The Minnesota Twins have agreed to terms of a one-year deal with Free Agent outfielder Nelson Cruz. The contract is a one-year deal worth $14 million that has a 2020 club option worth $12 million, with a $300k buyout. Jeff Passan broke the news and details of the contract this morning.
Free agent slugger Nelson Cruz has agreed to a deal with the Minnesota Twins, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 27, 2018
Nelson Cruz’s deal with the Minnesota Twins is Worth $14 million guaranteed in the first year, source tells Yahoo Sports. There is a $12 million club option with a $300K buyout. My main man @Enrique_Rojas1 had the financials first.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 27, 2018
Cruz spent 2018 with the Seattle Mariners, he posted a .256/.342/.509 with 37 home runs and 97 RBI’s. He was also a 2018 American League All-star during the 2018 season. The strong suit of Cruz’s game is his offense, in fact, no player has hit more home runs in the last five years then he has. Cruz has mashed 203 home runs in the past five years.
Going into the season at the age of 38, Cruz is older than Twins manager Rocco Baldelli who his 37 years old. The Twins have added some other power hitting names this year, bringing in CJ Cron, Jonathan Schoop, and now Cruz. The Twins lack that offensive power and they hope that the names they brought in will help them boost their power threat.
