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Juan Cruz	#37 \| Pitcher \| Kansas City Royals

Height: 6-2 Weight: 165 Throws: R Bats: R
Born: Oct 15, 1978, Bonao,

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2009 Statistics
Period	G	GS	CG	SHO	W	L	SV	BS	IP	H	BB	ER	HR	K	ERA	WHIP
Yesterday	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
Last 7 Days	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	1	0	0	2	0.00	1.00
Last 14 Days	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	3	2	0	0	3	0.00	1.36
Last 21 Days	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	3	2	0	0	3	0.00	1.36
2009	46	0	0	0	3	4	2	4	50.1	46	29	32	6	38	5.72	1.49

Career Stats
Year	Team	G	GS	CG	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	ER	HR	K	ERA	K/9	BB/9	H/9	WHIP
2001	CHC	8	8	0	3	1	0	44.7	40	17	16	4	39	3.22	7.85	3.42	8.05	1.28
2002	CHC	45	9	0	3	11	1	97.1	84	59	43	11	81	3.98	7.49	5.46	7.77	1.47
2003	CHC	25	6	0	2	7	0	61.0	66	28	41	7	65	6.05	9.59	4.13	9.74	1.54
2004	ATL	50	0	0	6	2	0	72.0	59	30	22	7	70	2.75	8.75	3.75	7.38	1.24
2005	OAK	28	0	0	0	3	0	32.2	38	22	27	5	34	7.44	9.37	6.06	10.47	1.84
2006	ARZ	31	15	0	5	6	0	94.2	80	47	44	7	88	4.18	8.37	4.47	7.61	1.34
2007	ARZ	53	0	0	6	1	0	61.0	45	32	21	7	87	3.10	12.84	4.72	6.64	1.26
2008	ARZ	57	0	0	4	0	0	51.2	34	31	15	5	71	2.61	12.37	5.40	5.92	1.26
2009	KC	46	0	0	3	4	2	50.1	46	29	32	6	38	5.72	6.79	5.19	8.23	1.49
Career		343	38	0	32	35	3	564.2	492	295	261	59	573	4.16	9.13	4.70	7.84	1.39

Player Notes

September 23, 2009
Juan Cruz has been activated from the DL following his recovery from a strained right shoulder, according to the Associated Press.

Our View:Cruz is 3-4 with a 6.17 ERA this season, and is expected to be available to work in the Royals' bullpen for Thursday's game. He has been on the shelf since August 6.

September 17, 2009
The Kansas City Star reports that reliever Juan Cruz tested his strained shoulder with a bullpen session on Wednesday.

Our View:Cruz hasn't pitched since August 5th, but has progressed nicely in bullpen sessions over the last week. He will be reevaluated today, but expect him to pitch for the Royals again this season.

September 13, 2009
MLB.com is reporting that Royals' pitcher Juan Cruz threw well in a bullpen session on Friday. Cruz is expected to throw another session on Sunday, and the team hopes he can return before the end of the season.

Our View:Cruz is trying to come back from a strained right shoulder, and it looks like he is well on his way. If today's bullpen goes well, he could throw again tomorrow. Assuming he has not setbacks, expect Cruz to pitch again this season.

May 17, 2009
Juan Cruz retired all six hitters in Sunday's win against the Royals, and he improved to 3-0 on the season. He has won his last 11 decisions and has not lost since June 9, 2007.

Our View:Cruz is the Royals interim closer with Joakim Soria on the DL, and he is a lights out setup man when Soria is healthy. He is among the most valuable setup men in fantasy baseball. He currently has a 1.45 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP through 18.2 innings of work.

April 30, 2009
Juan Cruz picked up his first save of the season as the Royals defeated the Blue Jays 8-6 on Thursday. He struck out one hitter while not allowing any base runners.

Our View:Joakim Soria is recovering from some shoulder discomfort, but he's not expected to be placed on the DL. It would appear that Cruz is the team's backup closer if Soria is unavailable in the future.