Heyman: Cruz and O's agree on deal (1 - $8M)

[LookinUp]

Any updates from the @THE_REAL_RICKLI ???... From what I can tell he fell love with Jesus last week....

I think his shenanigans have been outed. Maybe he's taking some time off.

I was totally expecting him to post that we signed Morales last night just because that's what the tea leaves said would happen. He could have said he was first, and then he'd have been wrong.

[LookitsPuck]

I'd rather Morales over Cruz, but I'd rather Cruz over ANY of the in-house options. Reimold is hurt all the time. Urrutia needs to prove himself more at AAA and improve his defense. Pearce isn't bad, but Cruz is better. And Delmon Young, well...character issues..and I still think Cruz is better than him.

[ShaneDawg85]

Apparently they loved last years DH situation and wanted more of it.

There have been many posts justifying why Cruz is not a worthy investment. I suggest you lose the condescending attitude and research them, because people have made them, and no, it's not because we "loved" last years DH production.

[weams]

Any updates from the @THE_REAL_RICKLI ???... From what I can tell he fell love with Jesus last week....

He was always a good christian young man. He just stopped being an insider.

[Ommaculate]

Just said on the radio that Rosenthal has reported this deal will be a huge bargain for the O's, NOT expensive.

[weams]

I'd rather Morales over Cruz, but I'd rather Cruz over ANY of the in-house options. Reimold is hurt all the time. Urrutia needs to prove himself more at AAA and improve his defense. Pearce isn't bad, but Cruz is better. And Delmon Young, well...character issues..and I still think Cruz is better than him.

Reimold must not be a viable option. At all.

[MrOrange82]

http://brittghiroli.mlblogs.com/2014/02/22/os-closing-in-on-deal-with-cruz/

Wait...what? They're talking about giving up a draft pick for a one year deal for a platoon DH? What?

[Ommaculate]

Forget Morales, Cruz is apparently going to come cheap.

[fearthenoodle]

[fearthenoodle]

Wait...what? They're talking about giving up a draft pick for a one year deal for a platoon DH? What?

He's not a platoon DH. He's a full-time DH.

[mdbdotcom]

Wait...what? They're talking about giving up a draft pick for a one year deal for a platoon DH? What?

Hard to imagine he'd be part of a platoon. She may have that wrong.

[fearthenoodle]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Nelson Cruz and <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Orioles&src=hash">#Orioles</a> agree 1 year $8 million contract. Incentives. Physical tomorrow. <a href="http://t.co/HYcrrq0OLb">http://t.co/HYcrrq0OLb</a> <a href="http://t.co/qylSSdXKTK">http://t.co/qylSSdXKTK</a></p>— Enrique Rojas/ESPN (@Enrique_Rojas1) <a href="

">February 22, 2014</a></blockquote>

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[Guest]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Nelson Cruz and <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Orioles&src=hash">#Orioles</a> agree 1 year $8 million contract. Incentives. Physical tomorrow. <a href="http://t.co/HYcrrq0OLb">http://t.co/HYcrrq0OLb</a> <a href="http://t.co/qylSSdXKTK">http://t.co/qylSSdXKTK</a></p>— Enrique Rojas/ESPN (@Enrique_Rojas1) <a href="

">February 22, 2014</a></blockquote>

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[MrOrange82]

I'm not sure how I feel about this.

[BillySmith]

Forget Morales, Cruz is apparently going to come cheap.

What's your guess? He goes from 14.1 to ... 7?