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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

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

Selected by Seattle Mariners in 1st Round (3rd overall) of 1995 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)   (Signing Bonus: $1,285,000)
*Selected by Atlanta Braves in 15th Round (425th overall) of 1992 amateur entry draft (June-Reg) did not sign
*Selected by Seattle Mariners in 56th Round (1402nd overall) of 1991 amateur entry draft (June-Reg) did not sign

Jul 20,1995 - signed
Jul 31,1997 - Traded by Mariners to Blue Jays for Mike Timlin and Paul Spoljaric.
Dec 21,2002 - Granted Free Agency.
Jan 28,2003 - Signed as Free Agent by Giants.
Oct 22,2003 - Granted Free Agency.
Oct 30,2003 - Granted free agency
Dec 16,2003 - Signed as Free Agent by Devil Rays.
Dec 17,2003 - Signed by Devil Rays
Feb 6,2005 - Traded by Devil Rays to Diamondbacks for Casey Fossum.
Jul 31,2005 - Traded by Diamondbacks with cash for Kyle Bono and Kenny Perez
Aug 9,2005 - Traded by Red Sox to Dodgers for player to be named later
Aug 5,2006 - Released by Dodgers
Dec 12,2006 - Signed by Padres (1-year)
Aug 1,2007 - Released by Padres
Nov 28,2007 - Signed by Astros to minor league contract

Disabled List History

May 11,2001 - 15 Day Disabled list - (Injury unknown)
May 21,2001 - Activated
Aug 15,2002 - 15 Day Disabled list - (Left ankle sprain)
Sep 15,2002 - Activated
Apr 16,2005 - 15 Day Disabled list - (low back strain)
May 9,2005 - Activated

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