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[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Free Agency Preview: Relievers

Matthew Pouliot — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:44:10 GMT

... (Phillies)*, Dan Wheeler (Rays)*, Chad Durbin (Phillies), Jon Rauch (Twins), Juan Cruz (Royals)*, Mike MacDougal (Nationals), Scot Shields (Angels), Jesse Crain (T ...

[River Avenue Blues] - Free agent rankings hurt middle relievers

Joseph Pawlikowski — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:14:54 GMT

... t they’re overrated by the rankings can really hurt them. Last season we saw Juan Cruz, who pitched well in 2008, go through the winter months with few teams inter ...

[The Kansas City Star] - Royals set winter 40-man roster

SAM MELLINGER The Kansas City Star — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:04:04 GMT

... rs (18): John Bale, Brian Bannister, Henry Barrera, Roman Colon, Aaron Crow, Juan Cruz, Kyle Davies, Kyle Farnsworth, Zack Greinke, Luke Hochevar, Dusty Hughes, An ...

[The Kansas City Star] - Royals set winter 40-man roster

SAM MELLINGER The Kansas City Star — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:51:55 GMT

... rs (18): John Bale, Brian Bannister, Henry Barrera, Roman Colon, Aaron Crow, Juan Cruz, Kyle Davies, Kyle Farnsworth, Zack Greinke, Luke Hochevar, Dusty Hughes, An ...

[FutureBacks.com] - D-backs Will Increase Payroll in 2010

The Sports XChange — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:16:08 GMT

... earned $1.31 million. The D-backs did not pursue relievers Brandon Lyon and Juan Cruz after the 2008 season, when they became free agents. While free agent Valver ...

[The Cub Reporter] - Grabow Deal Near Completion

Rob G. — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:32 GMT

... ar and I probably guessed a little high. Jeremy Affeldt - 2 years/$8M total Juan Cruz - 2 years/$6M total (there's a $4M 2011 option or $500K buyout, so $6.5M gua ...

[MLB - Royals] - KC has needs as market opens

Dick Kaegel — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:32:17 GMT

... tected when last season began. But high-priced additions Kyle Farnsworth and Juan Cruz faltered. "We had some very talented pitchers in our bullpen and they had of ...

[Kings of Kauffman] - Royals Caribbean Report (11/16)

Wally Fish — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:20:50 GMT

... s RHP-Carlos Rosa (25) [Gigantes] 4 G, 5.2 IP, 1.59 ERA, 4 H, 1 BB, 4 SO RHP-Juan Cruz (31) [Licey] No Stats RHP-Eduardo Paulino (24) [Licey] 3 G, 1.1 IP, 0.00 ERA ...

[MLB - Royals] - Greinke's brilliance, game by game

Dick Kaegel — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:33:37 GMT

... ven strong innings and left with a 2-1 lead. Ah, but relievers John Bale and Juan Cruz gave up three runs in the eighth, one of four leads the bullpen blew for Gre ...

[The Denver Post] - Renck: Rockies' strategy with Betancourt risky, yet clever

Troy E. Renck The Denver Post — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:30:48 GMT

... percent of the franchises. And Betancourt, while brilliant, is a setup man. Juan Cruz found himself in a similar situation last year. He was held hostage by his T ...

[Chad Finn's Touching All The Bases] - Gotta get Gonzalez

category — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:10:23 GMT

... 3B, Rangers 5. Wilson Betemit, SS, Braves 6. Ryan Anderson, LHP, Mariners 7. Juan Cruz, RHP, Cubs 8. Josh Hamilton, OF, Devil Rays 9. Mark Teixeira, 3B, Rangers 10 ...

[The Arizona Republic] - GM Byrnes may spend more on bullpen

Nick Piecoro — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:53:22 GMT

... got to consider." Last year, the Diamondbacks let veterans Brandon Lyon and Juan Cruz walk as free agents, and the off-season before that Byrnes traded closer Jos ...

[The Crawfish Boxes] - Free Agent Profile: Jose Valverde

davoag — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:18:00 GMT

... , Heath Bell (P - SDP) , Joakim Soria (P - KAN) , Trevor Hoffman (P - MIL) , Juan Cruz (P - KAN) , Brian Fuentes (P - ANA) , Houston Astros , San Diego Padres , Ka ...

[Royals Authority] - A Plan for the Royals' Off-season

Clark Fosler — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:33:04 GMT

... o I might trade, but Dayton Moore almost certainly won't) and are stuck with Juan Cruz and Kyle Farnsworth. The remaining three or four spots should be filled in ...

[Kings of Kauffman] - Royals Caribbean Report (11/9)

Wally Fish — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:47:11 GMT

... RHP-Carlos Rosa (25) [Gigantes] 3 G, 4.0 IP, 2.25 ERA, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 SO RHP-Juan Cruz (31) [Licey] No Stats RHP-Eduardo Paulino (24) [Licey] 3 G, 1.1 IP, 0.00 E ...