LF Nelson 'Boomstick' Cruz #28
Cincinnati Reds MLB
Age: 40 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/19/2020
 OA: 51 POT: 51
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LF NELSON 'BOOMSTICK' CRUZ #28 - AGE: 40 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
118 388 92 13 2 22 57 43 117 .237 .328 .451 0 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 60 55 55
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 70 75 70 70
Eye 55 60 50 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 40
Errors: - 35 45
Arm: - 35 50
Turn DP: - 20 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 35
1st Base: 30 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 30
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/2020 @ PIT Win, 10-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 0
09/26/2020 @ PIT Win, 8-0 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/25/2020 @ PIT Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/2020 @ PIT Loss, 5-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/2020 @ MIA Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2020 STL Win, 5-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/19/2020 STL Win, 6-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/2020 STL Loss, 2-4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/2020 STL Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/2020 BOS Win, 7-5 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/01/1980
Born in:Las Matas de Santa Cruz, MON
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 2"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000,000
Signed Through:2021 Season
Major Service:13 Years, 82 Days
Service This Yr:183 Days
40-Man Service:13 Years, 82 Days
Pro Service:22 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2020 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 118 388 92 13 2 22 57 56 43 117 .237 .328 .451 .779 .325 .214 114
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 103 446 11 2 0 16 1 3 175 37 0 1 0.0 55.1 4.70 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   117 33 4 0 8 20 23 18 27 1 0 2 .282 .384 .521 .905
Versus Right   271 59 9 2 14 37 33 25 90 2 1 9 .218 .303 .421 .724
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   17 4 2 1 0 2 2 4 6 0 0 0 .235 .381 .471 .852
April   102 22 2 0 6 17 16 7 31 0 0 4 .216 .292 .412 .704
May   66 14 2 0 2 7 6 6 22 1 0 3 .212 .303 .333 .636
June   10 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
July   69 14 2 0 3 8 10 9 25 2 0 1 .203 .296 .362 .659
August   74 23 2 1 10 18 13 5 17 0 0 2 .311 .370 .770 1.141
September   50 14 3 0 1 3 7 10 15 0 1 1 .280 .410 .400 .810
Spring Training   72 18 5 0 4 11 12 7 21 0 0 1 .250 .325 .486 .811
Last Year   609 135 16 0 34 95 85 71 202 10 0 9 .222 .308 .415 .723
2 Years Ago   504 143 18 0 19 74 75 68 130 5 0 9 .284 .375 .433 .808
Career   6740 1817 327 14 398 1140 984 678 1763 59 3 77 .270 .340 .499 .840
Home   198 51 8 2 14 38 35 24 50 1 0 3 .258 .345 .530 .875
Road   190 41 5 0 8 19 21 19 67 2 1 8 .216 .311 .368 .679
Grass   257 63 8 1 18 38 34 25 82 2 1 9 .245 .331 .494 .825
Turf   131 29 5 1 4 19 22 18 35 1 0 2 .221 .322 .366 .689
Day   126 29 5 1 4 13 20 17 45 1 1 3 .230 .333 .381 .714
Night   262 63 8 1 18 44 36 26 72 2 0 8 .240 .326 .485 .810
As Starter   377 90 13 2 21 54 54 40 112 3 1 10 .239 .326 .451 .777
As Reliever / Substitution   11 2 0 0 1 3 2 3 5 0 0 1 .182 .400 .455 .855
Pinch Hitting   11 2 0 0 1 3 2 3 5 0 0 1 .182 .400 .455 .855
Close/Late   96 23 1 2 7 18 12 14 32 1 0 1 .240 .339 .510 .850
Inning 1-3   120 30 6 0 4 14 13 13 31 2 0 1 .250 .324 .400 .724
Inning 4-6   134 27 3 0 8 17 20 14 39 0 1 5 .201 .301 .403 .704
Inning 7-9   123 32 4 2 8 22 21 15 44 1 0 5 .260 .361 .520 .881
Extra Innings   11 3 0 0 2 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 .273 .333 .818 1.152
0 Outs   136 36 6 0 9 17 28 14 40 1 1 4 .265 .348 .507 .856
1 Outs   123 22 2 1 5 20 14 17 37 2 0 4 .179 .295 .333 .628
2 Outs   129 34 5 1 8 20 14 12 40 0 0 3 .264 .340 .504 .844
Scoring Position   78 20 3 1 5 34 10 13 29 3 1 1 .256 .358 .513 .871
Bases Empty   237 59 9 0 13 13 39 23 73 0 0 7 .249 .333 .451 .785
Runner on 1st   73 13 1 1 4 10 7 7 15 0 0 3 .178 .277 .384 .661
Runner on 2nd   20 4 0 0 2 6 4 7 6 0 1 1 .200 .429 .500 .929
Runner on 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 5 1 0 0 .286 .333 .429 .762
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 4 1 0 1 5 1 3 9 0 0 0 .174 .269 .348 .617
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 5 0 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 0 0 .556 .545 1.111 1.657
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 5 1 0 1 10 2 0 5 1 0 0 .385 .357 .692 1.049
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Two Strikes   207 32 6 0 9 20 17 15 117 2 0 3 .155 .220 .314 .534
First Pitch   37 12 3 0 4 8 8 2 0 0 0 4 .324 .419 .730 1.148
Count 0-1   33 10 2 0 3 8 7 0 0 0 0 1 .303 .324 .636 .960
Count 0-2   41 6 0 0 4 4 4 0 25 0 0 1 .146 .167 .439 .606
Count 1-0   32 11 2 2 1 8 4 0 0 0 1 2 .344 .382 .625 1.007
Count 1-1   33 12 0 0 4 8 7 0 0 1 0 1 .364 .371 .727 1.099
Count 1-2   58 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 38 1 0 1 .069 .083 .086 .170
Count 2-0   14 6 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .643 1.071
Count 2-1   22 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .227 .227 .455
Count 2-2   58 6 2 0 2 7 3 0 37 0 0 0 .103 .103 .241 .345
Count 3-0   2 2 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   8 2 0 0 0 1 7 16 0 0 0 0 .250 .750 .250 1.000
Full Count   50 16 3 0 3 8 10 15 17 1 0 1 .320 .478 .560 1.038
Behind in Count   132 20 3 0 7 13 11 0 63 1 0 3 .152 .169 .333 .502
Ahead in Count   78 26 2 2 2 13 17 26 0 0 1 2 .333 .509 .487 .997
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Batting 3rd   41 10 1 2 2 9 8 7 13 1 0 0 .244 .347 .512 .859
Batting 4th   191 40 5 0 9 25 29 22 59 2 0 6 .209 .308 .377 .685
Batting 5th   55 17 4 0 2 8 6 5 16 0 0 1 .309 .377 .491 .868
Batting 6th   13 5 0 0 2 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 .385 .429 .846 1.275
Batting 7th   60 16 2 0 6 9 9 4 15 0 1 3 .267 .343 .600 .943
Batting 8th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Batting 9th   7 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 4 0 0 1 .143 .455 .571 1.026
Low Leverage   141 38 4 0 9 12 30 18 46 0 1 6 .270 .376 .489 .865
Medium Leverage   164 38 7 1 10 29 19 14 39 3 0 4 .232 .303 .470 .772
High Leverage   79 15 2 1 3 16 7 11 30 0 0 1 .190 .297 .354 .651
AA 2020 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 11 39 13 3 0 4 6 14 12 11 .333 .519 .718 1.236 .486 .385 222
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 11 54 3 3 0 1 0 0 28 7 1 0 100.0 15.8 15.82 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 3 2 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 .273 .467 .455 .921
Versus Right   28 10 1 0 4 6 11 8 8 0 0 3 .357 .538 .821 1.360
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   39 13 3 0 4 6 14 12 11 0 0 3 .333 .519 .718 1.236
Career   39 13 3 0 4 6 14 12 11 0 0 3 .333 .519 .718 1.236
Home   13 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 .154 .353 .231 .584
Road   26 11 2 0 4 6 12 8 8 0 0 3 .423 .595 .962 1.556
Grass   39 13 3 0 4 6 14 12 11 0 0 3 .333 .519 .718 1.236
Day   15 6 3 0 2 3 4 3 4 0 0 1 .400 .526 1.000 1.526
Night   24 7 0 0 2 3 10 9 7 0 0 2 .292 .514 .542 1.056
As Starter   39 13 3 0 4 6 14 12 11 0 0 3 .333 .519 .718 1.236
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2005 Milwaukee - MLB 24 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .400 .829 128 138 0.0
2006 Texas - MLB 25 41 130 29 3 0 6 22 15 7 0 1 32 1 0 .223 .261 .385 .645 63 60 -0.4
2007 Texas - MLB 26 96 307 72 15 2 9 34 35 21 2 1 87 2 4 .235 .287 .384 .671 74 71 -0.7
2008 Texas - MLB 27 31 115 38 9 1 7 26 19 17 1 0 28 3 1 .330 .421 .609 1.030 167 163 1.4
2009 Texas - MLB 28 128 462 120 21 1 33 76 75 49 2 2 118 20 4 .260 .332 .524 .856 119 114 2.3
2010 Texas - MLB 29 108 399 127 31 3 22 78 60 38 1 6 81 17 4 .318 .374 .576 .950 153 148 3.8
2011 Texas - MLB 30 124 475 125 28 1 29 87 64 33 2 3 116 9 5 .263 .312 .509 .821 119 119 2.4
2012 Texas - MLB 31 159 585 152 45 0 24 90 86 48 5 4 140 8 4 .260 .319 .460 .779 109 109 2.2
2013 Texas - MLB 32 109 413 110 18 0 27 76 49 35 4 4 109 5 1 .266 .327 .506 .833 125 124 2.6
2014 Baltimore - MLB 33 159 613 166 32 2 40 108 87 55 5 5 140 4 5 .271 .333 .525 .859 137 134 5.1
2015 Seattle - MLB 34 152 590 178 22 1 44 93 90 59 5 1 164 3 2 .302 .369 .566 .936 157 150 6.0
2016 Seattle - MLB 35 155 589 169 27 1 43 105 96 62 9 7 159 2 0 .287 .360 .555 .915 146 141 4.5
2017 Seattle - MLB 36 155 556 160 28 0 39 119 91 70 12 7 140 1 1 .288 .375 .549 .924 147 140 5.2
2018 San Francisco - MLB 37 157 504 143 18 0 19 74 75 68 9 5 130 2 1 .284 .375 .433 .808 123 125 2.3
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 38 161 609 135 16 0 34 95 85 71 9 10 202 0 2 .222 .308 .415 .723 97 97 -0.0
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 39 71 255 52 8 1 10 34 35 27 8 3 81 0 1 .204 .297 .361 .658 81 83 -0.3
2020 Cincinnati - MLB 39 47 133 40 5 1 12 23 21 16 3 0 36 0 0 .301 .388 .624 1.012 165 172 0.9
2020 Total - MLB 39 118 388 92 13 2 22 57 56 43 11 3 117 0 1 .237 .328 .451 .779 110 114 0.6
Total MLB 1861 6740 1817 327 14 398 1140 984 678 77 59 1763 77 35 .270 .340 .499 .840 126 123 37.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2020 Montgomery - AA 39 11 39 13 3 0 4 6 14 12 3 0 11 1 0 .333 .519 .718 1.236 248 222 0.9
Total AA 11 39 13 3 0 4 6 14 12 3 0 11 1 0 .333 .519 .718 1.236 248 222
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2005 Milwaukee - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Milwaukee - MLB RF 6 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 0.0 .000
2006 Texas - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2006 Texas - MLB CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2006 Texas - MLB RF 38 35 69 4 1 73 0 1.000 307.1 2.14 0.0 .000
2007 Texas - MLB LF 16 14 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 118.0 1.53 0.0 .000
2007 Texas - MLB RF 82 65 148 5 1 158 5 .968 604.1 2.28 0.0 .000
2008 Texas - MLB RF 31 31 72 1 1 75 2 .973 274.0 2.40 0.0 .000
2009 Texas - MLB LF 2 2 7 0 0 8 1 .875 17.0 3.71 0.0 .000
2009 Texas - MLB RF 120 117 294 11 2 308 3 .990 1035.2 2.65 0.0 .000
2009 Texas - MLB DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 32.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Texas - MLB LF 14 10 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 88.2 2.23 0.0 .000
2010 Texas - MLB RF 94 91 228 3 1 236 5 .979 799.1 2.60 0.0 .000
2010 Texas - MLB DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 16.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Texas - MLB LF 18 16 29 1 0 31 1 .968 135.0 2.00 0.0 .000
2011 Texas - MLB RF 109 98 215 5 1 225 5 .978 863.2 2.29 0.0 .000
2012 Texas - MLB LF 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 21.0 0.86 0.0 .000
2012 Texas - MLB RF 151 146 286 9 2 299 4 .987 1286.0 2.06 0.0 .000
2013 Texas - MLB RF 102 102 195 1 0 199 3 .985 906.1 1.95 0.0 .000
2014 Baltimore - MLB LF 60 60 113 2 0 115 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Baltimore - MLB RF 11 10 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Seattle - MLB RF 80 80 151 6 1 161 4 .975 704.0 2.01 0.0 .000
2016 Seattle - MLB RF 48 48 76 2 1 79 1 .987 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Seattle - MLB RF 5 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 28.0 2.25 0.0 .000
2018 San Francisco - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
2018 San Francisco - MLB 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2018 San Francisco - MLB LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.13 -0.2 .978
2018 San Francisco - MLB RF 130 127 258 7 0 267 2 .993 1144.1 2.08 -6.4 .939
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 1B 8 8 64 3 8 70 3 .957 67.0 9.00 -2.4 .570
2020 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 28 28 201 6 21 208 1 .995 239.0 7.79 -6.2 .600
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 25.0 1.44 -0.1 .989
2020 Cincinnati - MLB LF 6 6 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 55.0 1.80 -0.2 .989
2020 Montgomery - AA LF 11 11 17 0 0 18 1 .944 100.0 1.53 -0.3 .932
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
2020 Montgomery - AA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 36 36 265 9 29 278 4 .986 306.0 8.06 -8.6 .593
TOTAL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 142 125 226 4 0 233 3 .987 580.2 3.56 -0.7 .959
TOTAL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1009 957 2022 54 11 2110 34 .984 7979.0 2.34 -6.9 .939
TOTAL DH 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 48.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
02/17/1998 Signed as an international free agent with the New York Mets.
08/30/2000 Traded by the New York Mets to the Oakland Athletics for IF Jorge Velandia.
12/16/2004 Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers with P Justin Lehr for IF Keith Ginter.
07/28/2006 Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Texas Rangers with OF Carlos Lee for OF Kevin Mench, OF Laynce Nix, P Julian Cordero, and P Francisco Cordero.
07/10/2009 Selected to the 2009 MLB All-Star Game.
10/15/2011 Wins the 2011 ALCS MVP Award.
07/16/2013 Selected to the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.
10/31/2013 Became a free agent.
02/24/2014 Signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
07/15/2014 Selected to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game.
10/30/2014 Became a free agent.
12/04/2014 Signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
07/14/2015 Selected to the 2015 MLB All-Star Game.
11/12/2015 Voted the 2015 MLB AL Silver Slugger (OF).
07/07/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/09/2017 Wins the 2017 MLB AL Silver Slugger Award at DH.
06/06/2018 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/25/2018 Rejected the San Francisco Giants qualifying offer.
11/27/2018 Became a free agent.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
01/06/2019 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $57,000,000 with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
04/24/2019 Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI!
10/29/2019 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 55 (55).
05/22/2020 Injured on 05/21/2020, diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day.
06/15/2020 Injured on 06/13/2020, diagnosed with a bruised knee, is day-to-day.
07/29/2020 Was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for RP Sal Romano.
08/21/2020 Injured on 08/20/2020, diagnosed with a hyperextended ankle, is day-to-day.
08/24/2020 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/31/2020 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
2014 613 10
Year H Rank
2015 178 8
Year K Rank
2015 164 3
2016 159 10
2019 202 9
Year TB Rank
2014 322 3
2015 334 3
2016 327 9
2017 305 8
Year 2B Rank
2012 45 4
Year HR Rank
2009 33 8
2014 40 1
2015 44 2
2016 43 2
2017 39 4
Year RBI Rank
2014 108 3
2016 105 8
2017 119 1
Year IBB Rank
2015 9 8
2017 7 7
Year HP Rank
2016 9 9
2017 12 6
Year SF Rank
2016 7 5
2017 7 8
2019 10 2
Year EBH Rank
2012 69 9
2014 74 3
2015 67 10
2016 71 10
Year AVG Rank
2015 .302 8
Year OBP Rank
2015 .369 10
2017 .375 9
2018 .375 10
Year SLG Rank
2014 .525 5
2015 .566 3
2016 .555 3
2017 .549 5
Year RC Rank
2014 102.36 9
2015 125.17 3
2016 117.67 7
2017 115.16 6
Year RC/27 Rank
2015 8.03 3
2016 7.19 7
2017 7.42 6
Year ISO Rank
2009 .264 5
2011 .246 6
2014 .254 6
2015 .264 7
2016 .268 5
2017 .261 8
Year WOBA Rank
2014 .356 10
2015 .392 4
2016 .381 7
2017 .382 5
Year OPS Rank
2014 .859 10
2015 .936 4
2016 .915 6
2017 .924 5
Year WAR Rank
2014 3.8 10
2015 6.0 3
2016 4.5 9
2017 5.3 5
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 - OOTP Baseball 21.6 Build 83