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Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:27 am EDT

Toronto could have had David Wright, Rafael Soriano

By Mark J. Miller

“DavidThere was a time when Jose Cruz Jr.(notes) seemed like a very hot prospect. Now he hasn't played in the bigs since 2008, but when he was with the Toronto Blue Jays from 1997 to 2002, he apparently could have brought the team a few players that may have made a big difference in the Great White North.

ESPN's Keith Law was an assistant to former Blue Jays general manager JP Ricciardi and he shared yesterday that a few teams tried to snag Cruz from the Blue Jays and offered some folks that became big names. The new York Mets apparently wanted to hand over David Wright(notes) for Cruz and Ricciardi said, "I'm not trading a major league player for some guy in the (Low Class-A) Sally League."

Another player the Blue Jays could have had for Cruz was Rafael Soriano(notes), but the Blue Jays wanted the Seattle Mariners to throw in Clint Nageotte(notes) in order to bring Cruz back to the Northwest where he had started his career.

Ricciardi obviously didn't go for either trade and Cruz eventually left the team to join the San Francisco Giants.

Source: ESPNNew Window

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  1. Scoop
    1. Posted by Scoop Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:00 am EDT

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    coulda shoulda woulda I could be bangin Tila Tequila but...
  2. str A's hooter
    2. Posted by str A's hooter Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:27 am EDT

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    I remember when Jose Cruz Jr.came up with the Mariners. Along with Alex Rodriquez, and Ken Griffey Jr., they were going to be the best threesome of ballplayers around. Well, Jose never lived up to his billing, and was traded to Toronto. Alex went on to fame and fortune, and Griffey Jr. wanted to play for the Reds, where he ended up hurt most of the time.
  3. Jay
    3. Posted by Jay Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:37 am EDT

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    What happened to Jose Cruz Jr? They started testing for steroids..........Juice!
  4. Artist formerly known as Evil Empire!
    4. Posted by Artist formerly known as Evil Empire! Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:48 am EDT

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    Dang those Rally Monkeys
  5. str A's hooter
    5. Posted by str A's hooter Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:13 am EDT

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    Artist,
    That Rally Monkey is really annoying! Why do they have to ruin a good game with that irratating primate! It irks me as much as the Brave's Tomahawk! I'm sure glad the Braves and Angels never were in a World Series together. I would shoot the TV set after a couple of innings!
  6. NorCalJon
    6. Posted by NorCalJon Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:39 am EDT

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    str A's.... Rally Monkeys wielding Tomahawks could be entertaining though!
  7. Artist formerly known as Evil Empire!
    7. Posted by Artist formerly known as Evil Empire! Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:04 pm EDT

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    That would be entertaining NorCal :).
  8. Kohlzy
    8. Posted by Kohlzy Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:14 pm EDT

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    We also almost traded Rios for Tim Lincecum once upon a time...what could have been...
  9. D_________________________J
    9. Posted by D_________________________J Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:16 pm EDT

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    Giants sending Sanchez and Rowand with cash over to The brews for Fielder? thats the latest rumor in the sf paper!
  10. shrk33
    10. Posted by shrk33 Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:40 pm EDT

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    Really, Tila Tequila of all people?
    A non deal I'm sure the Jays would have like to have done now!
    I'm just glad the Giants weren't dumb enough to go with the Rios for Lincecum rumor that circulated around 2 years ago.
  11. NorCalJon
    11. Posted by NorCalJon Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:54 pm EDT

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    #10 shrk33... agree on everything (especially Tila, lol). I'm glad Sabes kept Timmy off limits. Cain too - his name also surfaced in a potential Rios deal.
    #9 DJ... that would be sick, but I wouldn't put to much into it. At least not yet.
  12. tal2002
    12. Posted by tal2002 Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:48 pm EDT

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    riccardi is a moron...jays will probably get ronnie belliard for Roy halladay...
  13. Fien SHOULD CLOSE
    13. Posted by Fien SHOULD CLOSE Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:22 pm EDT

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    I hadn't heard about that Rios deal before. This is my favorite type of yahoo rumors, the part that makes some poor current/ex-manager want to jump into traffic!
  14. earl
    14. Posted by earl Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:45 pm EDT

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    This kinda writing is unfair by an angry KLaw who thought he should be the GM. JCJ was coming off a career year and a stud. Wright was a 19 year old who was not exactly lighting the world on fire in A ball.
  15. James B
    15. Posted by James B Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:02 pm EDT

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    Jose Cruz Jr suck ass when he was a giants!!
  16. Jo Bangles
    16. Posted by Jo Bangles Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:14 pm EDT

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    When Jose played in LA, he always came off as a genuinely intelligent and nice guy in interviews. He didn't play very well, so he loses out in comparisons to other sons of MLB players like Pujols and Alou. But I always thought about how his father did the right thing by raising him here in the U.S. instead of leaving him in poverty and illiteracy in his home country like those others. Sure, PR is a US commonwealth, so it may not be such a lousy place to live as other latin countries. Then there's Torrealba, who had to have his son kidnapped before he wised up and brought him north of the border.
  17. screwybruce
    17. Posted by screwybruce Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:15 pm EDT

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    Cruz was brought into the league by the farm training club called the Mariners.
  18. screwybruce
    18. Posted by screwybruce Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:17 pm EDT

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    Does LA still want the Seachickens football francise? Going once, twice.......please????
  19. JeromeK
    19. Posted by JeromeK Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:20 pm EDT

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    And this story is important, or even pertinent. because...?
  20. bennyc8604
    20. Posted by bennyc8604 Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:12 am EDT

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    How about this one... Back in 04' or whatever year we inked VW to that heaaving deal the Dodgers were in talks with the Jays to get Billinglsey/Broxton and Matt Kemp... another deal that never materialized....
    Imagine if the Jays had:
    Broxton/Billingsley
    Lincecum
    Kemp
    Wright
    baha... that is why JP is without job....
    remember... we work hard because JP Ricciardi is on welfare and depends on us
  21. Anthony K
    21. Posted by Anthony K Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:21 am EDT

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    cubs suck
  22. New Amerika
    22. Posted by New Amerika Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:06 am EDT

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    Halliday will get 23 Million a year for 5 years from the Yankees and retire.
  23. J.
    23. Posted by J. Sat Oct 24, 2009 11:42 am EDT

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    so what........?
  24. keith
    24. Posted by keith Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:33 pm EDT

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    ricarrdi is a idiot he always trys to get to much for players for example holliday and spends to much on overrated players like vernon wells. The jays never won anything except first 25 of 40 games a year with this guy in their they got a better chance with someone on this comment board
  25. rantalabones
    25. Posted by rantalabones Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:00 pm EDT

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    yeah we were offered Mark Teixara for Vernon Wells b4 he signed that mega dumb contract

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