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[Royals Authority] - Advanced Roster Construction: Counting to Twenty-Five

Clark Fosler — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:20:09 GMT

... this year. Rosa, performing as I hope he might, is the guy who makes what Juan Cruz and Kyle Farnsworth do irrelevant. That leaves one final spot (assuming T ...

[Mellinger's Ball Star] - Happy Friday at Ball Star -- the optimistic look at the 2010 Royals

Sam Mellinger — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:04:15 GMT

... last three to five outs, that unit could be much improved – particularly if Juan Cruz and his slider come back. Offensively, the Royals will struggle. Even the fu ...

[Royals Review] - 2010 Early Draft Preview

nwroyal — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:57:47 GMT

... . They also have their 2nd round pick this year which they lost year to sign Juan Cruz. As we talked about in the Prospect series, the Royals have some pitching de ...

[Royals Authority] - Everything Goes Right in the Bullpen - A What If

Clark Fosler — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:29:51 GMT

... remains something of a mystery for right now, but if everything goes right, Juan Cruz bounces back with a dominant first half setting up Soria and is shipped out ...

[MLB: Royals] - With Ankiel, KC looking more athletic

Dick Kaegel — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:50:00 GMT

... luding buyout), Jacobs ($3.275 million), Kyle Farnsworth ($4.25 million) and Juan Cruz ($2.25 million) was close to a total of $20 million invested. OK, $18.825 mi ...

[Around The Horn Baseball] - Rick Ankiel? What the heck is Kansas City Royals GM Dayton Moore thinking?

MC3 Sports Media — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:01:21 GMT

... move Dayton Moore had made is tantamount to a 'goat ****.' Random Musings : Juan Cruz is a decent set-up guy to Soria and has proven that he can be very effective ...

[Kings of Kauffman] - Sluggerrr Snacks: Gordon and Tejeda avoid arbitration and more

Wally Fish — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:11:27 GMT

... ons. On Sunday, Royals Review published an article addressing whether or not Juan Cruz can bounce back in 2010 . Cruz was also the latest Royal to be covered in Da ...

[MLB: Tigers] - Inbox: Get Valverde and keep picks?

Jason Beck — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:11:05 GMT

... 5. The sign-and-trade possibility came up last winter when Type A free agent Juan Cruz was having trouble finding a team, but the Royals instead chose to give up t ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - Midseason Trade Candidates

Tim Dierkes — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:26:12 GMT

... ronson Arroyo , Aaron Harang , Gil Meche , David DeJesus , Kyle Farnsworth , Juan Cruz , and Coco Crisp . It's far from a complete list. Other intriguing midseaso ...

[TYU] - The Fate Of Type A Free Agents

Moshe Mandel — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:11:57 GMT

... tem in place. Teams were loathe to give up draft picks to have a player like Juan Cruz or Orlando Hudson for a short term fix. This season, none of the Type A free ...

[MLB Trade Rumors] - How Did Type A Free Agents Do This Winter?

Ben Nicholson-Smith — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:13:15 GMT

... es do, so the market for some players is limited by their Type A status. Ask Juan Cruz and Orlando Hudson about the effect the Elias Rankings can have on a player' ...

[Royals Review] - Can Juan Cruz Bounce Back in 2010?

royalsreview — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:10:58 GMT

... nagerial candidates Oct 2009 from The Crawfish Boxes - 8 comments Read More: Juan Cruz (P - KAN) , Kansas City Royals , Chicago Cubs Sign in with your Yahoo! ID Ad ...

[SB Nation: Viva El Birdos] - a confession; and problems of value

tom s. — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:49:27 GMT

... ly in doing so, but i am less charitable than danup. at any rate, nobody got juan cruz'd this year among relievers. in the fourth group, arb was denied across the ...

[SB Nation: AZ Snakepit] - Part 1 - A Retrospective View at the Trade History of Josh Byrnes (2005 - December 2007

IHateSouthBend — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:02:22 GMT

... C- March 26 - Diamondbacks trade LHP Brad Halsey to Oakland in exchance for Juan Cruz : Josh Byrnes' third move of 2006 sent away Halsey, a 24-year-old left-hande ...

[FanGraphs] - The Contact Tales: 2008

R.J. Anderson — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:47:42 GMT

... night, sweet prince. Relief Pitchers (Min IP: 40) The Best: Brad Lidge 63.6% Juan Cruz 66% Ramon Ramirez 68.7% Francisco Rodriguez 69.3% Robinson Tejeda 69.5% Give ...