Elly is just that much fun. A spindly 6-foot-5 switch hitter with outrageous power and speed, you could see De La Cruz hit a 450-foot homer or an inside-the-park home run on any given night.

De La Cruz entered Sunday hitting .252/.324/.439 (104 OPS+) with 11 home runs, 40 runs batted in, and 17 stolen bases on 22 attempts. Last year, ...