NAME     : Ricardo Cruz
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Venezuela
 
  BIRTHDAY : 9/22/1979
  AGE      : 22
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 200
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $100,000 through 2002
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    B  (Fielding Pct. : .965)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : E
  Groundball Pct.      : 67
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 2
  Avoiding Hits        : 5  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 2  (VS. RHB : 2, VS. LHB : 1, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        5.76  3  3  0  17 11  65.2  70  43  42  18  32 
  At Home        5.47  2  2  0  13  8  49.1  54  31  30  10  25 
  Away           6.61  1  1  0   4  3  16.1  16  12  12   8   7 
  Last Week      4.09  0  0  0   3  2  11.0  15   5   5   1   5 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  May           36.00  0  1  0   1  1   2.0   6   8   8   2   0 
  June           5.06  2  0  0   5  2  16.0  14   9   9   5   9 
  July           5.26  1  2  0   9  7  37.2  38  23  22  10  18 
  August         2.70  0  0  0   2  1  10.0  12   3   3   1   5 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
 
  Total ERA   : 5.82
  Total Wins  : 3
  Total Losses: 3
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 32
  Total BB's  : 18
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 4/20/2002 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Earned first career win on 6/27/2002...