Padres Sign Jose Cruz Jr.
It's official; the Padres have agreed to a one-year, $650K contract with outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. It's not a bad idea - for less than twice the league minimum the Padres get a lefty masher to pair with Terrmel Sledge in left field. Plus, Cruz can play all three outfield positions.
It could make for a decent platoon. Sledge hit .265/.345/.459 against righties over the past three seasons while Cruz hit .291/.392/.493 against southpaws. It's a way to get league average production for cheap.
crux jr is a good player, but ill always rememberhim for that error he made in the 2003 NLDS that gave the Marlins new life.
Posted by: bravesrule14 | December 04, 2006 at 11:33 PM
even if ur gona use cruz Jr as a defensive replacement he's worth this.
v surprised...
Posted by: bsox21 | December 04, 2006 at 11:39 PM
If the Cardinals are going to put Duncan and Edmonds in the same outfield, this should have been an absolute no-brainer for Jocketty.
Posted by: plh903 | December 05, 2006 at 12:31 AM