nelson cruz

ST. LOUIS -- When the Home Run Derby begins on Monday night, there is certain to be a lot of talk about the guy who.Nelson Cruz is an odd case. At 29 years old, he has enjoyed a rather sudden power surge. He hit six, nine and seven homers as a part-timer his previous three years in Texas . . . and then he rocked 22 homers before the break this year. He finished with 21 homers, and the average was 405 feet. His longest homer of the night was 458 feet. His average was seventh of the eight sluggers who hit homers. But his total of 21 was just two shy joe mauer, brandon inge, albert pujols, carlos pena, adrian gonzalez