We heard a lot of this last May and we’re hearing it a lot now. I was against trading Cano a year ago and I’m vehemently against it now.

I hate to say it, but I agree with Kay because Cano does have the tools to be a Gold-Glover and few Second Basemen in all of baseball have his offensive ability. Talent like Cano does not come around very often.

Trading Cano would not be smart and I’d be shocked if Cashman would even consider it. Let’s not forget that Cashman deemed Cano untouchable during the Winter Meetings, so I doubt he’s changed his mind despite the very slow start.

Although he wouldn’t fetch as much talent in return, I’d rather see the Yanks trade Melky Cabrera. I’ve said for nearly two years that he is a fourth outfielder who happens to start for the Yanks. I’d like to see Brett Gardner called up because Melky needs some competition.

Cano’s potential outweighs his current slump, and at 30 million for 4 years with $14 and $15 million options for ‘12 and ‘13, I wouldn’t trade him for anything less than Cole Hamels or Tim Lincecum.

What bugs me is that he’s hanging out with patient hitters and obviously no lessons are being given. What good is sitting next to Bobby Abreu in the dugout if you’re not learning from one of the most patient hitters in baseball?

I think the lack of mentoring of these young idiots (Cano hacking at ball, Melky sliding into first) is what is bothering me. It’s obvious that no one is picking up on and correcting the stuff that is making fans nuts. If the kids are flapping in the breeze that is a Yankee management/coaching/veteran problem. What is REALLY REALLY annoying me right now is that there seems to be a lack of leadership on the team. How are they going to learn anything?

first of all, you wouldn’t trade a player while he is down, hurts your chances of getting top value for him—buy low, sell high works in baseball, too. Second, some guys never learn to draw walks but this doesn’t mean they’re useless. Cano has talent. Third, veterans slide head first into first-base, too, and they occasionally hack, too.

Frustration breeds wackiness. If you Yankee fans think you have it bad, go check out the Mets’ SB Nation site…. they are ready to end it over there.

Mets and Yankees don’t look too good this year. Maybe their respective stadiums are having abandonment issue or something.

when Cano bats .470 over a 25-game stretch.

I don’t know. I’ve just never been enamored with Cano. He has a lazy glove, he’s impatient at the plate and never seems to hustle anywhere on the field. Since day one I was never a fan of his.

Yeah, he had a good 2006 at the plate with a .342 average, but keep in mind, that was the year he sat out a significant amount of time with an injury. He only played in 122 games and only had 482 AB’s. Cano got hot at the right time and it didn’t end bringing him close to the batting title. So he’s built a reputation off of that season. What about 2007? He played in 160 games ( a full season) and got 617 AB’s and his average droped to .306. His power numbers increased with an impressive 97 RBI’s, but I think most of that credit goes to the offensive juggernaut of a lineup batting in front of him. He’s going to get his RBI’s. He should have a lot more of them considering his ATROCIOUS numbers with scoring position. Good hitters ALWAYS have phenomenal numbers with RISP. It’s the one situation in baseball where batters have the advantage over pitchers. If he really is as great a hitter as Michael Kay likes to think he is, he should be batting well over .300 in that situation.

I think the most troubling sign this season is the proximity of his BA to his OBP. .220 vs. .260. That’s a TERRIBLE OBP and what this shows is that he absolutely can’t take walks. His only way to get on base is to get hits. It’s the only way he can be productive. Other batters while in slumps can get walks and still contribute, but Cano is a one-trick pony. Add all this to his lazy and oft-times terrible defense, and I see a player who is more reputation than fact.

The author of this blog didn’t put up the original post about Cano. It was me, just a regular blog commenter. I wrote this as a fanpost and all of a sudden, someone put it on the main page. I guess the author of the blog thought it was a good discussion idea.

It says right there near the top that this article was “frontpaged by jscape2000”

So it wasn’t the author who wrote it.

Hey Yankee Fan’s a Cardinal Fan here with a couple questions

Our biggest hole right now injuries withstanding is 2B for us. Adam Kennedy has beyond bad this year and unlike Cano doesn’t seem likely to get any better. He does have a decent glove which is very important part of our ground ball dominant staff.

We have been blogging trying to find decent options to upgrade at 2B and I came upon Cano. Seems like a good fit because once we start to get a little more healthy in a month or so we will have entirely too many pitchers both relief and starting.

What do you think it would take to get Cano from the Yankee’s? Do you guys need a number 2 starter or just need a reliable number 3 that will put up innings for you? What is your guys relief situation also? What kind of glove does Cano have also?

PS

I hate Boston too

to have patience, especially if your team is not playing so well. When that’s happening, you look at those who are not playing well and get frustrated. This is natural and has been happening all over the baseball world for many, many years. It would be nice if Cano can learn a little plate discipline but this might not happen. I think if the Yankees start winning and Cano is still playing bad, then it won’t be as bad. Some fans will look at what he is doing well. Since the Yankees aren’t playing as well as some think they should play, this magnifies all that is wrong. This is natural and has been going on forever, and will continue for all the teams in baseball. And football. And basketball. And hockey. And soccer.

Cano might get hot in the second-half. Then again, he might not. We’ll see. He is still young and has talent. Grit your teeth, Yankee fans, and give him a chance to work his way out of it. I think he might be much more disappointed than any of the fans are.

Baseball is a marathon, not a sprint. Please reference N.Y. Mets, 2007.