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Rhiner Cruz

26-Year-Old Pitcher – Houston Astros

2013 Stats

W-L

0-1

ERA

4.40

WHIP

2.02

K

6

SV

0

2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

The Astros selected Cruz from the Mets with the first pick in the 2011 Rule 5 Draft. He got into 52 games for Houston, showing decent strikeout potential but serving up far too many home runs (1.3 HR/...

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LEAGUE: AAA    40 MAN: YES   BATS: R   THROWS: R   HT: 6' 2"   WT: 215   DOB: 11/1/1986   BORN: Santo Domingo, DR   COLLEGE: None   DRAFTED: No  

May 2, 2013  –  Rhiner Cruz News

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Cruz was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday.

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Rhiner Cruz Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G GS SH IP H ER HR K BB W L SV BS HLD ERA WHIP
2010 23 A+ St. 51 0 0 75.1 62 30 6 66 53 0 5 6 0 0 3.58 1.53
2011 24 A+ St. 36 0 0 13.0 9 4 1 18 6 2 1 0 0 0 2.77 1.15
2011 24 AA Bin 36 0 0 59.1 46 29 4 51 39 3 2 7 0 0 4.40 1.44
2012 25 AAA Okl 2 0 0 1.2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.67
2012 25 MAJ HOU 52 0 0 55.0 65 37 8 46 29 1 1 0 1 0 6.05 1.71
2013 26 AAA Okl 7 0 0 9.2 8 7 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.52 1.41
2013 26 MAJ HOU 14 0 0 14.3 20 7 2 6 9 0 1 0 0 1 4.40 2.02
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3-Year Averages MAJ   52 0 0 55.0 65 37 8 46 29 1 1 0 1 0 6.05 1.71

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Rhiner Cruz Advanced Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G GS IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 GB/FB Ratio Strand % Fastball ERA FIP BABIP
2010 23 A+ St. 51 0 75.1 7.91 6.35 1.25 0.72 78% 3.58 5.08 .278
2011 24 A+ St. 36 0 13.0 12.46 4.15 3.00 0.69 78.6% 2.77 3.28 .300
2011 24 AA Bin 36 0 59.1 7.77 5.94 1.31 0.61 69.1% 4.40 4.59 .266
2012 25 AAA Okl 2 0 1.2 22.50 7.50 3.00 0.00 50% 5.40 3.20 .723
2012 25 MAJ HOU 52 0 55.0 7.53 4.75 1.59 1.31 1.08 66.3% 6.05 5.11 .343
2013 26 AAA Okl 7 0 9.2 4.89 4.89 1.00 1.96 54.5% 6.52 6.90 .223
2013 26 MAJ HOU 14 0 14.3 3.77 5.65 0.67 1.26 0.78 81.5% 4.40 6.06 .343
3-Year Averages MAJ   52 0 55.0 7.53 4.75 1.59 1.31 66.3% 6.05 5.00 .343

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2013 Stat Review for Rhiner Cruz    As compared to the top 250 relief pitchers in 2012 (min 20 in)

K/BB/HR Stats

A collection of stats that measure different skills.

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0.67 K/BB
TERRIBLE
3.77 K/9
TERRIBLE
5.65 BB/9
TERRIBLE
0.0 MPH Fastball
TERRIBLE
1.3 HR/9
WEAK
0.78 GB/FB Ratio
MODERATE FLYBALLER
ERA/WHIP/FIP

A few general measures of a pitcher's effectiveness.

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4.40 ERA
WEAK
2.02 WHIP
TERRIBLE
6.06 FIP
TERRIBLE
BABIP/Strand

Balls in play avg. and % of runners left stranded.

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.343 BABIP
HIGH
81.5% Strand Rate
HIGH

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Rhiner Cruz: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Cruz pitched for the fifth time in six games, according to the team's official site.

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Cruz was available Thursday for the first time since returning from his stint with Team Spain in the World Baseball Classic, the Houston Chronicle reports. He took over with two runners on and one out in the seventh inning, then induced a 3-6-1 double play to strand the inherited runners.

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Cruz is scheduled to leave Sunday for the World Baseball Classic, according to the Astros' official site.

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Cruz is expected to hold a key role in a revamped Astros bullpen, the Houston Chronicle reports.

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Cruz allowed two runs on one hit and two walks while not retiring a batter in the ninth inning of a 6-5 loss to the Pirates on Friday night.

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Cruz sports a 6.82 ERA and a 1.64 WHIP through 29 appearances on the season.

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As expected, Cruz (ankle) has been activated from the disabled list, the Astros' official Twitter account reports.

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Cruz (ankle) is set to be activated Wednesday, according to the team's official site.

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