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Nelson Cruz

Nelson Cruz

DH/OF • Washington Nationals Proj Rank 11 Actual 4 142 ADP • Trade Value
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
.23884034.328.37928.40
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DATE OPP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG PTS
06/29 PIT 2 0 2 1 0 2 238 8
06/28 PIT 0 0 0 1 0 0 233 0
06/27 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 237 0
06/26 @TEX 2 0 1 3 0 0 241 6
06/25 @TEX 1 1 1 2 0 1 237 9
06/24 @TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 236 1
06/22 @BAL 0 0 0 0 0 1 236 0
06/21 @BAL 1 0 0 1 0 0 238 2
06/19 PHI 1 0 0 1 0 1 238 4
06/18 PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 238 -1
06/17 PHI 0 0 2 0 0 2 242 3
06/16 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 250 3
06/15 ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 249 -1
06/14 ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 254 0
06/12 MIL 1 0 0 0 1 1 260 4
06/11 MIL 2 1 1 3 0 0 258 11
06/10 MIL 4 1 2 3 0 0 253 13
06/09 @MIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 237 1
06/08 @MIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 237 -1
06/07 @MIA 1 0 0 1 0 1 242 4
06/05 @CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 241 1
06/04 @CIN 3 0 1 0 0 1 241 6
06/03 @CIN 3 1 2 1 0 0 227 8
06/02 @CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 215 0
06/01 @NYM 0 0 0 0 0 3 221 4
05/30 @NYM 0 0 1 0 0 0 222 2
05/29 COL 1 0 0 0 0 0 224 1
05/27 COL 0 0 0 0 0 0 223 1
05/26 COL 1 0 1 1 0 1 223 4
05/25 LAD 2 0 0 0 0 0 221 4
05/24 LAD 3 0 1 2 1 0 211 9
05/23 LAD 1 0 1 0 0 0 195 4
05/18 @MIA 0 0 0 0 0 1 194 0
05/16 @MIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 1
05/15 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 0
05/14 HOU 3 0 2 3 0 1 207 11
05/13 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 188 3
05/12 NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 176 1
05/11 NYM 1 1 2 3 0 1 181 11
05/10 NYM 2 0 0 0 0 0 176 2
05/08 @LAA 1 0 1 0 0 2 163 4
05/07 @LAA 1 1 1 2 0 0 156 4
05/06 @LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 154 2
05/03 @COL 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 0
05/01 @SF 0 0 1 1 0 0 155 3
04/30 @SF 1 0 0 0 0 0 163 1
04/29 @SF 0 0 2 1 0 1 158 5
04/28 MIA 0 0 0 0 0 1 169 2
04/27 MIA 0 0 0 1 0 1 176 2
04/26 MIA 1 0 0 0 0 0 185 1
04/24 SF 0 0 1 0 0 1 180 2
04/22 SF 0 0 0 0 0 1 190 2
04/21 ARI 1 1 1 2 0 0 200 8
04/20 ARI 1 0 0 1 0 0 196 3
04/19 ARI 0 0 0 0 0 1 191 1
04/17 @PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 190 2
04/16 @PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 189 0
04/15 @PIT 2 0 0 3 0 1 219 7
04/14 @PIT 1 0 1 0 0 1 179 1
04/13 @ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 167 0
04/12 @ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 1
04/11 @ATL 1 0 1 0 0 2 200 5
04/10 NYM 2 1 1 3 0 0 188 9
04/09 NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 083 0
04/08 NYM 1 0 1 0 0 0 125 2
04/07 NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0
Totals: 5683440231
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YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2008 31 38 7 19 26 3 17 N/A N/A N/A 138
2009 TEX 129 120 33 76 76 20 51 N/A N/A N/A 392
2010 TEX 108 127 22 60 78 16 38 N/A N/A N/A 354
2011 TEX 126 125 29 64 86 9 32 N/A N/A N/A 324
2012 TEX 159 152 23 86 90 8 48 .260 .319 .455 436
2013 TEX 108 110 27 49 77 5 35 .269 .327 .511 326
2014 BAL 153 160 38 85 101 4 54 .273 .337 .524 488
2015 SEA 152 178 44 90 93 3 60 .302 .369 .566 501
2016 SEA 155 169 43 96 105 2 62 .287 .360 .555 515
2017 SEA 155 160 39 91 119 1 70 .288 .375 .549 517
2018 SEA 144 133 37 70 97 1 55 .256 .342 .509 427
2019 MIN 123 143 42 83 109 0 60 .308 .393 .636 480
2020 MIN 55 57 16 33 35 0 27 .300 .398 .595 179
2021 MIN 148 136 32 78 84 3 51 .262 .331 .491 495
2022 WAS 68 56 8 34 40 2 31 .238 .328 .379 211
ON PACE 141 116 16 70 83 4 64 .238 .328 .379 438
3-YEAR AVG 109 112 30 65 76 1 46 .286 .367 .565 385
Career 1814 1864 440 1014 1216 77 691 .356 .434 .527

Cruz Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.204 0.5 4.4 3.8 0.0 .279 .261 .54 3.8 0.5 0.0 4.7 22.3 3.5 0.0 6.7 18.4
AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.300 .2 .9 .7 0 .395 .450 .846 0.7 0.2 0.0 1.0 4.0 0.6 0 1.7 3.7
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Washington Nationals

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Keibert Ruiz 65% 54%
NAME OWN START
Josh Bell 98% 89%
Maikel Franco 9% 5%
NAME OWN START
Cesar Hernandez 16% 10%
NAME OWN START
Juan Soto 100% 96%
Nelson Cruz 88% 69%
Lane Thomas 13% 8%
Yadiel Hernandez 7% 4%
Victor Robles 7% 2%
NAME OWN START
Josiah Gray 80% 72%
Stephen Strasburg 44% 3%
Patrick Corbin 17% 10%
NAME OWN START
Tanner Rainey 62% 61%
Erick Fedde 9% 4%
Paolo Espino 8% 3%
Kyle Finnegan 8% 7%

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
06-27 PITW 3-2Edwards Jr. 2-1
Stratton 4-4
06-28 PITW 3-1Corbin 4-10
Crowe 3-5
06-29 PITL 8-7De Jong 3-0
Edwards Jr. 2-2
07-01 MIA6:05 PM Gray
Rogers
07-02 MIA4:05 PM Tetreault
Castano
07-03 MIA1:35 PM Fedde
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Player Timeline

Jun 25th

Nelson Cruz blasted a game-tying two-run homer in the sixth

Jun 4th

648 — Kyle Garlick (Minimum: 100 plate appearances)

May 28th

Nelson Cruz is 13-for-26 in his current 8-game hitting streak

May 14th

Yadiel Hernandez drove in 4

May 11th

One Man’s Trash: Empty Nelson

Apr 14th

Thanks to Jarred Kelenic the Mariners now have 14 Home Runs with 114+ ...

Apr 10th

Nelson Cruz homers, keys Nationals over Mets 4-2 with 8th-inning hit

Apr 4th

Good news for the #Yankees, all of these players are no longer in the ...

Mar 21st

A Nelson Cruz batting practice is a sight to see

Mar 19th

Nelson Cruz got his first hit, Josh Bell followed with his own single ...

Mar 17th

RHP Jhon Romero was designated for assignment to clear a 40-man spot

Mar 14th

Sean Doolittle, Aníbal Sánchez and Gerardo Parra are back

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    Alex Leatherwood's rookie PFF grade was in line with Kolton Miller's rookie mark of Miller's next 3 seasons: and

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  • R.J. Alvarez RP • NYM

    Right-hander Alvarez is up to take Bassitt's roster spot

    @AnthonyDiComo

  • Riley Adams C • WAS

    C Riley Adams optioned to Rochester.

    @MarkZuckerman

  • Chris Bassitt SP • NYM

    David Peterson will start for Bassitt.

    @DeeshaThosar

  • Ronny Mauricio SS • NYM

    Could the Mets deal Ronny Mauricio at the trade deadline?

    @SNYtv

  • Max Scherzer SP • NYM

    More Mets news: Max Scherzer says he will come off the IL to start Tuesday in Cincinnati

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  • Tres Barrera C • WAS

    We've recalled C Tres Barrera from Triple-A Rochester and returned from rehabilitation assignment and reinstated RHP Mason Th

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  • Chris Bassitt SP • NYM

    Bassitt won't start for the Mets tonight.

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  • Chris Bassitt SP • NYM

    RHP Alvarez has been selected from Triple-A Syracuse…He will wear #71.

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  • Camilo Doval RP • SF

    R.J. Dabovich could be Giants' internal bullpen boost as trade deadline nears

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  • Jarren Duran CF • BOS

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  • Jonah Heim C • TEX

    "I wasn't allowed to play tee-ball because I hit the ball too hard."

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  • Jarren Duran CF • BOS

    Jarren Duran dinger on the first pitch of the game for the @RedSox

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  • Jalen Green SG • HOU

    Smith gets the No. 1 John Wall left behind (again, for summer league.)

    @Jonathan_Feigen

  • Malcolm Brogdon SG • IND

    Assuming Boston doesn't decide to send Smart back to a bench role, Brogdon will be one of the best sixth men in the league an

    rotoworld

  • Aaron Nesmith SG • BOS

    Nesmith has shown flashes of fantasy potential, but sub-40% shooting and a lack of supporting stats prevent us from getting t

    rotoworld

  • Daniel Theis SG • BOS

    He played a decent role after being dealt to Boston at the trade deadline, especially when Williams was hurt.

    rotoworld

  • Malik Fitts SG • BOS

    He likely won't get more minutes in Indiana, unless it's during silly season.

    rotoworld

  • Juwan Morgan SG • BOS

    Morgan played sparingly in the NBA last season on multiple 10-day contracts.

    rotoworld

  • Derrick Jones Jr. •

    While he's definitely one of the bounciest players in the league, feel free to disregard him in fantasy hoops, unless the Bul

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  • Malcolm Brogdon PG • IND

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  • Bruce Cassidy HC • VGK

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