Nelson Cruz FA Util R

Born: 07/01/1980 Age: 45

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Signed By

Rocky Mountain High for $29

On MLB 40-man: NO
Acquired: Free Agent (WSN) Jan'23

Tue 7/08	Wed 7/09	Thu 7/10
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Positions
Util
2026 Earned Positions
Util

All Leagues
Average $0.00 Median $0.00
SABR Points
Average $0.00 Median $0.00

All Leagues
Average $1.60 Median $1.00
SABR Points
Average $3.20 Median $2.50

Roster%
0%
Change
7Day 0%
30Day 0%

2025 OPL Round 3
OPL Roster%
0.00%
OPL Average Salary
$0.00

Year	Team	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	HBP	SB	CS	P/G	Pts
2005	MIL	8	7	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.19	9.50
2006	TEX	41	138	130	29	3	0	6	7	0	1	0	2.94	120.40
2007	TEX	96	333	307	72	15	2	9	21	2	2	4	3.1	297.30
2008	TEX	31	133	115	38	9	1	7	17	1	3	1	8.14	252.30
2009	TEX	128	515	462	120	21	1	33	49	2	20	4	5.99	766.60
2010	TEX	108	445	399	127	31	3	22	38	1	17	4	7.08	764.10
2011	TEX	124	513	475	125	28	1	29	33	2	9	5	5.59	692.60
2012	TEX	159	642	585	152	45	0	24	48	5	8	4	4.94	785.30
2013	TEX	109	456	413	110	18	0	27	35	4	5	1	5.8	632.70
2014	BAL	159	678	613	166	32	2	40	55	5	4	5	6.1	970.40
2015	SEA	152	655	590	178	22	1	44	59	5	3	2	7.12	1082.00
2016	SEA	155	667	589	169	27	1	43	62	9	2	0	6.85	1062.40
2017	SEA	155	645	556	160	28	0	39	70	12	1	1	6.66	1032.90
2018	SEA	144	591	519	133	18	1	37	55	14	1	0	5.84	840.40
2019	MIN	120	521	454	141	26	0	41	56	7	0	1	8.19	982.60
2020	MIN	53	214	185	56	6	0	16	25	4	0	0	7.23	383.40
2021	MIN	85	346	296	87	13	1	19	35	5	3	0	6.34	538.90
2021	TBR	55	238	217	49	8	0	13	16	2	0	0	4.67	256.80
2022	WSN	124	507	448	105	16	0	10	49	4	4	0	3.6	447.00
2023	SDP	49	152	143	35	5	1	5	6	2	1	0	2.98	146.10

Year	Team	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	HBP	SB	CS	P/G	Pts
2006	MIL (AAA)	103	423	371	112	22	1	20	42	6	17	6	6.54	673.20
2007	TEX (AAA)	44	188	162	57	9	1	15	21	2	1	2	8.98	395.30
2008	TEX (R)	1	6	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	10.5	10.50
2008	TEX (AAA)	103	448	383	131	18	3	37	56	5	24	8	9.46	973.90
2009	TEX (AAA)	3	11	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	-1.7	-5.10
2010	TEX (AA)	3	13	11	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.4	19.20
2010	TEX (AAA)	5	22	19	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.46	12.30
2011	TEX (AA)	3	12	11	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.03	6.10
2011	TEX (AAA)	3	13	11	5	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	17.07	51.20
2019	MIN (A+)	2	7	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	4.20
2023	SDP (AAA)	4	17	16	5	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.83	27.30

Date	Transaction Type	Team	Salary
March 28, 2013 7:08 PM	add	Rocky Mountain High	$11
October 11, 2013 2:40 PM	increase	Rocky Mountain High	$13
January 30, 2014 3:26 PM	cut	Rocky Mountain High	$7
April 1, 2014 11:19 PM	add	Rocky Mountain High	$5
October 8, 2014 11:13 PM	increase	Rocky Mountain High	$7
November 15, 2014 12:22 AM	increase	Rocky Mountain High	$9
October 5, 2015 8:06 AM	increase	Rocky Mountain High	$11
October 7, 2016 12:15 PM	increase	Rocky Mountain High	$13
October 7, 2017 1:42 AM	increase	Rocky Mountain High	$15
October 12, 2018 12:41 PM	increase	Rocky Mountain High	$17
October 4, 2019 4:40 PM	increase	Rocky Mountain High	$19
September 30, 2020 5:45 PM	increase	Rocky Mountain High	$21
October 9, 2021 3:18 AM	increase	Rocky Mountain High	$23
October 14, 2022 12:47 AM	increase	Rocky Mountain High	$25
October 12, 2023 10:38 AM	increase	Rocky Mountain High	$27
October 10, 2024 12:00 AM	increase	Rocky Mountain High	$29

Date	Proposing Team	Proposing Team Gives	Accepting Team	Accepting Team Gives
November 16, 2021 5:31 PM	All Proofs	Nelson Cruz TBR Util R $23 Anthony Rizzo CHC 1B L $23 Corey Kluber BOS AAA RP R $11 Nolan Jones CLE OF L $5 Clarke Schmidt NYY SP R $5 15IL	The Billion Dollar Bottlejobs	Paul Goldschmidt STL 1B R $27 Justin Verlander DET SP R $8 Max Fried ATL SP L $13 Kris Bryant SFG 1B/OF R $36 60IL Riley Greene DET OF L $3
July 23, 2021 10:07 PM	Catalina Cubs	Andrew Heaney LAA SP L $7 Alex Verdugo BOS OF L $17 Adbert Alzolay NYM AAA RP R $3 MILB 60IL Nathaniel Lowe TEX 1B L $7	Honey Nut Chourios	Nelson Cruz TBR Util R $20 Lance Lynn CHW SP R $13 $4 loan
July 14, 2021 3:58 PM	McCarthyism	Nelson Cruz MIN Util R $30 $27 loan	Cape Cod All Stars	Hunter Renfroe BOS OF R $1 Grayson Rodriguez BAL SP R $2 60IL
May 28, 2021 1:04 PM	Virginia Pale Hose	Nelson Cruz MIN Util R $21 $18 loan	¯\_(ツ)_/¯	Jeter Downs NYY AAA SS/3B R $3
May 1, 2021 6:26 AM	Pohlad pocket protectors	Nelson Cruz MIN Util R $13 Drew Pomeranz SDP RP L $7	I'm Down With OBP Yeah You Know Me	Luis Castillo CIN SP R $20
April 28, 2021 12:34 PM	Rigby & Pops	Triston Mckenzie CLE CPX SP/RP R $8 Jeimer Candelario NYY ST 1B/3B S $5	Jobu's Cigar and Rum	Nelson Cruz MIN Util R $19 $8 loan
January 31, 2021 11:37 AM	Catalina Cubs	Nelson Cruz MIN Util R $20 Adley Rutschman BAL C S $8 10IL	Honey Nut Chourios	Sonny Gray CIN SP R $13 Nathaniel Lowe TEX 1B L $7
December 11, 2020 5:50 PM	Yellow Ledbetters	Nelson Cruz MIN Util R $34 Vidal Brujan TBR 2B/SS/3B/OF S $5	NYS	Pablo Lopez MIA SP R $7 60IL
August 28, 2020 12:28 PM	Robot Joe West	Tommy Pham SDP OF R $18 Josh Bell PIT 1B S $10 Spencer Howard SFG AAA SP/RP R $3	Triple Tommy John	Nelson Cruz MIN Util R $33 $10 loan
January 31, 2019 6:22 PM	The Naturals ⚾	Nelson Cruz BAL Util R $30	King West Kraken	Ryan Pressly HOU RP R $4

Nelson Cruz FA Util R

Born: 07/01/1980 Age: 45

FanGraphs Player Page

OPL Player Page

Signed By

Rocky Mountain High for $29

On MLB 40-man: NO
Acquired: Free Agent (WSN) Jan'23

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2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

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