Tony Cruz Settling Into New Role

As the sun rose on a recent morning in Spring Training, Tony Cruz sat down a few feet from the clubhouse that he used to locker in a couple of seasons ago.

STL Baseball Weekly

Cibaenas Traded Tony Cruz To Estrellas

The Cibaeñas Eagles acquired through change with the Eastern Stars the player of the painting Orlando Calixte and yielded to the first baseman and gardener Jose Marmolejo. The agreement between the two teams was approved this afternoon by the president of the Dominican Baseball League (LIDOM), Lic. Vitelio Mejía.  (Translated)

Listin Diario

Royals Released Tony Cruz

MLB News On Twitter

Royals Requested Release Waivers On Tony Cruz

Jeffrey Flanagan Twitter

Royals Designated Tony Cruz For An Assignment

Kansas City Official Twitter

Yadier Molina Sad About Cardinals Trading Jon Jay, Tony Cruz: 'Maybe I'm Next'

Baseball can be a cruel business sometimes. Just ask St. Louis Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina.
Fox Sports Midwest

In the wake of the news of former Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay being traded to the San Diego Padres, Jay’s friend and former teammate all-star catcher Yadier Molina wonders if he’s next to leave the team.
KMOX

Shortly after the Cardinals released the news that longtime Cardinals center fielder Jon Jay had been traded to the San Diego Padres for Jedd Gyorko, Yadier Molina took to social media to say how sad he was now that both of his friends Tony Cruz and now Jay were gone, but continued with a haunting thought.
KSDK

Cardinals Trade Tony Cruz To Royals For Jose Martinez

Squeezed out of a fit on the Cardinals' Major League roster after the team's signing of Brayan Pena, catcher Tony Cruz was traded to the Royals on Wednesday for Minor League infielder Jose Martinez. The deal came just hours before the 10:59 p.m. CT deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players like Cruz.
St. Louis Official Site

In a trade that was as much about finding Tony Cruz an opportunity as it was to get a return on their long-time backup catcher, the Cardinals sent Cruz to Kansas City on Wednesday morning for a teenage infielder.
Bird Land

After signing catcher Brayan Pena to a two-year, free-agent contract to back up All-Star Yadier Molina, the St. Louis Cardinals dealt their backup of the last four years, Tony Cruz, to the Kansas City Royals for minor league infielder Jose Martinez.
Fox Sports Midwest

With the deadline to tender arbitration-eligible players a contract nearing, the St. Louis Cardinals announced the trade of catcher Tony Cruz to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor-league shortstop Jose Martinez.
STL Baseball Weekly

Cardinals Avoid Arbitration With Tony Cruz

Shortly after announcing a three-year deal for starting pitcher Lance Lynn, the Cardinals finalized a one-year contract for backup catcher Tony Cruz. Like Lynn, Cruz was a first-time arbitration-eligible player this offseason.
St. Louis Official Site

On the heels of Lance Lynn’s three-year deal, the Cardinals announced they signed back up catcher Tony Cruz to a one-year contract Thursday, avoiding arbitration. Salary figures were not released.
KMOV

Tony Cruz's Road To The Majors A Winding One, But His Success Is No Accident

The road to the major leagues winds and bends in unexpected ways. Ultimately, all that matters is that you get there, not how you get there.

KMOV

Cardinals Will See If Tony Cruz Can Catch On

During a meeting of Cardinals’ minor-league coaches and other officials before the 2008 season started, the group began discussing a young, swift-rising third baseman who, in his first few months as a pro sailed through four levels of the club’s system.

Post-Dispatch

Prospects By Positions: Catchers

I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the prospects currently in the Cardinals system and that the Cardinals have developed (or failed to develop) over the past five years or so on a position-by-position basis to take a closer look at the strengths and weaknesses of the system.

Link

Futureredbirds: Palm Beach Cardinals Preview 2008

It was just 2006 the Palm Beach Cardinals won the Florida State League championship. There’s been some reshuffling with the coaching staff since then, one of the most significant being this year El Presidente himself, Dennis Martinez, will be Palm Beach’s pitching coach. Gaylen Pitts will manage while the fiery Keith Mitchell will be the hitting coach after managing the Swing the season prior.

http://futureredbirds.com/2008/03/20/2008-palm-beach-cardinals-1st-half-preview/