LUIS CRUZ RUMORS & GOSSIP
Dodgers setup Luis Cruz for a phantom DL stint because they can’t risk losing him or something
Seemingly out of nowhere, Dodgers third baseman/shortstop Luis Cruz has bone spurs in his throwing elbow.
Dodgers infielder Luis Cruz said he was available to play Sunday after being unavailable Saturday night because of a bone spur flare-up in his right elbow.
Cruz said he has three spurs in his throwing elbow, and they occasionally pinch a nerve.
“Since I was 11, I can’t straighten...
6 Days Of Dee Gordon
In six short days with the team in 2013, Dee Gordon has already showcased everything that once made him a top prospect and everything that made him one of the worst players in the MLB last year.
It’s a tiny sample, yet he’s managed to fit in so much amazement and failure that his performance has noteworthy, regardless. In a way, he’s proven both his supporters and detractors...
Okay, so Luis Cruz has been amazingly terrible this year, but why?
Luis Cruz has been … not-so-good in 2013. Okay, he’s been absolutely atrocious. Just terrible.
Mike Petriello at Mike Scioscia’s Tragic Illness has gone through all the statistical hoops to show exactly how bad Cruz has been in 2013 (go read it, even I didn’t realize how terrible he’s been).
Hint: It’s bad.
2013 lowest wOBA, min 50 PA
5. Dustin Ackley, .174
4. Clint Barmes...
Bigger fight instigator: Carlos Quentin or Luis Cruz?
Perhaps it was nothing more than ironic or coincidental that Luis Cruz happens to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers and San Diego Padres were involved in a bench clearing brawl last night that could have easily been avoided. Cruz, of course, is known as the 3B from team Mexico who demanded out loud that his pitcher throw at the next batter after a Canadian player bunted...
Dodgers' Cruz on WBC brawl: 'I lost it'
PHOENIX -- Luis Cruz had a three-word answer at the ready to explain the behavior that appeared to trigger the brawl between Mexico and Canada in the World Baseball Classic on Saturday.
"I lost it," Cruz said.
Cruz repeated those words eight times during a brief interview Monday as he and Adrian Gonzalez rejoined the Dodgers following Mexico's elimination from the...
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March 11, 2013
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Dodgers' IF Luis Cruz surprisingly avoids suspension from WBC brawl
Saturday was an ugly day for the World Baseball Classic and more specifically, Dodgers' infielder Luis Cruz. But in a somewhat surprising twist, Cruz won't face any disciplinary action for his part in the brawl with team Canada.
From Major League Baseball:
"Because at least one club -- and potentially both -- will not advance to
the second round, WBCI has determined...
Dodgers Injury News: Luis Cruz, Tony Gwynn Jr.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are human after all. The team, built like an All-Star team designed to dominate the league all the way to the world series, could easily be mistaken for something more than human. They have so much talent, it's easy to forget these are normal ball players. As proven yesterday by Luis Cruz's and Tony Gwynn Jr.'s absences.
The two players...
Luis Cruz isn't the answer at third base, but there are few alternatives
If only Adrian Beltre was a free agent this winter...
Luis Cruz was a nice story. He really was. But a "nice story" isn't good enough to be a starting third baseman in Major League Baseball.
Cruz, 28, got a chance to play this season and took advantage of it. He hit .297/.322/.431 in 78 games. He had surprising pop, hitting six home runs and 20 doubles (tied...
2012 Los Angeles Dodgers Season Review: Third Base
Luis Cruz
I can safely say that I’m not the only one who had no idea who Luis Cruz was at the outset of the 2012 season. By the end of it, the once unknown 28-year-old journeyman had become a cult hero in Los Angeles. Heading into 2013, it appears he’ll not only hold down a roster spot, but be the Dodgers starting third baseman.
Now whether that’s something a team with a ...
Dodgers' Cruz just keeps cruising in clutch
When the Los Angeles Dodgers promoted Luis Cruz on July 2, not much was expected. After all, the 28-year-old journeyman with 4,891 minor league plate appearances hadn't played in the majors since 2010. Cruz was expected to provide the club a reserve infielder who could play multiple positions and a true backup shortstop to Dee Gordon. But when Gordon dislocated his thumb two...
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