If anything is going to help his plate discipline, it's batting at the bottom of the order.  I realize the strategical implications of batting Cano and Damon back-to-back, but no pitcher in their right mind wants to pitch around Cano to face the top of the Yanks uber-scary order.

So he'll see plenty of hittable pitches.  But because he'll see so many of them, he'll be able to take pitches more easily, since he knows he'll see good ones eventually.  This may not directly lead to him drawing a ton of walks, but it will hone his eye .

I'd say his upside is something like .310/.365/.500, which would be pretty spectacular for a second basemen. More likely, my guess is his average year will be something like .290/.335/.460 with a couple of years more like the above, which would still be good as long as he plays decent defense at second. My worry is that he'll continue to fill out and will have to be moved to 1st or an outfield corner, where his bat wouldn't be enough for the position. I think we'll know more when this year is over, as last year seemed to be a real jump in prodcution, and we have to see if he can keep this up for another season.

I really like the fact that he worked hard with Larry Bowa in spring training. Shows me he wants to improve and I think we're seeing the results so far. Seems more focused than last year but you gotta love that big smile after he gets a hit.

nycfan I dont believe his size will begin to be a problem at any point. He is not big by any means, he added muscle in the offseason because he thought it would make him more able to handle a full season. I also read that now he goes to the gym with A-Rod after each game to work out for 30 minutes. The guy has great work ethic and I think his only problem is a little mild ADD. He needs to keep his head in the game more on defense and he will be great for us. his pitch selection is what has really been impressive to me so far, he has 4 strikeouts so far, which is the lowest out of any Yankee regular. His pitches per plate appearance has increase by .2. We are lucky to have Cano hitting 9th for us, on many teams he would be hitting much higher.

I would expect his future to be somewher along the lines of .310/.350/.475 with 15 HR and 40 2B which looks a little like Jose Vidro

Yeah, I know about his defense, but he was my favorite young player in a long time. I miss Nick Johnson, too. But that's why I don;t get to make the decisions on trades.

I'd like to see Cano stop choking on the field in pressure situations. If he boots another ground ball in the 9th, I'm going to tear my hair out. Otherwise, it's hard not to like the guy.