When he signed with Mariners, there were some questions from the media and fans about whether or not Nelson Cruz could keep up the level of production he had in 2014. Those questions were answered. And then some.
In his first year with Seattle, the Mariners saw what may have been the best year of Cruz’s career to date as he posted a career-high 44 home runs to go along with a .302/.369/.566 slash line. He led the Mariners in nearly all offensive categories: batting average, on-base percentage, home runs, runs, walks, RBI and OPS. Basically, everything but steals.