Nelson Cruz: putting up huge numbers; Latest-- Cruz to Japan? Also, Lew Ford still sucks (reply #54ish)

[thebadge10]

Nelson Cruz is putting up huge numbers in Triple A playing right field. (Trade for Francisco Cordero and Kevin Mench) I didn't realize he was 6'3 and 230lbs. With Josh Hamilton ahead of him it will be interesting to see what Texas does with him. You would think at the worst he would DH. I know he has had some at bats in the bigs with poor results but with those numbers he belongs back up. He has the best numbers of anybody I have seen this year in the minors!

37 Homeruns
98 RBIs
.438 OBP
.721 Slugging
1.159 OBPS
3 errors


(edits: thread title updates --1992)

[thebadge10]

Nelson Cruz is putting up huge numbers in Triple A playing right field. (Trade for Francisco Cordero and Kevin Mench) I didn't realize he was 6'3 and 230lbs. With Josh Hamilton ahead of him it will be interesting to see what Texas does with him. You would think at the worst he would DH. I know he has had some at bats in the bigs with poor results but with those numbers he belongs back up. He has the best numbers of anybody I have seen this year in the minors!

37 Homeruns
98 RBIs
.438 OBP
.721 Slugging
1.159 OBPS
3 errors


(edits: thread title updates --1992)

[thebadge10]

Nelson Cruz is putting up huge numbers in Triple A playing right field. (Trade for Francisco Cordero and Kevin Mench) I didn't realize he was 6'3 and 230lbs. With Josh Hamilton ahead of him it will be interesting to see what Texas does with him. You would think at the worst he would DH. I know he has had some at bats in the bigs with poor results but with those numbers he belongs back up. He has the best numbers of anybody I have seen this year in the minors!

37 Homeruns
98 RBIs
.438 OBP
.721 Slugging
1.159 OBPS
3 errors


(edits: thread title updates --1992)

[thebadge10]

Nelson Cruz is putting up huge numbers in Triple A playing right field. (Trade for Francisco Cordero and Kevin Mench) I didn't realize he was 6'3 and 230lbs. With Josh Hamilton ahead of him it will be interesting to see what Texas does with him. You would think at the worst he would DH. I know he has had some at bats in the bigs with poor results but with those numbers he belongs back up. He has the best numbers of anybody I have seen this year in the minors!

37 Homeruns
98 RBIs
.438 OBP
.721 Slugging
1.159 OBPS
3 errors


(edits: thread title updates --1992)

[DannoMac21]

AAAA player.

[DannoMac21]

AAAA player.

[DannoMac21]

AAAA player.

[DannoMac21]

AAAA player.

[geothite]

With Josh Hamilton ahead of him it will be interesting to see what Texas does with him.

I bet they do nothing with him. He has proven that he is a 4A player. He kills pedestrian AAA pitching, but hasn't got a chance against Major leaguers.

(edit: long quote --1992)

[geothite]

With Josh Hamilton ahead of him it will be interesting to see what Texas does with him.

I bet they do nothing with him. He has proven that he is a 4A player. He kills pedestrian AAA pitching, but hasn't got a chance against Major leaguers.

(edit: long quote --1992)

[geothite]

With Josh Hamilton ahead of him it will be interesting to see what Texas does with him.

I bet they do nothing with him. He has proven that he is a 4A player. He kills pedestrian AAA pitching, but hasn't got a chance against Major leaguers.

(edit: long quote --1992)

[geothite]

With Josh Hamilton ahead of him it will be interesting to see what Texas does with him.

I bet they do nothing with him. He has proven that he is a 4A player. He kills pedestrian AAA pitching, but hasn't got a chance against Major leaguers.

(edit: long quote --1992)

[WisconsinSportsRule]

Does he still have his problems with the strikeout? He needs to fix that before he can become a major leaguer.

[WisconsinSportsRule]

Does he still have his problems with the strikeout? He needs to fix that before he can become a major leaguer.

[WisconsinSportsRule]

Does he still have his problems with the strikeout? He needs to fix that before he can become a major leaguer.

[WisconsinSportsRule]

Does he still have his problems with the strikeout? He needs to fix that before he can become a major leaguer.

[davego]

I wonder if his production would allow some success in Japan?

[davego]

I wonder if his production would allow some success in Japan?

[davego]

I wonder if his production would allow some success in Japan?

[davego]

I wonder if his production would allow some success in Japan?

[JoeHova]

I don't think Cruz has proven he's a 4A player by any stretch of the imagination. He's got terrible ML numbers but they were accumulated in less than 500 plate appearances spread over 3 seasons. Somebody will give him a shot, and I think he deserves it. He's got the best OPS in AAA this year (Branyan is #2), he's got 24 steals (only 7 CS) and he's a good defender with a good arm. All in all, he'd be a very attractive player if not for the horrible 2007 he had in Texas.

[JoeHova]

I don't think Cruz has proven he's a 4A player by any stretch of the imagination. He's got terrible ML numbers but they were accumulated in less than 500 plate appearances spread over 3 seasons. Somebody will give him a shot, and I think he deserves it. He's got the best OPS in AAA this year (Branyan is #2), he's got 24 steals (only 7 CS) and he's a good defender with a good arm. All in all, he'd be a very attractive player if not for the horrible 2007 he had in Texas.

[JoeHova]

I don't think Cruz has proven he's a 4A player by any stretch of the imagination. He's got terrible ML numbers but they were accumulated in less than 500 plate appearances spread over 3 seasons. Somebody will give him a shot, and I think he deserves it. He's got the best OPS in AAA this year (Branyan is #2), he's got 24 steals (only 7 CS) and he's a good defender with a good arm. All in all, he'd be a very attractive player if not for the horrible 2007 he had in Texas.

[JoeHova]

I don't think Cruz has proven he's a 4A player by any stretch of the imagination. He's got terrible ML numbers but they were accumulated in less than 500 plate appearances spread over 3 seasons. Somebody will give him a shot, and I think he deserves it. He's got the best OPS in AAA this year (Branyan is #2), he's got 24 steals (only 7 CS) and he's a good defender with a good arm. All in all, he'd be a very attractive player if not for the horrible 2007 he had in Texas.

[joepepsi]

Laynce Nix is having a good year in Nashville too. I can't believe these two have no value as major leaguers. But they are getting too old to be handed an everyday major league job. Their best hope is do something like Kapler or Dillon; get with a team, have a great Spring, make the roster on Opening Day and never let up.