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Free-agent slugger Nelson Cruz turned out to be the biggest free-agent
bargain in baseball when he hit an MLB-high 40 home runs after signing a
one-year, $8 million deal with the Orioles. Now word is, Cruz is very much
hoping not to be that sort of bargain again.
Cruz is seeking a four-year deal at big bucks, according to league sources.
The Orioles, the beneficiary of that great deal last spring, were said to
have signalled in talks with Cruz a willingness to give Cruz at least a
two-year deal at a big raise in addition to extending the $15.3 million
qualifying offer for 2015. However, there's no indication they are ready to
do a four-year deal with the 34-year-old slugger, so it appears Cruz will
have to shop around.
The Orioles, meanwhile, are in talks to try to bring back longtime Orioles
outfielder Nick Markakis, talks that were said a few days ago to be
"progressing." MASN reported the sides were discussing a four-year deal in
that case.
With Cruz not appearing to be anything close to a quick signing for them,
Markakis perhaps becomes a bit more important for the Orioles, who helped
themselves by locking up shortstop J.J. Hardy to a $29 million, three-year
deal last month.
Cruz suffered last winter due to the attachment of the draft choice following
his decision to reject the qualifying offer from Texas, plus also the
Biogenesis stain, and perhaps to a lesser degree, his age. But it certainly
isn't a shock he's trying to make up for his $8 million 2014 salary after he
was the only player in the majors to hit 40 home runs and collected 108 RBI,
both career highs. Now that he is a year removed from the drug stain, the
draft choice attachment and his age may be the bigger issues as he hits free
agency again.
今年的全垒打王Nelson Cruz要一份四年且高价的合约
他的母队金莺队在日前开了QO给他，虽然球季中曾传出金莺有意与Cruz续约
但金莺只愿意出两年起跳的约，并没有迹象显示金莺愿意开四年的约给他
这也代表若Cruz想要四年约就得到自由球员市场找寻有意愿的买主
而目前金莺队正积极地想要签回Nick Markakis
据MASN的报导指出，金莺与Markakis双方已经在谈四年的合约
去年Cruz由于卷入禁药风波被禁赛，在加上拒绝了条子队提的QO
使得许多球队不愿意贸然对他出手(水手:嘎?)
不过在今年球季证明了他的身手之后，估计会有许多球队对他有兴趣
但他的年纪（34岁）和需要丢掉选秀权之因素仍或多或少会影响其他球队出手的意愿