Nelson Cruz SDP Util R 10IL 

Born: 07/01/1980 Age: 42

FanGraphs Player Page

On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Free Agent (WSN) Jan'23

Wed 6/07 Thu 6/08 Fri 6/09
SEA 4:10 PM EDT --- @COL 8:40 PM EDT

Positions
Util
2024 Projected Positions
Util

All Leagues
Average $1.72 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $2.00 Median $1.00

All Leagues
Average $1.10 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.40 Median $1.00

Roster%
5.77%
Change
7Day 2.24%
30Day 7.69%


June 2, 2023 6:47 PM : Cruz was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to June 1, with a right hamstring strain.
Analysis: Cruz suffered the injury while trying to leg out a grounder in the Padres' loss to the Marlins on Wednesday. Maybe some time away can help the veteran slugger reset himself, as he's struggled to a .238/.270/.381 batting line with three home runs through 111 plate appearances this year.

MLB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB H 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB CS P/G Pts
2005MIL87511002000 1.19 9.50
2006TEX41138130293067010 2.94 120.40
2007TEX9633330772152921224 3.1 297.30
2008TEX311331153891717131 8.14 252.30
2009TEX12851546212021133492204 5.99 766.60
2010TEX10844539912731322381174 7.08 764.10
2011TEX1245134751252812933295 5.59 692.60
2012TEX1596425851524502448584 4.94 785.30
2013TEX1094564131101802735451 5.8 632.70
2014BAL1596786131663224055545 6.1 970.40
2015SEA1526555901782214459532 7.12 1082.00
2016SEA1556675891692714362920 6.85 1062.40
2017SEA15564555616028039701211 6.66 1032.90
2018SEA14459151913318137551410 5.84 840.40
2019MIN1205214541412604156701 8.19 982.60
2020MIN5321418556601625400 7.23 383.40
2021MIN85346296871311935530 6.34 538.90
2021TBR5523821749801316200 4.67 256.80
2022WSN1245074481051601049440 3.6 447.00
2023SDP36111105254134110 2.71 97.40

MILB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB H 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB CS P/G Pts
2006MIL (AAA)10342337111222120426176 6.54 673.20
2007TEX (AAA)4418816257911521212 8.98 395.30
2008TEX (R)16411002000 10.5 10.50
2008TEX (AAA)10344838313118337565248 9.46 973.90
2009TEX (AAA)3111000001010 -1.7 -5.10
2010TEX (AA)3131141001010 6.4 19.20
2010TEX (AAA)5221941002000 2.46 12.30
2011TEX (AA)3121121001000 2.03 6.10
2011TEX (AAA)3131150032000 17.07 51.20
2019MIN (A+)27720000000 2.1 4.20

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentPAABHBB2B 3BHRRRBIHBPSFSBCS Pts
2023-05-31 SDP @MIA 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3.00
2023-05-27 SDP @NYY 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00
2023-05-25 SDP @WSN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.00
2023-05-23 SDP @WSN 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
2023-05-20 SDP BOS 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00
2023-05-19 SDP BOS 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.60
2023-05-17 SDP KCR 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2.00
2023-05-16 SDP KCR 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
2023-05-14 SDP @LAD 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4.00
2023-05-13 SDP @LAD 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.60
Totals 27 24 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2024 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
March 29, 2017 9:42 PM add Hotel Larry $24
July 13, 2017 11:03 PM move Final Run (from Hotel Larry) $24
October 7, 2017 1:53 AM increase Final Run $26
January 6, 2018 8:55 PM move A Sandy Trout 🐟 (from Final Run) $26
August 11, 2018 3:05 PM move Replacement Level (from A Sandy Trout 🐟) $26
October 12, 2018 12:58 PM increase Replacement Level $28
January 31, 2019 4:24 AM cut Replacement Level $14
March 10, 2019 8:49 PM add Best Served Cold v2.0 $22
October 4, 2019 4:52 PM increase Best Served Cold v2.0 $24
September 30, 2020 6:13 PM increase Best Served Cold v2.0 $26
January 28, 2021 11:54 AM cut Best Served Cold v2.0 $0
March 22, 2021 7:41 PM add Stuck Between Stations $33
July 22, 2021 12:11 AM move Final Run (from Stuck Between Stations) $33
September 21, 2021 7:43 AM cut Final Run $17
March 24, 2022 8:39 PM add Best Served Cold v2.0 $11
August 10, 2022 4:37 PM cut Best Served Cold v2.0 $6

Recent Trades for Nelson Cruz in FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
April 20, 2023 3:43 PM ᵃᵇˢᵒˡᵘᵗᵉ ᵇᵘⁿᵗˢ Nelson Cruz SDP Util R $2 10IL 
 Sleepy G 🛶 $2 loan
August 8, 2022 12:42 PM YoungBoyNeverRips A.J. Puk MIA AA SP/RP L $1 
Joe Mantiply ARI CPX RP L $1 15IL 
Jarren Duran BOS OF L $1 
 jack off all trades Matt Bush MIL SP/RP R $1 15IL 
Mark Melancon ARI RP R $1 60IL
Nelson Cruz WSN Util R $3 10IL 
Anthony Bass TOR RP R $1
Dennis Santana NYM AAA RP R $1
Tanner Scott MIA RP L $1 
Rowan Wick CHC AAA RP R $1
$7 loan
August 6, 2022 7:50 PM Killteam Nelson Cruz WSN Util R $6 10IL 
Alex Bregman HOU 3B R $45 
Kyle Tucker HOU OF L $30 
Jordan Montgomery STL SP L $12 
Will Benson CLE OF L $1 
 D.V.S David Robertson PHI RP R $2 
Charlie Blackmon COL OF L $5 
Yu Darvish SDP SP R $26 
Mookie Betts LAD 2B/SS/OF R $57 
Blake Snell SDP SP L $28 
$24 loan
August 5, 2022 11:25 AM Honey Nut Chourios Nelson Cruz WSN Util R $9 10IL 
Mike Trout LAA OF R $75 
Jorge Soler MIA OF R $14 
Matt Wisler DET AAA SP/RP R $3
Cristian Javier HOU SP/RP R $5 
Patrick Sandoval LAA SP L $3 
 Confortoably Numb Nick Castellanos PHI OF R $16 
Carlos Correa MIN SS R $37 
Alex Bregman HOU 3B R $44 
A.J. Puk MIA AA SP/RP L $1 
Jackson Chourio MIL AA OF R $2
July 8, 2022 11:55 AM YoungBoyNeverRips Nelson Cruz WSN Util R $3 10IL 
Zach Jackson OAK RP R $1 15IL
$3 loan 		jack off all trades
July 3, 2022 9:26 AM Plano Pickle Slangers Nelson Cruz WSN Util R $8 10IL 
Manuel Margot TBR OF R $8 
Kyle Tucker HOU OF L $17 
Thairo Estrada SFG 2B/SS/OF R $1 
 Light That Baby Up Trey Mancini BAL 1B/OF R $11 
Jeff Mcneil NYM 2B/OF L $5
Shane Bieber CLE SP R $26 
Tommy Edman STL 2B/SS/OF S $6
$15 loan
June 8, 2022 9:43 AM Sticky Onions Caleb Kilian CHC AAA SP/RP R $2
 Big Dumper & The Funky Bunch Nelson Cruz WSN Util R $11 10IL 
$9 loan
May 20, 2022 11:01 AM Stroman Troopers Nelson Cruz WSN Util R $10 10IL 
Jorge Polanco MIN 2B S $8 
Sean Manaea SDP SP/RP L $10 
 Larry Bernandez Jose Altuve HOU 2B R $24 
Kevin Gausman TOR SP R $16 
Chad Green NYY RP R $4 60IL
$16 loan
May 15, 2022 9:58 PM The Fighting Parrotlegals Clayton Kershaw LAD SP L $28 
 Trial By Drury Nelson Cruz WSN Util R $11 10IL 
Camilo Doval SFG RP R $7
May 11, 2022 10:08 AM Tatooine Banthas Nelson Cruz WSN Util R $12 10IL 
Eduardo Escobar NYM 2B/3B S $11
José Ramírez CLE 3B S $54 
Akil Baddoo DET OF L $8 
$70 loan 		Sumo Slugger Luis Urias MIL 2B/SS/3B R $6 
Luis Patino TBR AAA SP/RP R $6
Triston Casas BOS 1B L $2 
Aaron Ashby MIL SP/RP L $3 60IL