Ronny Cruz is on the verge of becoming a top 100 prospect for the Washington Nationals

JUPITER, FLORIDA - MARCH 19, 2026: Ronny Cruz #5 of the Washington Nationals throws to first base during the fourth inning of a spring training Spring Breakout game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on March 19, 2026 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images When the Washington Nationals picked up Ronny Cruz as part of the return in the Michael Soroka deal, he was seen as a high upside lottery ticket.

You could see the upside, but he was very raw and put up middling numbers in rookie ball. However, that upside is being realized and Cruz has had a meteoric rise in the prospect world. Fangraphs just released their updated Nationals prospect rankings.

There were not that many changes with the exception of Ronny Cruz. They ranked Cruz as the Nats number four prospect, ahead of guys like Devin Fitz-Gerald, Gavin Fien and Travis Sykora. The site also noted that Cruz was moving into their top 100 prospect list with the update.

Ronny Cruz comes in as the Nats 4th ranked prospect in this new update. Said he will be in the top 100 in their next update https://t. co/kI4clbbX8P — federalbaseball (@federalbaseball) April 24, 2026 That last part was what really stood out to me.