Ed Coleman of WFAN mentioned an interesting name on his blog this morning while discussing relief options for the Mets; Juan Cruz.
I must say, that until I read his post, I never really gave much thought to Cruz before, so I decided to take a closer look at him and see why Coleman thought he'd be a good fit for the Mets.
I was very surprised to see how dominant he has been as a reliever in the last two seasons. I expected him to be effective, but I had no idea he was this good. I compiled some of his key stats for you.
YR
G
IP
H
ER
BB
SO
ERA
K/9
2007
53
61
45
21
32
87
3.10
12.84
2008
57
51.2
34
15
31
71
2.61
12.37
Look at his strikeouts per nine innings ratio... He has led all relievers in that category for the last two seasons.
Look at how stingy he has been with his hits... Batters have hit about .198 off of Cruz in the last two seasons.
The 31 year old right hander, has an arsenal that includes a fastball, slider, cutter and curve.
Coleman believes he's...
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