Cruising Along
Jose Cruz, Jr. was acquired by Red Sox from the Diamodbacks in exchange for Kyle Bono and Kenny Perez. This trade was announced on NESN’s “SportsDesk.” I distinctly remember Cruz’s errors in the 2003 NLDS when he was with the San Francisco Giants. Hopefully he won’t be Mr. Butterfingers here. He’s currently .213 BA, .347 OBP, .436 slugging with 12 home runs. The switch-hitting outfielder will bring some flexibility to the lineup.
In other news, Eric Frede of NESN finagled from Terry Francona that Jon Papelbon would be starting on Sunday. Lenny DiNardo will be sent back to Pawtucket to clear space on the roster.
