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That was nice," he said. "The whole game in right field I heard good things. It makes you feel good."

Cruz also had a few misplays, including an error in the seventh when he overran Snider's single and allowed Steve Pearce to score.

"The line, I was playing more in the gap. I tried my best," Cruz said. "The other one was a routine play. I shouldn't have let it go. It was my fault."

Cruz said he didn't think Gonzalez "changed that much" after the Mariners scored four runs off him in the first three innings.

"He was aggressive with his fastball," Cruz said. "He was good the whole game, throwing his fastball for strikes and being aggressive and then throwing his breaking pitches."

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You are not alone pal. I still think even the four year deal would've been a bargain based on salaries going up in 3 years.He could hit 25 HR's in his final year and it would still be worth it.

I doubt that's his floor in year 4. He only had 25 or more HR in 4/9 seasons from 2006 - 2014 (not including his 7 PA 2005). Even if you want to limit it to seasons in which he had 300+ PA, it's 4/7. I don't think 25 is the floor for his age 37/38 season. Due to remaining power, ability to hit the ball and ability to stay on the field. Additionally, he would only be a DH. Again, saying 25 HR is the floor for that final season is overly optimistic, IMO. I think the better argument is the TVM and continued inflation of contracts, actually, not his projected performance.

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