[外電] Cruz signs two-year deal with Rangers

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ARLINGTON -- Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz, who agreed to a two-year, $16
million contract on Thursday, has had an interesting offseason.

Shortly after the World Series, he went back to the Dominican Republic and
was hit by a stomach bacterial infection the doctors couldn't identify. In
January, he went to Miami for further diagnosis and found not only a cure but
also a place to do his offseason workouts.

Cruz has spent the last month working out at Bommarito Performance, a Miami
cross-training fitness center where many athletes work out, including
teammate Mike Napoli and many college football players who are preparing for
the NFL combine. Cruz, who dropped 16 pounds from the virus, said his new
workout center has made a big difference and he feels he is better prepared
to avoid the leg injuries that have plagued him the past three seasons.

"Everything is great," Cruz said on a conference call to announce his new
contract. "I feel like my legs are stronger and more flexible. It is a huge
difference than in the past."

The two-year deal keeps Cruz from going through arbitration both this winter
and the next offseason. His hearing was scheduled for Feb. 17 in Tampa, Fla.
He can still be a free agent after the 2013 season and assistant general
manager Thad Levine said the Rangers remain open to discussing a longer-term
contract with Cruz's agent.

"When we talked with Nelson's agent, we evaluated all our different options,"
Levine said. "We talked about a one-year deal, a two-year deal and a longer
deal. We felt that a two-year deal was right for this moment. That doesn't
preclude us from talking about a longer deal down the road."

Cruz said that is still "on the table" as far as he's concerned.

"We wanted to take care of this first," Cruz said. "That was the priority. I
want to stay with the Rangers and that's something we'll decide later on."

Cruz played in 124 games for the Rangers in 2011 and batted .263 with 29 home
runs and 87 RBIs. He finished with a .509 slugging percentage but also went
on the disabled list twice because of strained muscles in his legs. He has
been on the disabled list six times in the past three years. He also had to
leave Game 6 of the World Series with a strained right groin muscle, although
he was in the lineup for Game 7.

He has been searching for a new offseason workout regimen that would keep his
legs healthy for an entire season and his agent suggested the place in Miami.
He weighs 224 pounds right now because of the weight he lost as a result of
the virus. He normally reports to Spring Training weighing 240 pounds but
wants to come in around 230 and be lighter this year than in the past.

"I'm definitely doing things different," Cruz said. "I feel like I'm in a
better situation and better shape, and I expect a big return. I have been
working hard this offseason to make sure I stay healthy the whole season,
help us get back to the World Series and win the whole thing."

The Rangers did not win the World Series last October. They lost in seven
games to the Cardinals. They had a 7-5 lead going into the ninth inning of
Game 6 and needed three outs to win the World Series. Instead, David Freese
hit a two-out, two-run triple just over Cruz's glove in deep right field to
send the game into extra innings.

"It was one of those balls ... I was trusting my instincts," Cruz said. "I
probably should have been playing deeper. but at that moment, I felt I should
have been playing shallow and that's what happened."

The Rangers ended up losing in 11 innings and the Cardinals finished them off
in Game 7 with a 6-2 victory. The Rangers also lost to the Giants in five
games in the 2010 World Series.

"It has been difficult," Cruz said. "You always want to finish your goal,
especially when you go to the World Series in back-to-back years. We didn't
make it so now we have to get over it. We want to get better ... the whole
team ... make sure we stay tough, do what we can to get better, make it back
to the World Series and win it."

The new contract for Cruz leaves the Rangers with just one arbitration case
remaining. Napoli's hearing is scheduled for Feb. 15 but the two sides
continue to negotiate.

"Each negotiation goes at a different pace," Levine said. "At this point,
we're going to devote 100 percent of our attention to working on Mike and
doing everything we can to avoid a hearing."

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在季後賽大放光芒的外野手Nelson Cruz跟遊騎兵簽下$16M/2yrs的合約!!!!!!

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推 oldeight2009:價格還算合理
推 NewPacers:便宜 要不是痛痛 不然會拿更多
→ bighdogs:簽好短呀
→ spy9527:太便宜
推 david18:他會很痛痛嗎??  印象中除了去年大傷外，還有其他的嗎?
推 cloudfour:看打席就知道了~打出來後年年都進DL好一段時間~
推 JohnMcClane:簽到哪一年？
推 swordmr20:剛剛看成光芒的外野手 想說Cruz什麼時候叛逃了XD
推 kerter:推Cruz~季後賽砲管很大一支!!!
推 MingXDD:哪裡合理，太便宜了!!
推 ohmyya:這種砲至少要15M
推 ancientmoon:便宜==
→ ancientmoon:大砲耶
推 squall304:我也覺得便宜 可能錢都花在某人身上了吧
推 wuchianlin:他扣除痛痛問題的話很強大的