De La Cruz was recalled from the Braves' alternate training site Tuesday.
De La Cruz throws hard, touching 99 mph as a starter, though that hasn't actually translated to many strikeouts thus far for the 23-year-old. He owns a career 21.2 percent strikeout rate in the minors and struck out just 19.9 percent of opposing batters in 87 innings for Double-A Mississippi last season, the highest level he's reached so far. He'll presumably pitch out of the bullpen during his time with the team.