Follow us on

Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 | 12:01 a.m.

MLB Baseball
Scoreboard|Stats|Standings|Teams|Players|Player News|Injuries|Transactions|Home
 Pittsburgh Pirates (72-90)
Home | Stats | Profiles | Roster | Sched | Trans | Inj | Depth | Tickets | Shop

Pirates sign RHP Juan Cruz to minor league deal

PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed right-handed reliever Juan Cruz to a minor league contract and will invite him to spring training.

The 33-year-old Cruz went 5-0 with a 3.88 ERA in 56 relief appearances with Tampa Bay last season. He's previously pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks and the Kansas City Royals.

Cruz is 37-35 with a 4.13 ERA in 11 seasons. (MORE)

Pirates Headlines

Central Division
TeamWLPctGB
X-Milwaukee 9666.593-
Y-St. Louis 9072.5566
Cincinnati 7983.48817
Pittsburgh 7290.44424
Chi Cubs 7191.43825
Houston 56106.34640
Full Standings
Leaders
AVG: N. Walker.273
HR: A. McCutchen23
RBI: A. McCutchen89
SB: A. McCutchen23
W: K. Correia12
ERA: J. Karstens3.38
Saves: J. Hanrahan40
K: J. McDonald142
General Batting (Rank)
AVG: .244 (25)
Runs: 610 (27)
Hits: 1325 (26)
Home Runs: 107 (27)
Stolen Bases: 108 (15)
OBP: .309 (24)
SLG: .368 (26)
Total Bases: 1993 (27)
General Pitching (Rank)
Earned Run Average: 4.04 (18)
Runs Allowed: 712 (19)
Saves: 43 (12)
Strikeouts: 1031 (28)
OpBA: .270 (28)
OBP: .338 (28)
SLG: .409 (20)
Run Support: 3.79 (27)
Next Games
Date Opp Time
4/5 vs. Phi 10:35 PT11:35 MT12:35 CT1:35 ET13:35 ET17:35 GMT1:35 CST10:35 MST12:35 EST1:05 VEN21:35 UAE11:35 CT
4/7 vs. Phi 4:05 PT5:05 MT6:05 CT7:05 ET19:05 ET23:05 GMT7:05 CST4:05 MST6:05 EST6:35 VEN3:05 UAE (+1)5:05 CT
4/8 vs. Phi 10:35 PT11:35 MT12:35 CT1:35 ET13:35 ET17:35 GMT1:35 CST10:35 MST12:35 EST1:05 VEN21:35 UAE11:35 CT
4/10 @ LAD 1:10 PT2:10 MT3:10 CT4:10 ET16:10 ET20:10 GMT4:10 CST1:10 MST3:10 EST3:40 VEN0:10 UAE (+1)2:10 CT
4/11 @ LAD 7:10 PT8:10 MT9:10 CT10:10 ET22:10 ET2:10 GMT10:10 CST7:10 MST9:10 EST9:40 VEN6:10 UAE (+1)8:10 CT
Full Schedule
Transactions
Date Player Transactions
2/3 B. Tallet Signed to a Minor League Contract
2/1 J. Cruz Signed to a Minor League Contract
1/28 D. Cabrera Signed to a Minor League Contract
1/17 J. Karstens Signed ( 2012)(avoids arbitration)
1/17 E. Meek Signed ( 2012)(avoids arbitration)
Show Transactions
Injuries
Date Player Status
9/26 A. McCutchen Lower abdomen contusion (day-to-day)
9/11 R. Doumit Bruised chest (day-to-day)
9/7 J. Tabata Broken bone in left hand (day-to-day)
9/2 J. Tabata Wrist (day-to-day)
8/23 R. Ludwick off 15-day DL
Show Injuries

w4 © 2012 by STATS LLC.
Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC is strictly prohibited.

From Our News Partners

 

© 2012 Cox Media Group. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices.