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Los Angeles Dodgers Must Demote Luis Cruz -- for GoodLuis Cruz is the 2013 incarnation of that certainty. He quickly became a fan favorite in 2012 after emerging out of complete anonymity to serviceably fill in at second, short and, mostly, third. He hit .297/.322/.431/.753 with a .326 wOBA (Weighted On ... |
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Keeping Luis Cruz and Ramon Hernandez on the Los Angeles Dodgers' Roster ...Instead of designating either Luis Cruz or Ramon Hernandez for assignment, the Dodgers instead optioned Tim Federowicz back to Triple-A Albuquerque for the second time this season. Federowicz won the backup catcher job out of spring training and is the ... |
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Dodgers vs. Braves: Jason Heyward activated from DL, Luis Cruz starts at 3BLuis Cruz is back in the lineup at third base, his first start since May 5. The Dodgers have played 13 games in May, and Cruz prior to Friday played in seven of them, with 13 total plate appearances. He is 1-for-13 this month and hitting just .087 (6 ... |
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Los Angeles Dodgers News: Mark Ellis, Luis CruzThe Los Angeles Dodgers could have a quality second baseman back in the mix, and Mark Ellis could be activated before today's game against the Atlanta Braves. Ellis is supposed to continue to participate in rehab games on his rehab assignment today ... |
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Los Angeles Dodgers: It's Time to Say Goodbye to Luis CruzKelley L. Cox. The rise and fall of Luis Cruz is one of the biggest chapters in the 2013 horror story for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The third baseman was the loveable, feel-good story for the Blue Crew in 2012 by coming out of wonderland to shock the ... |
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Luis Cruz trying to work his way off the benchLOS ANGELES -- Remember when Luis Cruz was an inspirational story, a guy three other organizations had given up on, who finally got a foothold in the major leagues and clung to it stubbornly? Seems like a while ago. After Cruz went 0-for-6 the day the ... |
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The Rise and Fall of Luis CruzHe was an instant sensation. A career minor leaguer who had worked his way up to a starting third base man position for the Dodgers last season. After coming up and hitting .297 with 6 homeruns and 40 RBIs in 283 at-bats in 2012, the Dodgers were ... |
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Hairston starts at third base as Cruz sitsNEW YORK -- For the second consecutive game, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly had Jerry Hairston starting at third base and Luis Cruz on the bench. Mattingly said he still considers the 36-year-old Hairston a "four-days-a-week" player, "or you end up ... |
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Dodgers links: Mattingly receives support from Kasten and CollettiWhile Mattingly is still in LA, he doesn't have a particularly strong bench. Luis Cruz isn't hitting at all, Ramon Hernandez hadn't been playing well until he went 2-3 with a home run against Milwaukee on Wednesday, and Skip Schumaker, Juan Uribe, and ... |
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What has gone right for the Dodgers?Between Luis Cruz and Juan Uribe, the Dodgers arguably posses baseball's worst third base combination. However, throw Nick Punto into the mix and the situation doesn't look as bad. I wouldn't be shocked to see Punto channel his inner Eminem and snap ... |
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