Orioles sign Nelson Cruz

[romeo212000]

Watch out - could still be the Rangers. :rollseyes:

God I hope not.

 

[Chef99]

God I hope not.

Having lived in Texas for two and a half years now, I've become kinda fond of the Rangers. It would be a shame to see them stumble because of pitching injuries. I'm not saying Santana would necessarily be a good signing, but it's a possibility.

And just to keep this thread on track, it's also a shame that Cruz didn't want to DH for them. Would've been some nice icing on the cake of an already formidable lineup.

 

[hokiehi21]

 

[hokiehi21]

Good deal for the Birds. Solid lineup now

Markakis 9
Machado 5
Jones 8
Davis 3
Cruz DH
Wieters 2
Hardy 6

whose gonna be the starting LF and 2B? Reimold/Lough, Flaherty/Weeks

 

[Chef99]

Good deal for the Birds. Solid lineup now

Markakis 9
Machado 5
Jones 8
Davis 3
Cruz DH
Wieters 2
Hardy 6

whose gonna be the starting LF and 2B? Reimold/Lough, Flaherty/Weeks

Memo to Wieters: you ain't in college anymore...

And Cruz is gonna be in LF.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Seems to me Cruz is going to be constantly replaced by Lough defensively when the O's are up late.

 

[gowazzu02]

Seems to me Cruz is going to be constantly replaced by Lough defensively when the O's are up late.

Yeah didnt cruz help make david freese the world series mvp, 2 outs, hard hit ball that cruz turned a game winning series clinching out into a game tying triple?

 

[RobToxin]

Yeah didnt cruz help make david freese the world series mvp, 2 outs, hard hit ball that cruz turned a game winning series clinching out into a game tying triple?

That never happened. Therapists have erased that moment from my memory and therefore I have erased it from history.

Never happened!

 

[gowazzu02]

That never happened. Therapists have erased that moment from my memory and therefore I have erased it from history.

Never happened!

Lol sorry to pick that scab

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

If the O's end up being out of it come deadline time they'll be able to trade him so losing the draft pick isn't that big a deal.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Reports are he turned down multiple 2-3 year deals. He hurt himself by waiting this long. Kudos to the Orioles for landing him at just 1M more than the Mets gave Chris Young

 

[Lemon Harang Pie]

I can't say I view this as anything but meh. Wasn't really that good of a player. Signed for roughly market value.

I don't know how you can view a guy who consistently hovers around 30 HRs as a "meh" player.

This is a great signing for Baltimore. I imagine a lot of teams were scared away because of PED concerns.

 

[navamind]

I don't know how you can view a guy who consistently hovers around 30 HRs as a "meh" player.

This is a great signing for Baltimore. I imagine a lot of teams were scared away because of PED concerns.

Because hitting homers is the only thing Cruz does well. A low OBP/high SLG corner outfielder with average (at best) defense is kind of meh.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

I don't know how you can view a guy who consistently hovers around 30 HRs as a "meh" player.

This is a great signing for Baltimore. I imagine a lot of teams were scared away because of PED concerns.

For every bit of good he brings with the bat, he brings bad things with the glove. K% is not where you would like it to be either.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Because hitting homers is the only thing Cruz does well. A low OBP/high SLG corner outfielder with average (at best) defense is kind of meh.

You are being kind with average defense at best.

 

[gowazzu02]

I don't know how you can view a guy who consistently hovers around 30 HRs as a "meh" player.

This is a great signing for Baltimore. I imagine a lot of teams were scared away because of PED concerns.

Ped and injuries.....take note kids, steroids arent good for you....altho even a "bad" contract gets you 8 mill

 

[Lemon Harang Pie]

For every bit of good he brings with the bat, he brings bad things with the glove. K% is not where you would like it to be either.

Yeah because is a light hitting, exception fielder is exactly what you need in a guy splitting time between LF and DH.

 

[romeo212000]

I don't know how you can view a guy who consistently hovers around 30 HRs as a "meh" player.

This is a great signing for Baltimore. I imagine a lot of teams were scared away because of PED concerns.

Hitting 30 homers didn't make you a good player in itself. Adam Dunn hits 30 all the time, and I want that guy nowhere near my team.

 

[romeo212000]

Yeah because is a light hitting, exception fielder is exactly what you need in a guy splitting time between LF and DH.

Wow. Way to miss the point. This isn't an either or proposition.

 

[Nyfan1980]

I don't know how you can view a guy who consistently hovers around 30 HRs as a "meh" player.

This is a great signing for Baltimore. I imagine a lot of teams were scared away because of PED concerns.

LOL @ thinking how many HRs a guy hits is relevant to how good a player is. Mark Reynolds must be the best 3B in baseball.