Nelson Cruz

DH · San Diego Padres

Bats R Throws R
Height 6'2" Weight 230
DOB 1980-07-01 Age 42.7
Hometown Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic

2023 Fantasy Rankings

NFBC ADP (15-team): 32.13, 478th

Season Projections

Source	5X5	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SO%	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO
ATC	-$1	93	384	343	42	84	14	14	49	34	92	24.0	2	1	.245	.318	.408	.726	.163
Steamer	-$4	81	346	307	40	74	12	12	43	31	84	24.3	2	1	.241	.316	.397	.713	.156
THE BAT	-$1	93	384	353	43	86	16	14	49	22	90	23.4	2	1	.244	.295	.408	.703	.164
Zeile	-$3	87	355	317	40	76	13	13	46	31	84	23.7	2	1	.240	.313	.404	.717	.164

ATC projections by Ariel Cohen. Steamer projections by Steamer Projections Blog. THE BAT projections by Derek Carty. Zeile Consensus projections by FantasyPros.

Padres News · Older Cruz News

Fantasy Baseball News Last 90 Days

Nelson Cruz Agrees With Padres On One-Year Deal

The San Diego Padres and free-agent designated hitter Nelson Cruz agreed to a one-year, $1 million deal on Wednesday, pending a physical, according to sources familiar with the deal. Cruz wants to win a World Series ring and was willing to take less money to play for a contender. He is also familiar with general manager AJ Preller from their days in the Texas Rangers organization. Boomstick looked his age (42) in 2022 with the Washington Nationals, hitting .234/.313/.337 with only 10 home runs, 64 RBI, 50 runs scored, four stolen bases and a 23.6% strikeout rate. Cruz ended the year on the injured list and eventually needed surgery on his left eye, but he should be good to go for the start of the 2023 season. Fantasy managers shouldn't expect a whole lot from the seven-time All-Star in what is likely to be his final season, but he could provide some modest power numbers as a part-time DH in his new digs.

Jan 11 · Source via

Padres Nelson Cruz

Padres Interested In Nelson Cruz

New York Posts' Jon Heyman reported Tuesday that the San Diego Padres are among the teams interested in free agent designated hitter Nelson Cruz. The Padres general manager AJ Preller and Cruz were both with the Texas Rangers organization earlier in their careers. The 42-year-old finally took a step back in 2022, slashing .234/.313/.337 with 10 home runs and 64 RBI in 507 plate appearances. However, until 2022 Cruz had managed to hit for elite power late into his career and still hit the ball harder than most during his down season. His DH-only eligibility limits his fantasy value beyond the potential production decline, but there may still be something left in the tank for Cruz.

Jan 11 · Source via

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Nelson Cruz Has Received Offers For 2023 Season

Veteran slugger Nelson Cruz had a down year with the Nationals in 2022 and turned 42 over the summer, but the seven-time All-Star doesn’t appear to be considering retirement. Cruz said in a radio appearance on Grandes en los Deportes in his native Dominican Republic that he’s already received formal offers for the 2023 season (Twitter…

Jan 6 · MLB Trade Rumors Nelson Cruz

Hitting Stats

Season	Team	5X5	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SO%	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO
2006	TE	-	41	138	130	15	29	3	0	6	22	7	32	23.2	1	0	.223	.261	.385	.646	.162
2007	TE	-	96	331	307	35	72	15	2	9	34	21	87	26.3	2	4	.235	.287	.384	.671	.149
2008	TE	-	31	133	115	19	38	9	1	7	26	17	28	21.1	3	1	.330	.421	.609	1.030	.279
2009	TE	-	127	515	462	75	120	21	1	33	76	49	118	22.9	20	4	.260	.332	.524	.856	.264
2010	TEX	-	108	444	399	60	127	31	3	22	78	38	81	18.2	17	4	.318	.374	.576	.950	.258
2011	TEX	-	124	513	475	64	125	28	1	29	87	33	116	22.6	9	5	.263	.312	.509	.821	.246
2012	TEX	-	159	642	585	86	152	45	0	24	90	48	140	21.8	8	4	.260	.319	.460	.779	.200
2013	TEX	$14	109	456	413	49	110	18	0	27	76	35	109	23.9	5	1	.266	.327	.506	.833	.240
2014	BAL	$33	159	678	613	87	166	32	2	40	108	55	140	20.6	4	5	.271	.333	.525	.858	.254
2015	SEA	$33	152	655	590	90	178	22	1	44	93	59	164	25.0	3	2	.302	.369	.566	.935	.264
2016	SEA	$29	155	667	589	96	169	27	1	43	105	62	159	23.8	2	0	.287	.360	.555	.915	.268
2017	SEA	$28	155	645	556	91	160	28	0	39	119	70	140	21.7	1	1	.288	.375	.549	.924	.261
2018	SEA	$20	144	591	519	70	133	18	1	37	97	55	122	20.6	1	0	.256	.342	.509	.851	.253
2019	MIN	$26	120	517	454	81	141	26	0	41	108	56	131	25.3	0	1	.311	.392	.639	1.031	.328
2020	MIN	$23	53	214	185	33	56	6	0	16	33	25	58	27.1	0	0	.303	.397	.595	.992	.292
2021	MIN	$17	85	336	296	44	87	13	1	19	50	35	63	18.8	3	0	.294	.370	.537	.907	.243
2021	TB	$17	55	235	217	35	49	8	0	13	36	16	63	26.8	0	0	.226	.283	.442	.725	.216
2022	WAS	$3	124	501	448	50	105	16	0	10	64	49	119	23.8	4	0	.234	.313	.337	.650	.103
2023 ATC		-$1	93	384	343	42	84	14	0	14	49	34	92	24.0	2	1	.245	.318	.408	.726	.163
2023 Steamer		-$4	81	346	307	40	74	12	0	12	43	31	84	24.3	2	1	.241	.316	.397	.713	.156
2023 THE BAT		-$1	93	384	353	43	86	16	0	14	49	22	90	23.4	2	1	.244	.295	.408	.703	.164
2023 Zeile		-$3	87	355	317	40	76	13	0	13	46	31	84	23.7	2	1	.240	.313	.404	.717	.164

Historic stats obtained free of charge from and are copyrighted by Retrosheet. ATC projections by Ariel Cohen. Steamer projections by Steamer Projections Blog. THE BAT projections by Derek Carty. Zeile Consensus projections by FantasyPros.

Fielding Stats

Season	Team	1B	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH
2006	TE	0	1	2	38	39	0
2007	TE	0	16	0	82	94	1
2008	TE	0	0	0	31	31	0
2009	TE	0	2	0	120	122	5
2010	TEX	0	14	0	94	101	3
2011	TEX	0	18	0	109	115	8
2012	TEX	0	6	0	151	151	7
2013	TEX	0	0	0	102	102	7
2014	BAL	0	60	0	11	70	89
2015	SEA	0	0	0	80	80	72
2016	SEA	0	0	0	48	48	107
2017	SEA	0	0	0	5	5	147
2018	SEA	0	0	0	4	4	136
2019	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	114
2020	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	52
2021	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	80
2021	TB	1	0	0	0	0	53
2022	WAS	0	0	0	0	0	123

2022

Date	Opp	Result	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SO%	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO
Apr 7	vs NYM	L 1-5	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Apr 8	vs NYM	L 3-7	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Apr 9	vs NYM	L 0-5	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Apr 10	vs NYM	W 4-2	4	4	1	2	0	1	3	0	1	25.0	0	.500	.500	1.250	1.750	.750
Apr 11	at ATL	W 11-2	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	.000
Apr 13	at ATL	W 3-1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Apr 14	at PIT	L 4-9	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	60.0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	.000
Apr 15	at PIT	W 7-2	5	4	0	2	0	0	3	1	0	0.0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	.000
Apr 16	at PIT	L 4-6	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Apr 17	at PIT	L 3-5	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	.000
Apr 19	vs ARI	W 6-1	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	33.3	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	.000
Apr 19	vs ARI	W 1-0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Apr 20	vs ARI	L 2-11	4	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Apr 21	vs ARI	L 3-4	4	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0.0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	.750
Apr 22	vs SF	L 1-7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Apr 23	vs SF	L 2-5	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Apr 24	vs SF	L 3-12	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Apr 26	vs MIA	L 2-5	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Apr 27	vs MIA	L 1-2	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	25.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Apr 28	vs MIA	L 2-3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Apr 29	at SF	W 14-4	6	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	.000
Apr 30	at SF	L 3-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
May 1	at SF	W 11-5	4	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
May 3	at COL	W 10-2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	33.3	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
May 6	at LAA	L 0-3	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
May 7	at LAA	W 7-3	5	5	1	1	0	1	2	0	4	80.0	0	.200	.200	.800	1.000	.600
May 8	at LAA	L 4-5	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	25.0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250	.000
May 10	vs NYM	L 2-4	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	.000
May 11	vs NYM	W 8-3	4	3	2	1	0	1	3	1	0	0.0	0	.333	.500	1.333	1.833	1.000
May 12	vs NYM	L 1-4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
May 13	vs HOU	L 1-6	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	.000
May 14	vs HOU	W 13-6	5	4	2	3	1	0	3	1	0	0.0	0	.750	.800	1.000	1.800	.250
May 15	vs HOU	L 0-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
May 17	at MIA	L 1-5	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	75.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
May 18	at MIA	W 5-4	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	40.0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	.000
May 20	at MIL	L 0-7	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	.000
May 21	at MIL	L 1-5	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	33.3	0	.333	.333	.333	.666	.000
May 22	at MIL	W 8-2	3	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.334	.000
May 23	vs LAD	L 1-10	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	.250
May 24	vs LAD	L 4-9	5	5	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	1	.600	.600	.600	1.200	.000
May 25	vs LAD	W 1-0	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	.333
May 26	vs COL	W 7-3	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	25.0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	.000
May 28	vs COL	W 13-7	5	3	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	0.0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	.000
May 28	vs COL	L 2-3	4	4	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	50.0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	.500
May 29	vs COL	W 6-5	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	.250
May 30	at NYM	L 5-13	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	.000
Jun 1	at NYM	L 0-5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0	0	.000	.750	.000	.750	.000
Jun 2	at CIN	L 1-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jun 3	at CIN	W 8-5	5	5	2	3	0	1	1	0	2	40.0	0	.600	.600	1.200	1.800	.600
Jun 4	at CIN	W 10-8	5	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	.750	.800	.750	1.550	.000
Jun 5	at CIN	W 5-4	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Jun 7	at MIA	L 2-12	4	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	25.0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	.334
Jun 8	at MIA	L 1-2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jun 10	vs MIL	W 11-5	5	5	2	4	0	1	3	0	0	0.0	0	.800	.800	1.400	2.200	.600
Jun 11	vs MIL	W 8-6	4	4	1	2	1	1	3	0	0	0.0	0	.500	.500	1.500	2.000	1.000
Jun 12	vs MIL	L 1-4	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	1	.333	.500	.333	.833	.000
Jun 13	vs ATL	L 5-9	5	5	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	40.0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	.200
Jun 14	vs ATL	L 4-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jun 15	vs ATL	L 2-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jun 16	vs PHI	L 1-10	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	.334
Jun 17	vs PHI	L 3-5	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Jun 17	vs PHI	L 7-8	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	40.0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	.000
Jun 18	vs PHI	L 1-2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jun 19	vs PHI	W 9-3	5	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	.000
Jun 21	at BAL	W 3-0	4	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	50.0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	.250
Jun 22	at BAL	L 0-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	66.7	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	.000
Jun 24	at TEX	W 2-1	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	.250
Jun 25	at TEX	L 2-3	4	3	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0.0	0	.333	.500	1.333	1.833	1.000
Jun 26	at TEX	W 6-4	5	5	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	20.0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	.000
Jun 27	vs PIT	W 3-2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jun 28	vs PIT	W 3-1	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	50.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jun 29	vs PIT	L 7-8	5	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0.0	0	.667	.800	.667	1.467	.000
Jul 1	vs MIA	L 3-6	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jul 2	vs MIA	L 3-5	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jul 3	vs MIA	L 4-7	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	40.0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	.000
Jul 4	vs MIA	L 2-3	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Jul 7	at PHI	L 3-5	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	75.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Jul 8	at ATL	L 2-12	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Jul 9	at ATL	L 3-4	4	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	25.0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	.000
Jul 10	at ATL	L 3-4	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	20.0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	.000
Jul 13	vs SEA	L 4-6	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	.200
Jul 13	vs SEA	L 1-2	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Jul 14	vs ATL	L 4-5	4	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Jul 15	vs ATL	L 4-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	50.0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	.000
Jul 22	at ARI	L 1-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jul 23	at ARI	L 2-7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Jul 24	at ARI	W 4-3	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20.0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	.000
Jul 25	at LAD	W 4-1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Jul 26	at LAD	W 8-3	2	2	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	50.0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	.500
Jul 27	at LAD	L 1-7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Jul 29	vs STL	L 2-6	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Jul 30	vs STL	W 7-6	4	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	.250
Jul 31	vs STL	L 0-5	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	66.7	0	.333	.333	.333	.666	.000
Aug 1	vs NYM	L 3-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Aug 2	vs NYM	W 5-1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	75.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Aug 6	at PHI	L 5-11	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	.000
Aug 7	at PHI	L 1-13	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Aug 8	at CHC	L 3-6	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	.000
Aug 9	at CHC	W 6-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aug 10	at CHC	L 2-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	.000
Aug 12	vs SD	L 5-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aug 13	vs SD	W 4-3	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	.000
Aug 15	vs CHC	W 5-4	4	4	1	2	1	1	3	0	1	25.0	0	.500	.500	1.500	2.000	1.000
Aug 16	vs CHC	L 5-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	50.0	0	.250	.200	.250	.450	.000
Aug 17	vs CHC	L 2-3	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	66.7	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aug 18	at SD	W 3-1	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	50.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Aug 19	at SD	W 6-3	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	40.0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	.000
Aug 20	at SD	L 1-2	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Aug 21	at SD	L 1-2	4	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	25.0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	.750
Aug 23	at SEA	L 2-4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aug 24	at SEA	W 3-1	4	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	50.0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	.000
Aug 26	vs CIN	L 3-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25.0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Aug 27	vs CIN	L 2-6	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Aug 28	vs CIN	W 3-2	4	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	.000
Aug 30	vs OAK	L 6-10	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25.0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	.000
Aug 31	vs OAK	W 5-1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	.000
Sep 1	vs OAK	W 7-5	5	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	.000
Sep 2	at NYM	L 3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sep 6	at STL	L 1-4	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25.0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000
Sep 7	at STL	L 5-6	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	.000
Sep 8	at STL	W 11-6	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.600	.600	.600	1.200	.000
Sep 10	at PHI	L 5-8	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	20.0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	.000
Sep 11	at PHI	L 5-7	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	60.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sep 13	vs BAL	L 3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000