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Nelson Cruz
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1B: 1 DH: 42
2024 Projected Value: $0
2025 Actual Value: $0 Difference: $0
Based on 10-team XX-only league

Player Stats Daily Log

Year	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	Rate
2023	143	35	9	5	23	6	46	1	0.245	6.4
2022	448	105	50	10	64	49	119	4	0.234	16.0
2021	513	136	79	32	86	51	126	3	0.265	43.9
2020	185	56	33	16	33	25	58	0	0.303	59.0
2019	454	138	77	39	106	56	131	0	0.304	58.6
2018	519	133	70	37	97	55	122	1	0.256	44.1
2017	556	160	91	39	119	70	140	1	0.288	60.2
2016	589	169	96	43	105	62	159	2	0.287	61.7
2015	590	178	90	44	93	60	164	3	0.302	65.6
2014	613	166	87	40	108	55	140	4	0.271	55.1
2013	413	110	49	27	76	35	109	5	0.266	36.2
2012	585	152	86	24	90	48	140	8	0.260	41.0
2011	475	125	64	29	87	33	116	9	0.263	42.0
2010	399	127	60	22	78	38	81	17	0.318	50.3
2009	462	120	75	33	76	49	118	20	0.260	48.1
2008	115	38	19	7	26	17	28	3	0.330	15.6
2007	307	72	35	9	34	21	87	2	0.235	11.1
2006	130	29	15	6	22	7	32	1	0.223	6.5
2005	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0.200	-0.0

Player News

Date	News
5/17/24	MLB appoints 7x All-Star Cruz as special adviser. Seven-time MLB All-Star Nelson Cruz has been named special advisor for baseball operations and will serve as a liaison between the league and players in Latin American nations. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40165403/mlb-n...
3/28/24	N. Cruz signs 1-day deal to retire with Mariners. Nelson Cruz signed a ceremonial one-day contract allowing him to retire as a member of the Mariners organization before Thursday night's season opener. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39829900/nelso...
11/30/23	Retired Nelson Cruz joins Dodgers as adviser. Former longtime major leaguer Nelson Cruz will work for the Dodgers as an adviser, sources told ESPN. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39006323/retir...
11/29/23	Retired Nelson Cruz joins Dodgers as adviser. Former longtime major leaguer Nelson Cruz will work for the Dodgers as an adviser, sources told ESPN. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39006323/retir...
11/02/23	Cruz says he's retiring after 19 seasons, 464 HRs. Nelson Cruz, the MVP of the 2011 ALCS with the Rangers who has 464 career home runs with eight teams, has said that he's retiring after 19 MLB seasons. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38803172/nelso...
9/10/23	Hitter Profiles: Ageless Wonders. Some hitters just seem to get better with age as does a fine wine. More appropriately, some hitters age like Nelson Cruz while others age like Jason Kipnis. Often these ageless wonders can be the key to a fantasy championship due to the undervaluation they receive. The problem being, for every veteran that seems to keep on hitting, there is a game of chicken with Father Time that will eventually end. This week in our hitter profiles we play a game of buy or sell for 2024 to see who we can rely upon for one more good year. Time to pull out the walker and dig in! Source: https://razzball.com/hitter-profiles-ageless-wonde...
7/05/23	Padres News: Bob Melvin Discusses Tough Decision to DFA Veteran Nelson Cruz. Padres News: Bob Melvin Discusses Tough Decision to DFA Veteran Nelson Cruz A tough decision by the Friars here. Author: Matt Levine Publish date: Jul 5, 2023 7:00 PM EDT Early Tuesday morning, the San Diego Padres announced that they had designated veteran designated hitter Nelson Cruz for assignment . In 49 games for the Friars, Cruz hit .245/.283/.399 with five home runs and 23 RBI. He turned 43 years old a few days ago and now finds himself looking for a new place to land. Padres manager Bob Melvin spoke on the tough decision and how it impacts his club going forward. This obviously wasn't an easy choice for the Padres as Cruz provided them with a good, veteran voice in the locker room. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/news/padres-news-bob...
7/05/23	Struggling Padres designate Cruz for assignment and place Wacha on injured list. The San Diego Padres designated Nelson Cruz for assignment and placed RHP Michael Wacha on the 15-day IL with shoulder inflammation on Tuesday. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/struggling-padres-designa...
7/04/23	Nelson Cruz designated for assignment by the Padres. The San Diego Padres have decided that the Nelson Cruz experiment is over, as he was designated for assignment this afternoon by the club. It shouldn't come as a huge surprise that Cruz was DFA'd considering he's making only $1 million this season and isn't very valuable to the team because he is limited in what he can do on the field. At least Matthew Batten, who was called up in place of him, can play multiple positions on the field and pinch run if needed. Cruz essentially was a pinch hitter and a DH. Source: https://www.gaslampball.com/2023/7/4/23783833/nels...
6/13/23	Padres News: San Diego Activates DH Nelson Cruz From Injured List. Padres News: San Diego Activates DH Nelson Cruz From Injured List Veteran designated hitter Nelson Cruz is due to return to action Author: Matt Wagner Publish date: Jun 13, 2023 8:30 PM EDT As the Padres continue their quest to climb up the NL West standings in the dog days of summer, they have another reinforcement set to return to the team. Veteran designated hitter Nelson Cruz has been activated off the 10-day injured list on Tuesday while first baseman Alfonso Rivas was sent down to Triple-A El Paso in a corresponding move. The return of Cruz, 42, from a hamstring injury is welcome news for the Friars as they try to climb back in the division race. Cruz is slashing .238/.270/.381 with three Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/news/padres-news-san...
6/12/23	Nelson Cruz expected to return Tuesday for the Padres. According to Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune, Nelson Cruz is expected to return to the San Diego Padres roster ahead of Tuesday's series opener against the Cleveland Guardians. The 42-year-old went 4-for-12 with a HR and 2 RBI in three games with Triple-A El Paso. Cruz went 2-for-20 in his last nine games before going on the shelf. The DH spot was expected to be more productive this season than it has been, as AJ Preller spent $13 million on Cruz and Matt Carpenter in the offseason. Source: https://www.gaslampball.com/2023/6/12/23757538/nel...
6/11/23	Minors: Castañon, Mears power TinCaps; Nelson Cruz doubles for El Paso. Marcos Castañon and Joshua Mears powered high Single-A Fort Wayne on Saturday. Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres...
6/08/23	Minors: Nelson Cruz starts rehab with a homer; Jackson Wolf keeps cruising. Nelson Cruz homers to start rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso; Jackson Wolf takes perfect game into sixth with Double-A San Antonio Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres...
6/07/23	Former MLB All-Star Nelson Cruz set to rehab with El Paso Chihuahuas. El Paso baseball fans will get a treat with the arrival of seven-time All-Star Nelson Cruz on an injury rehab assignment from the San Diego Padres. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/former-mlb-star-nelson-cr...
6/02/23	Padres pregame: Manny Machado returns, pre/postgame show talk, Alfonso Rivas arrives. Nelson Cruz to the injured list, Jose Azocar to Triple-A El Paso as Padres activate Manny Machado ahead of Friday's game against the Cubs Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres...
5/31/23	Padres pregame: Brandon Dixon back at first base, Manny Machado still out. Struggling Nelson Cruz to start at designated hitter, bat seventh; Padres play final game of May at Miami Marlins Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres...
5/09/23	Even at 42, Padres' Nelson Cruz is still what the Twins need. Nelson Cruz confirmed on Tuesday that the Padres have a nap room at Petco Park. It was suggested that he could borrow the Twins' room, for old times' sake, this week as they play host to his Padres. "Ha ha," Cruz said with a grin. Cruz was back with his latest new team in San Diego, which has designs on toppling the Dodgers for NL West supremacy. Source: https://video.startribune.com/san-diego-padres-nel...
5/02/23	Padres stars inspire young Latino baseball players in US and Mexico. The Padres and the Giants were on Mexico's biggest stage in the country's capital city and the baseball series did not disappoint. Padres slugger Nelson Cruz said it best during an emotional speech over the weekend: “With sacrifice and hard work, there is no dream that's impossible,” Cruz said in Spanish at Liga Olmeca. Source: https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2023/05/02/padres-...
4/29/23	Giants vs. Padres Highlights. Nelson Cruz, Manny Machado, Juan Soto, Xander Bogaerts and Fernando Tatis Jr. homered in the Padres' 16-11 win over the Giants in Mexico City Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/giants-vs-padres-highligh...
4/14/23	'What he brings to a clubhouse, you can’t buy that': How Nelson Cruz is making the Padres better. Players and coaches alike rave about the 42-year-old slugger, who is still chasing his first World Series ring. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/what-he-brings-to-a-clubh...

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