12-02-2014, 06:32 PM
Cruz produced for O's last year. Mariners needed him last year and they whiffed. They most likely over paid for one of the few impact bats in free agency this year. They most likely signed him for too many years - at least a year most likely 2 too long.
Guess would be that O's offered him 3 and Mariners were forced to go 4 or start looking at trades to fill the holes in their lineup.
Guess would be that O's offered him 3 and Mariners were forced to go 4 or start looking at trades to fill the holes in their lineup.