Nelson Cruz and the Orioles have agreed to terms on a one-year contract,
Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes reports. The deal is for one-year and a base
salary of $8MM, plus $750K in incentives, obviously a very disappointing
outcome for a player who declined a $14.1MM qualifying offer from the Rangers
and at one point reportedly sought a four-year, $75MM deal. Cruz is
represented by the Wasserman Media Group.
The Rangers will now receive what is currently the No. 30 overall pick in the
2014 draft as a result of Cruz signing elsewhere. The Orioles, meanwhile,
will sacrifice the No. 55 pick. Losing the No. 17 pick when they struck a
deal with Ubaldo Jimenez likely made it easier for the Orioles to sign Cruz,
since they would no longer have to give up a first-round draft choice in
order to do so.
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