Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:05:33 -0800

Updating a previous report, St. Louis Cardinals C Tony Cruz is scheduled to make $775,000 in 2015 as part of his one-year contract.

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| Source: CBSSports.com - Jon Heyman

Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:57:26 -0800

St. Louis Cardinals C Tony Cruz will receive $775,000 as part of his one-year deal to avoid salary arbitration.

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| Source: CBSSports.com - Jon Heyman

Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:41:53 -0800

St. Louis Cardinals C Tony Cruz avoided arbitration by signing an undisclosed one-year deal Thursday, Jan. 15.

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| Source: MLB.com

Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:23:14 -0700

St. Louis Cardinals C Tony Cruz is starting at catcher for Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the San Francisco Giants Thursday, Oct. 16. C A.J. Pierzynski caught the previous two games with C Yadier Molina (oblique) unable to play.

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| Source: The Associated Press

Tue, 02 Sep 2014 13:15:47 -0700

St. Louis Cardinals SP Marco Gonzales, P Nick Greenwood, SP Tyler Lyons and C Tony Cruz were recalled from the minors Tuesday, Sept. 2. Also, RP Jason Motte (back) was activated from the 15-day disabled list.

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Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:02:20 -0700

St. Louis Cardinals C Tony Cruz was optioned to Double-A Springfield Friday, Aug. 29. The move corresponds with C Yadier Molina's activation from the disabled list.

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Fri, 25 Jul 2014 00:27:49 -0700

St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak plans to spend the next week evaluating whether C Tony Cruz and C George Kottaras will be a solution for the rest of the season or whether the team will seek a catcher at the deadline. "One thing we've always said is we'd like to see what Tony Cruz is capable of doing on a day in and day out basis," said Mozeliak. "But having said that, we also want to give ourselves the best chance to win."

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| Source: ESPN.com - Jim Bowden

Sat, 19 Jul 2014 11:00:03 -0700

St. Louis Cardinals C George Kottaras and OF Oscar Taveras are in the starting lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, July 19. C Tony Cruz and OF Allen Craig are getting the day off.

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| Source: MLB.com - Jenifer Langosch

Cardinals | Yadier Molina out at least two months

Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:55:12 -0700

St. Louis Cardinals C Yadier Molina (thumb) has a torn ligament in his thumb and will be out eight to 12 weeks.

Fantasy Tip: This is a prolonged period of time and could end Molina's season. He is worth stashing in a disabled list slot in all formats, but fantasy owners should not bank on him helping significantly again in 2014. Tony Cruz should see the majority of starts behind the plate. In NL-only formats, Cruz's value goes up considerably.

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| Source: MLB.com - Jenifer Langosch

Sun, 01 Sep 2013 12:17:25 -0700

The St. Louis Cardinals have activated C Tony Cruz (forearm) from the 15-day disabled list to serve as emergency protection behind the plate. However, his baseball activities have been limited to throwing and he hopes to receive clearance to resume swinging a bat Wednesday, Sept. 4, or Thursday, Sept. 5.

Fantasy Tip: Rob Johnson will continue serving as the No. 2 catcher behind Yadier Molina while Cruz's condition improves. Neither Johnson nor Cruz have any fantasy value.

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| Source: MLB.com - Jenifer Langosch