GaryMrMets
12-23-2002, 01:30 AM
Blue Jays Let Cruz Become Free Agent
.c The Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) - Outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. will become a free agent after Toronto said it will not offer him a contract by Friday's midnight deadline.
Cruz, 28, hit .245 with 18 home runs and 70 RBIs last season and made $3.95 million.
General manager J.P. Ricciardi said he would rather spend the money on pitching.
Cruz established career-highs in home runs (34) and stolen bases (32) in 2001. He hit .250 with 122 home runs and 355 RBIs for Toronto since being acquired from Seattle in 1997.
12/20/02 10:51 EST
Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.
.c The Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) - Outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. will become a free agent after Toronto said it will not offer him a contract by Friday's midnight deadline.
Cruz, 28, hit .245 with 18 home runs and 70 RBIs last season and made $3.95 million.
General manager J.P. Ricciardi said he would rather spend the money on pitching.
Cruz established career-highs in home runs (34) and stolen bases (32) in 2001. He hit .250 with 122 home runs and 355 RBIs for Toronto since being acquired from Seattle in 1997.
12/20/02 10:51 EST
Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.