The struggling Padres designated the 43-year-old Nelson Cruz for assignment on Tuesday.
That’s what happened to Nelson Cruz on Tuesday.The designated hitter, who signed a $1 million one-year contract in the offseason, was hitting .245 with a .283 on-base percentage.Before the Padres’ 8-5 win over Angels, San Diego manager Bob Melvin said it was a “tough” decision to designate Cruz, who has been a respected leader on the team..
“Across the board, throughout the league, the respect that he brings, playing against him from afar, it’s fantastic. He comes as advertised — leadership, all of the above.“I think it’s more about versatility here now. We have a couple guys in he and [former Yankee Matt Carpenter] that basically just DH. We needed to be able to give some guys some days off a little bit more, need a runner off the bench, need to have a little bit more versatility. So unfortunately, we had to make this move today.
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