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Jose Cruz   |   Major Leaguer   1997-2008

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

Son of Jose Cruz, Nephew of Hector Cruz, Nephew of Tommy Cruz

Baseball Lists:  30/30 Club - MLB ... NL Gold Glove Award Winners ... World Baseball Classic Players

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Prospect Rankings*
1996 - 23rd ranked Major League prospect
1996 - 1st ranked organizational prospect for Seattle Mariners
1997 - 12th ranked Major League prospect
1997 - 1st ranked organizational prospect for Seattle Mariners

*According to Baseball America
Drafted:  Selected by Seattle Mariners in 56th Round (1402nd overall) of 1991 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  ... Selected by Atlanta Braves in 15th Round (425th overall) of 1992 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  ... Selected by Seattle Mariners in 1st Round (3rd overall) of 1995 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [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:  [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  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1995EverettNwest21SeaA- of 311650002103300000 .455.571.4551026--
 RiversideCalif21SeaA+ of 3514434377172931245001021 .257.359.465824--
1996LancasterCalif22SeaA+ of 53203386617164371393301064 .325.423.507930--
 Port CitySou22SeaAA of 47181395110233150273804018 .282.373.409782--
 TacomaPCL22SeaAAA of 227615181261511181201102 .237.383.539922--
1997TacomaPCL23SeaAAA of 50190335116263030344411104 .268.382.468850--
 SeattleAL23SeaMLB lf9491832849121123410134500113 .268.315.541856--
 TorontoAL23TorMLB lf355212314970143462287202042 .231.316.462778--
1998SyracuseIL24TorAAA of 40141294214172384323200012 .298.425.560985--
 TorontoAL24TorMLB cf510535255891431142114579902040 .253.354.40375745%
1999SyracuseIL25TorAAA of 3110317193131450282003013 .184.356.320676--
 TorontoAL25TorMLB cf 10634963841931445144649105105 .241.358.433791--
2000TorontoAL26TorMLB cf7,816260391146325317615571129232311 .242.323.46678949%
2001TorontoAL27TorMLB cf1,51465779215838434883254513814228 .274.326.53085651%
2002TorontoAL28TorMLB lf-rf3,5124466641142651870715110601148 .245.317.43875546%
2003SF GiantsNL29SfMLB rf8,5,715853990135261206858102121062714 .250.366.41478041%
2004Tampa BayAL30TbMLB rf51535457613225821781167611728586 .242.333.43376644%
2005TucsonPCL31AriAAA of 13111001000100000 .333.333.6671000--
 BostonAL31BosMLB rf9412031000001400000 .250.308.33364133%
 ArizonaNL31AriMLB cf6,764202234390122801425402016 .213.347.43678351%
 LA DodgersNL31LaMLB rf547156234714262201234301004 .301.391.53292343%
2006LA DodgersNL32LaMLB lf-rf2,7,986223345216151751435402433 .233.353.38173444%
2007Scr/wbIL33NyyAAA of 1662121740173091202000 .274.366.387753--
 San DiegoNL33SdMLB lf-rf2,991256376012362161316501513 .234.316.37569141%
2008HoustonNL34HouMLB lf-cf 38496610010011900000 .122.283.143426--
 
Major League Totals - 12 Season(s)13884724713116725236204624113396581147537233873 .247.337.445782--
Minor League Totals - 7 Season(s)298111422430773103919536721424511321124 .276.390.464854--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
2003SF GiantsNL29SfDiv411000001002401100 .000.154.000154--
 
Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)411000001002401100 .000.154.000154--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1995EverettNwest21SeaA-OF370070---1.000--
1995RiversideCalif21SeaA+OF337043771---.961--
 
1996LancasterCalif22SeaA+OF426271701---.986--
1996Port CitySou22SeaAAOF469061972---.990--
1996TacomaPCL22SeaAAAOF223640400---1.000--
 
1997TacomaPCL23SeaAAAOF487030731---1.000--
1997SeattleAL23SeaMLBLF498313870---.966--
1997TorontoAL23TorMLBLF519332981---.980--
1997TorontoAL23TorMLBCF450050---1.000--
 
1998SyracuseIL24TorAAAOF4099711070---.991--
1998TorontoAL24TorMLBLF640040---1.000--
1998TorontoAL24TorMLBCF103243742541---.984--
 
1999SyracuseIL25TorAAAOF297520771---1.000--
1999TorontoAL25TorMLBLF92820301---1.000--
1999TorontoAL25TorMLBCF97248632571---.988--
 
2000TorontoAL26TorMLBCF1621423.1405934171---.9932.62
 
2001TorontoAL27TorMLBLF1488.11600160---1.0001.63
2001TorontoAL27TorMLBCF1331168.1270532781---.9892.12
 
2002TorontoAL28TorMLBLF56469.2124301270---1.0002.43
2002TorontoAL28TorMLBCF211755011520---.9812.62
2002TorontoAL28TorMLBRF47390.28151872---.9891.98
2002TorontoAL28TorMLBDH2--------
 
2003SF GiantsNL29SfMLBCF3113.140040---1.0002.70
2003SF GiantsNL29SfMLBRF1571511332.23361823567---.9942.39
 
2004Tampa BayAL30TbMLBCF11930030---1.0003.00
2004Tampa BayAL30TbMLBRF1511471301.231210103320---.9702.23
 
2005TucsonPCL31AriAAAOF120020---1.000--
2005ArizonaNL31AriMLBLF3217.230030---1.0001.53
2005ArizonaNL31AriMLBCF53504158712900---.9781.91
2005ArizonaNL31AriMLBRF6535.281090---1.0002.27
2005BostonAL31BosMLBRF443120020---1.000.58
2005LA DodgersNL31LaMLBLF1-100000------.00
2005LA DodgersNL31LaMLBRF4542366.1100351080---.9542.53
 
2006LA DodgersNL32LaMLBLF4032279.26000600---1.0001.93
2006LA DodgersNL32LaMLBCF15892.23200320---1.0003.11
2006LA DodgersNL32LaMLBRF2414144.13700370---1.0002.31
 
2007Scr/wbIL33NyyAAAOF3--------
2007Scr/wbIL33NyyAAAOF12--------
2007San DiegoNL33SdMLBLF4938365.18941941---.9892.29
2007San DiegoNL33SdMLBCF321740040---1.0002.12
2007San DiegoNL33SdMLBRF2320178.15410551---1.0002.78
 
2008HoustonNL34HouMLBLF1012450050---1.0001.88
2008HoustonNL34HouMLBCF553590090---1.0002.31
2008HoustonNL34HouMLBRF311140040---1.0003.27
 


 Awards
[1993] - Freshman 1st team All-America OF  [1994] - Southwest Conference Player of the Year, 1st team College All-American OF, Southwest Conference All-Star OF  [1995] - 1st team College All-American OF, Southwest Conference All-Star OF  [1996] - Seattle Mariners Minor League Player of the Year  [1997] - AL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #2)  [2000] - Winter League Player of the Year  [2003] - NL Gold Glove Award (OF)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  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  
 
Career:  $20,780,000   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Played in 2006 World Baseball Classic for Puerto Rico.
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