% 141 103 limited sample
FC 26.7% 68 102 limited sample
SL 18.0% 46 96 limited sample
Method note

Renamed from the attempted Kirby Index after audit; true Kirby requires release-angle trajectory data.

Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age26
Height6' 7"
Weight225 lb
Debut2023-08-29
Live layer

Delta / regression

No Live State delta is available for this profile yet.

Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

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No Mithrandir card history is available for this player yet.
Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Pitcher Projections 202620.6% K | 3.87 ERAProjection
2026-05-20 vs BOS2 ER / 1 K0.2 IP
2026-04-08 @ CLE5 ER / 3 K1.1 IP
2026-04-05 vs MIL0 ER / 1 K1.0 IP
2026-04-04 vs MIL0 ER / 1 K1.0 IP
2026-04-02 vs MIN3 ER / 1 K1.0 IP