With 10 games to go until Nelson Cruz's contract expires with the Mariners, the club has yet to approach the slugging DH with a contract extension. "Players move on. I would love to stay here. But it’s part of the business," Cruz says.
HOUSTON — It’s a subject that Nelson Cruz tries to avoid thinking about, so getting him to talk about his future and his possible pending free agency isn’t something he particularly enjoys.
Always affable and good-natured, he doesn’t get angry when asked about it. But this seems to be the equivalent of interrupting in the midst of one his daily pregame power naps.