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Positions:  CF-600, RF-460, LF-288, OF-276, DH-2

Full Name:  Jose Luis Cruz Jr.
Born:  Apr 19,1974  in  Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Height:  6-0  Weight:  200  Bats:  Both  Throws:  Right
High School:  Bellaire (Bellaire, Texas)  "Cardinals"
College:  Rice University

Drafted:  Selected by Seattle Mariners in 1st Round (3rd overall) of 1995 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  (Signing Bonus: $1,285,000)

  • College All-American (1st team)  2x 1994-1995 OF
  • First Round Draft Pick  1995 (#3)
  • Gold Glove Award  NL (OF) 2003
  • MLB 30-30 Club  1x 2001
  • NCAA Conference MVP  Southwest Conference (1994)
  • Player of the Week  3x May-7-2000, Oct-7-2001, May-23-2004
  • Switch-hit Homers in Same Game  2x
  • Top Prospect  1996 Sea (#1),1997 Sea (#1),1996 MLB (#23),1997 MLB (#12)
  • Topps All-Star Rookie  1997 (Jr.)
  • World Baseball Classic  Puerto Rico 2006


  • MLB Debut:  May 31,1997




    Scouting Report
    Power: 69
    Power: 31
    Speed: 64
    Contact: 24
    Patience: 81
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     Salary History

    YearSalary (US $) Rank  Lg Avg (US $)  Centile
    1997150,000  996,99080
    1998325,000  1,054,03742
    1999400,000  1,222,53744
    2000395,000  1,369,50543
    20012,350,000  1,609,51223
    20023,950,000  1,654,08817
    20032,500,000  1,773,36423
    20042,500,000  1,716,30322
    20054,000,000  1,825,75615
    20062,910,000  1,937,00422
    2007*650,000  2,923,34061
    2008*650,000  NA
    Career:  $20,780,000   estimate

    Salary Notes:  Major League salary data has been publicly available since 1985. Though TBC has salary data for most major leaguers since the data became public, mid-season callups and late signees might not appear. In these cases, the league minimum has been assigned. Minor league salaries are not available as they are not public.

    Centiles divide all players into 100 groups and in this situation, a centile of 1 indicates a player is in the highest-paid group, contrary to centile reporting conventions. Players who are in the bottom 20% will automatically earn a centile value of 80 since most likely, all of these players earn the minimum.

    The ranking column includes only the top 100 players for each season.