Vidal Brujan

Vidal Brujan

27-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
Chicago Cubs
10-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 4/2/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Brujan has been brutal as a major leaguer over parts of four seasons now. He has amassed 550 plate appearances and only Austin Hedges, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Cristian Pache have had worse wRC+ ratings over that same time. This is not the future one would have predicted for Brujan, who was repeatedly rated as one of the better prospects in the Tampa Bay system and hit .286/.370/.429 in close to 2,800 career plate appearances in the minors with steals aplenty. The problem is that he has been terribly overmatched as a hitter, and even the guaranteed roster spot time in Miami this past season did not help. Brujan is a challenge defensively, and the Marlins used him everywhere but pitcher and catcher last season, but he simply lacks the range and footwork to man any one position on a full-time basis. He is just 26 years old even if it feels like he is 30, but his decline from elite to pedestrian speed in recent years has eliminated his one redeeming quality. Brujan was designated for assignment by the Marlins before being shipped to the Cubs in December, but the change of scenery isn't likely to significantly alter his outlook. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in March of 2025.
Lands on IL with elbow issue
2BChicago Cubs
Elbow
March 27, 2025
The Cubs placed Brujan on the 10-day injured list Tuesday due to a right elbow sprain.
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Brujan sustained the injury over the weekend, when he attempted to make a defensive play. He'll be eligible to come off the IL on Wednesday, though it's unclear if he'll be ready to play by then. Once activated, Brujan is projected to fill a utility role for the Cubs.
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Since 2023vs Left .526 93 9 0 8 3 .173 .280 .247
Since 2023vs Right .597 269 37 2 14 5 .222 .292 .305
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2024vs Right .627 207 27 2 9 3 .230 .301 .326
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2023vs Right .494 62 10 0 5 2 .196 .262 .232
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Brujan spent several years highly ranked in the Rays' farm system, but his minor league hitting success still has not translated to any success at the big league level. He has a career .157/.218/.221 triple-slash line over 99 games and the Rays moved on sending Brujan and Calvin Fauchier to the Marlins for pieces off the 40-man roster this winter. Brujan is out of minor league options, so the Marlins would have to expose the 26 year old utility player to waivers should he not show any growth this offseason. Brujan is capable of playing multiple positions in the field and has plenty of speed, but does not always use it wisely with a poor stolen base success rate and some TOOTBLANs throughout the past couple of seasons. Brujan is essentially Mark Belanger without the defense. Draft him accordingly.
Brujan played six different spots for the Rays over his 52 played at the big league level, which in itself points to the issue with his future. The club is not certain Brujan has any one home defensively, but they like the versatility in a pinch. He has a track record of hitting throughout the minor leagues as well as flashing his speed on the bases, but 2022 was a struggle for him as he was caught in 18 of his 49 attempts between Triple-A and the majors. The minor league version of Brujan has been a high-contact hitter who has accepted his walks and sprayed the ball to all fields while the major league version has been mostly overmatched by velocity and has seen a steady diet of it. 2023 does not appear to offer him a clear path to a starting position, but he is out of options so he is a cinch to make the roster assuming he is not dealt over the winter because the roster currently shows six different hitters without options on the 26-man roster which is an unusual amount of inflexibility for the Rays.
Brujan has a perplexing combination of rare stolen-base upside and no clear path to regular playing time. He has been at least 10 percent better than league average at every minor-league stop where he has played in double-digit games. However, his 111 wRC+ at Triple-A was his worst such mark to date, the product of a .262/.345/.440 slash line that came with 12 home runs, an 11.1 BB% and a 15.4 K%. The most relevant number was 44 stolen bases on 52 attempts in 103 games. He clearly worked on getting more loft in his swing at the alternate training site, as his 41.4 GB% was easily the lowest mark of his career. Even so, his 25.6 Hard% was mediocre, and the switch-hitting utility man simply doesn't have the juice to be more than 10-15 homer threat. This puts a cap on his real-life upside, which means the Rays don't have much incentive to shoehorn him into the lineup if he is not finding other ways to be productive. He can play anywhere on the diamond, but he's not good enough anywhere to unseat any of the Rays' regulars, and he's a notably worse defensive infielder than Taylor Walls and a notably worse defensive outfielder than Josh Lowe -- two unproven players who will also be trying to earn playing time in 2022. A trade to a second-division team is possible, and it would immediately send his rotisserie-league stock soaring, but barring that, it seems unlikely that he will play enough to be more than a one-category contributor.
Almost all Rays prospects would be more appealing in fantasy if they were on another team. That sentiment applies to Brujan, a middle-of-the-diamond speedster with modest pop and good bat-to-ball skill. He spent the summer at the alternate training site and joined Wander Franco on the team's postseason taxi squad. Brujan isn't shy about putting his elite speed to use on the bases, which is the main reason he has been tantalizing in dynasty leagues for a few years. However, even as a switch hitter, the bar to clear to be an everyday player in Tampa Bay is extremely high. He would need to be a high AVG, high OBP hitter to get regular work, given his below-average power. He's not as slappy as Nick Madrigal, especially from the left side, but he's unlikely to ever be a 20-homer guy. Second base and center field are his best positions, and he could be eased in this summer in a part-time role.
A 5-foot-9 switch-hitter, Brujan's fantasy value is tied to him becoming a leadoff hitter who steals 30-plus bases. He is a 70-grade runner and stole 52 bases with a 74.3% success rate in 121 games at High-A, Double-A and the Arizona Fall League after stealing 55 at the exact same success rate in 2018. He is not a power hitter but still tied for the AFL lead with 15 walks in 22 games, which is encouraging after his BB% dipped below 11% at High-A and Double-A (8.6%) for the first time since rookie ball. Even with the defensive versatility to play second base, shortstop and center field, Brujan will need to be an above-average hitter to be an everyday player for the Rays, and there is still work to do in that regard. He upped his LD% from 13.8% at High-A to 23.1% at Double-A, but the trade-off was that his Oppo% dipped from 35.1% to 28.6%. The Rays have excellent depth and won't rush him to the majors.
Brujan shed his sleeper tag by stealing 55 bases (74.3% success rate) and hitting .320/.403/.459 in his age-20 season. His 68:63 K:BB is a product of his tiny strike zone (he is 5-foot-9) and excellent ability to make contact. Brujan is actually pretty aggressive at the plate, he just rarely strikes out and his 70-grade speed allows him to leg out infield hits. His HR/FB spiked from 5.8% at Low-A to 16.7% at High-A, and his groundball rate was over 50% at both stops, so his .235 ISO with Bowling Green oversells things. A switch hitter, Brujan hit all nine of his home runs and slugged .516 from the left side, while hitting just six extra-base hits (in 162 PA) against left-handed pitching. He is a twitchy athlete and quality defender, though there will be stiff internal competition at the keystone in the coming years. Only 15 players stole 25-plus bases in the majors last year. Brujan will join that club if he earns an everyday role in a couple years.
Brujan was the sixth best hitter in the New York-Penn League last season (141 wRC+) and also finished first in BB/K (0.94) and fourth in steals (16) while being the fifth youngest hitter in the league. He checks an awful lot of boxes dynasty league owners look for, but the fact that he measures in at 5-foot-9, 155 pounds lessens the appeal considerably. That's not to say he can't be a quality everyday player in four or five years, and he might even hit enough to profile atop a big-league lineup. It's just hard to project much power coming for the diminutive second baseman, and in today's game, power is expected of those who man the keystone. He has a quick bat, so he could pull 8-to-12 balls out per year. Burjan is also a plus runner, so he could provide some 10-20 seasons. Given his profile, however, he will likely either hit first, eighth or ninth, so he won't be much of a run producer.
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Elbow issue could force IL stint
2BChicago Cubs
Elbow
March 25, 2025
Brujan could need a stint on the 10-day injured list due to a right elbow injury, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
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Could get squeezed
2BChicago Cubs
March 23, 2025
Brujan may get bumped off of Chicago's roster once Nico Hoerner (forearm) is able to return, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
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Makes initial roster
2BChicago Cubs
March 11, 2025
Brujan will travel with the Cubs for their two-game series against the Dodgers in Tokyo on March 18 and 19, Jesse Friedman of MLB.com reports.
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Plans to steal more bases
2BChicago Cubs
March 6, 2025
Brujan plans to be more aggressive in attempting to steal bases this season with the Cubs, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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Potential injury replacement
2BChicago Cubs
February 27, 2025
With Nico Hoerner (forearm) set to miss the Cubs' two-game, season-opening series in Tokyo, Brujan is an option to see more time at second base, Jesse Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Potentially expendable
2BTampa Bay Rays
July 20, 2023
Brujan could be included as part of a package for Shohei Ohtani, speculates Jim Bowden of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Brujan hasn't wowed in a brief MLB sample size, hitting just .163 with three home runs across his first 246 career plate appearances. Nonetheless, the 25-year-old slashed a strong .271/.355/.439 throughout his time in Triple-A and likely retains some trade appeal.
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