The two-time defending AL champion Texas Rangers avoided arbitration with another of their core players, agreeing Thursday to a $16 million, two-year contract with AL Championship Series MVP Nelson Cruz.
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February 09, 2012
The Rangers eliminated another of their arbitration cases on Thursday, signing right fielder Nelson Cruz to a two-year, $16 million contract, according to a major-league source.
Cruz, 31, asked for $7.5 million in arbitration; the Rangers offered $5.5 million. His new deal covers his final two years of arbitration. After that, he is eligible for free agency.
Earlier this week,...
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February 09, 2012
AL championship series MVP Nelson Cruz has agreed to a 16 million, two-year contract with the Texas Rangers.
The deal includes 500,000 in performance bonuses over the two years. With the agreement, negotiated by agents Sam and Seth Levinson, Cruz avoids an arbitration hearing that had been scheduled for next week.
A 31-year-old slugging outfielder, Cruz had asked for 7.5 million...
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February 09, 2012
AL championship series MVP Nelson Cruz has agreed to a $16 million, two-year contract with the Texas Rangers.
The deal includes $500,000 in performance bonuses over the two years. With the agreement, negotiated by agents Sam and Seth Levinson, Cruz avoids an arbitration hearing that had been scheduled for next week.
A 31-year-old slugging outfielder, Cruz had asked for $7.5 million...
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February 09, 2012
According to ESPNDallas.com, Nelson Cruz and the Texas Rangers have agreed to a two-year deal worth $16 million today. The agreement also includes a signing bonus along with $500,000 in incentives.Cruz, 31, is coming off a solid season last year with the World Series runner-ups, as he hit .263 with 29 home runs and 87 RBIs.Cruz was also the ALCS MVP after his big performance to knock...
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February 09, 2012
The Texas Rangers bought out Nelson Cruz's final two arbitration years today, inking the outfielder to a two year, $16 million deal.
When healthy, the 31 year-old Cruz has been a masher for Texas. But injuries have been an issue for him, and his career high in plate appearances over three full seasons with the Rangers is just 515. Cruz has accrued 10.0 fWAR over those three...
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February 09, 2012
The Texas Rangers and right fielder Nelson Cruz avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to terms on a two-year contract.
The deal is worth $16 million for the 31-year-old Cruz, who helped Texas reach the World Series for the second straight year in 2011.
Cruz batted .263 with 29 home runs and a career-high 87 RBIs in 124 games last season.
He was also named MVP of the American...
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February 09, 2012
The Texas Rangers have avoided a scheduled arbitration hearing with Nelson Cruz by signing the outfielder to a new two-year, $16 million contract. When the two sides exchanged arbitration figures in January, Cruz asked for $7.5 million while the Rangers offered $5.5 million. Cruz came out on the winning end of this deal and will play in Texas at least through the 2013 season.
Cruz...
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February 09, 2012
The Texas Rangers have agreed to a two-year deal with right fielder
Nelson Cruz...
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February 09, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) -- AL championship series MVP Nelson Cruz has agreed to a $16 million, two-year contract with the Texas Rangers.
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February 09, 2012
The Rangers are working on completing a two-year contract with outfielder Nelson Cruz that would keep him from going to an arbitration hearing both this offseason and next winter, a source confirmed Thursday morning.
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February 09, 2012
The two-time defending American League champion Texas Rangers have agreed to a two-year contract with outfielder Nelson Cruz, the team announced on Thursday.
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