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| YEAR | TEAM | AGE | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SH | RBI | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | TAv | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 2005 | NYA | 22 | 132 | 551 | 522 | 78 | 155 | 34 | 4 | 14 | 239 | 16 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 3 | .297 | .320 | .458 | .268 | 21.7 | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| 2006 | NYA | 23 | 122 | 508 | 482 | 62 | 165 | 41 | 1 | 15 | 253 | 18 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 78 | 5 | 2 | .342 | .365 | .525 | .294 | 31.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | NYA | 24 | 160 | 669 | 617 | 93 | 189 | 41 | 7 | 19 | 301 | 39 | 85 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 97 | 4 | 5 | .306 | .353 | .488 | .281 | 33.0 | 7.6 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | NYA | 25 | 159 | 634 | 597 | 70 | 162 | 35 | 3 | 14 | 245 | 26 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 72 | 2 | 4 | .271 | .305 | .410 | .242 | 0.9 | 9.9 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | NYA | 26 | 161 | 674 | 637 | 103 | 204 | 48 | 2 | 25 | 331 | 30 | 63 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 5 | 7 | .320 | .352 | .520 | .288 | 36.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | NYA | 27 | 160 | 696 | 626 | 103 | 200 | 41 | 3 | 29 | 334 | 57 | 77 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 3 | 2 | .319 | .381 | .534 | .310 | 50.9 | -0.5 | 5.3 |
| 2011 | NYA | 28 | 159 | 681 | 623 | 104 | 188 | 46 | 7 | 28 | 332 | 38 | 96 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 118 | 8 | 2 | .302 | .349 | .533 | .309 | 50.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
| 2012 | NYA | 29 | 161 | 697 | 627 | 105 | 196 | 48 | 1 | 33 | 345 | 61 | 96 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 3 | 2 | .313 | .379 | .550 | .318 | 57.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| 2013 | NYA | 30 | 43 | 187 | 176 | 25 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 99 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | .296 | .337 | .562 | .315 | 15.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Career | 1257 | 5297 | 4907 | 743 | 1511 | 345 | 28 | 189 | 2479 | 296 | 631 | 48 | 36 | 10 | 746 | 33 | 27 | .308 | .351 | .505 | .291 | 297.7 | 46.1 | 35.3 | ||
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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.| YEAR | Team | Lg | G | PA | TAv | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | oppTAv | BABIP | BPF | BRAA | repLVL | POS_ADJ | FRAA | BRR | BVORP | BWARP | VORP | WARP |
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| 2001 | STA | A- | 2 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2002 | GRB | A | 113 | 507 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .306 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2002 | STA | A- | 22 | 92 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .291 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2003 | TAM | A+ | 90 | 390 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .308 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2003 | TRN | AA | 46 | 181 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .302 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2004 | TRN | AA | 74 | 323 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .331 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2004 | COH | AAA | 61 | 240 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .269 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2005 | NYA | MLB | 132 | 551 | .268 | .264 | .322 | .419 | .000 | .318 | 101 | 4.7 | 14.6 | -0.7 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 21.7 | 2.7 | 21.7 | 2.7 |
| 2005 | COH | AAA | 24 | 114 | .301 | .281 | .341 | .444 | .000 | .352 | 96 | 4.6 | 2.5 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | NYA | MLB | 122 | 508 | .294 | .271 | .332 | .434 | .000 | .359 | 99 | 19.4 | 14.0 | -1 | 4.4 | -2.1 | 31.0 | 3.4 | 31.0 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | TRN | AA | 3 | 13 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .556 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2006 | YAN | Rk | 1 | 5 | .275 | .282 | .375 | .397 | .000 | .400 | 113 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | NYA | MLB | 160 | 669 | .281 | .265 | .328 | .414 | .000 | .329 | 103 | 15.6 | 19.3 | -0.9 | 7.6 | -1.6 | 33.0 | 3.8 | 33.0 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | NYA | MLB | 159 | 634 | .242 | .261 | .324 | .410 | .000 | .283 | 102 | -12.5 | 18.1 | -0.8 | 9.9 | -0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | NYA | MLB | 161 | 674 | .288 | .265 | .326 | .424 | .000 | .324 | 104 | 19.8 | 19.5 | -0.9 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 36.5 | 4.2 | 36.5 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | NYA | MLB | 160 | 696 | .310 | .257 | .319 | .406 | .000 | .326 | 106 | 35.7 | 19.7 | -1 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 50.9 | 5.3 | 50.9 | 5.3 |
| 2011 | NYA | MLB | 159 | 681 | .309 | .253 | .314 | .400 | .000 | .316 | 104 | 32.7 | 12.3 | -1.3 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 50.9 | 6.1 | 50.9 | 6.1 |
| 2012 | NYA | MLB | 161 | 697 | .318 | .252 | .314 | .400 | .000 | .326 | 104 | 40 | 12.6 | -1.5 | 8.0 | -1.7 | 57.3 | 7.0 | 57.3 | 7.0 |
| 2013 | NYA | MLB | 43 | 187 | .315 | .254 | .316 | .408 | .260 | .292 | 103 | 10.2 | 5.1 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 15.5 | 1.7 | 15.5 | 1.7 |
| 2013 | DOM | int | 6 | 27 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Career | MLB | 5297 | .291 | .261 | .322 | .412 | .260 | .321 | 103 | 169.2 | 141.8 | -8.4 | 42.8 | -1.9 | 300.9 | 35.4 | 300.9 | 35.4 | ||
Statistics For All Levels
| Year | Team | Lg | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | ISO | TAv | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 2001 | STA | A- | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | STA | A- | 92 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | .276 | .304 | .391 | .115 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | GRB | A | 507 | 67 | 131 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 66 | 29 | 78 | 2 | 1 | .276 | .322 | .445 | .169 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | TAM | A+ | 390 | 50 | 101 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 17 | 49 | 1 | 1 | .276 | .315 | .377 | .101 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | TRN | AA | 181 | 21 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .337 | .366 | .085 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | TRN | AA | 323 | 43 | 88 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 40 | 2 | 4 | .301 | .361 | .497 | .195 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | COH | AAA | 240 | 22 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .315 | .403 | .144 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | NYA | MLB | 551 | 78 | 155 | 34 | 4 | 14 | 62 | 16 | 68 | 1 | 3 | .297 | .320 | .458 | .161 | .268 | 21.7 | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| 2005 | COH | AAA | 114 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .368 | .574 | .241 | .301 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | NYA | MLB | 508 | 62 | 165 | 41 | 1 | 15 | 78 | 18 | 54 | 5 | 2 | .342 | .365 | .525 | .183 | .294 | 31.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | YAN | Rk | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .000 | .275 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | TRN | AA | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .615 | .700 | .200 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | NYA | MLB | 669 | 93 | 189 | 41 | 7 | 19 | 97 | 39 | 85 | 4 | 5 | .306 | .353 | .488 | .182 | .281 | 33.0 | 7.6 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | NYA | MLB | 634 | 70 | 162 | 35 | 3 | 14 | 72 | 26 | 65 | 2 | 4 | .271 | .305 | .410 | .139 | .242 | 0.9 | 9.9 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | NYA | MLB | 674 | 103 | 204 | 48 | 2 | 25 | 85 | 30 | 63 | 5 | 7 | .320 | .352 | .520 | .199 | .288 | 36.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | NYA | MLB | 696 | 103 | 200 | 41 | 3 | 29 | 109 | 57 | 77 | 3 | 2 | .319 | .381 | .534 | .214 | .310 | 50.9 | -0.5 | 5.3 |
| 2011 | NYA | MLB | 681 | 104 | 188 | 46 | 7 | 28 | 118 | 38 | 96 | 8 | 2 | .302 | .349 | .533 | .231 | .309 | 50.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
| 2012 | NYA | MLB | 697 | 105 | 196 | 48 | 1 | 33 | 94 | 61 | 96 | 3 | 2 | .313 | .379 | .550 | .238 | .318 | 57.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| 2013 | NYA | MLB | 187 | 25 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 0 | .295 | .337 | .562 | .267 | .315 | 15.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 2013 | DOM | int | 27 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .518 | .519 | .889 | .370 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Injury History beta
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 2013-05-08 | 2013-05-08 | DTD | 0 | 0 | - | Foot | Contusion | Foul Ball | - | - |
| 2012-09-29 | 2012-09-29 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Left | Hand | Contusion | HBP | - | - |
| 2012-09-04 | 2012-09-04 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Left | Hip | Soreness | - | - | |
| 2012-08-15 | 2012-08-16 | DTD | 1 | 0 | - | Neck | Stiffness | - | - | |
| 2012-03-19 | 2012-03-20 | Camp | 1 | 0 | Left | Hand | Contusion | HBP | - | - |
| 2011-05-11 | 2011-05-11 | DTD | 0 | 0 | - | Head | Contusion | Pitched Ball | - | |
| 2011-05-02 | 2011-05-03 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Left | Fingers | Contusion | Knuckle Ring Finger | - | |
| 2010-08-10 | 2010-08-10 | DTD | 0 | 0 | - | General Medical | Illness | - | ||
| 2010-05-08 | 2010-05-08 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Left | Knee | Contusion | HBP | - | |
| 2009-06-25 | 2009-06-26 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Left | Wrist | Soreness | - | ||
| 2009-03-10 | 2009-03-14 | Camp | 4 | 0 | Right | Shoulder | Inflammation | Bursitis | - | |
| 2007-09-24 | 2007-09-24 | DTD | 0 | 0 | - | Ankle | Sprain | Ran Into Tarp | - | |
| 2006-06-26 | 2006-08-08 | 15-DL | 43 | 35 | Left | Thigh | Strain | Hamstring | - |
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| 2011-06-09 13:00:00 | Re: Mike Morse - it's now been 472 PAs of .867 OPS over two seasons. How much longer would he need? Or is it so far out of the realm of possibility because of his age? He's got a career OPS of .820, and 30% of those PAs came from his .718 age 23 season. (Charlie from Bethesda, MD) | Well, I like what he's done. He's hit .300/.352/.511 since that season you mention in 608 scattered PAs. He has real value given that he can move around the field and knock the ball. But his 39 walks/140 strikeouts makes me nervous about the inevitable cold streaks or bad BABIP stretch, because players of this model, be they Robinson Cano or Alfonso Soriano, when they go cold, they just contribute nothing. Put that together with his age and that he should be up for arb after the season and I think, "Go fish." (Steven Goldman) |
| 2011-05-23 13:00:00 | Any guesses on who FIELDf/x will love and hate that's counter to either sabermetric or gold glove group think? (Bob from Seattle) | I doubt the FIELDf/x data will ever be public to tell us, but I'd say anyone who plays alongside a really bad fielder, e.g., Robinson Cano. (Mike Fast) |
| 2010-11-23 13:00:00 | Hooray for me! I won an MVP! (Josh Hamilton from cloud 9) | Happy ginger ale, dude. I'm partial to Robinson Cano, but I can't complain about Hamilton winning given that the Rangers had essentially sewn up the AL West when he went down, and that Cano and Miguel Cabrera did little to distinguish themselves in his absence. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2010-09-21 13:00:00 | Whither Robinson Cano in the next two or three years? Off a cliff like Baerga and Edgardo Alfonzo, a useful puzzle piece, or something greater? (Christopher from Nashville) | I think Cano is potentially great, but yes, the shelf-life for second basemen can be painfully short, even for the best of them. I'll go with "something greater" for now, but that doesn't mean I think he'll still be tearing it up when he's 33. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-08-04 13:00:00 | Taking the over or under on 0.5 MVPs for Robinson Cano in the next 5 years? (Donnie from Out of his element) | I'm going to take the under. He's been great this year, but it's pretty clear he won't get it given the big years by Josh Hamilton and Miguel Cabrera. I would think there will always be a bulky first baseman to overpower him. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2010-07-06 14:00:00 | The New York Yankees have been having abnormal years by players, CC Sabathia, Phil Hughes, Andy Pettitte, Robinson Cano, Mark Texiera, A-Rod, Nick Swisher, did I miss anyone? Are these years for real or has luck played a major factor in their years? (SabrGreg from Westchester, NY) | Every team has its share of surprising performances, though, right? And how many of these are truly shocking over the sample size we're talking about? By the end of the season, Swisher probably won't be hitting .296, Pettitte won't have a sub-3.00 ERA, etc. If I had call one of those seasons the most "for real," I'd go with Hughes. (Ben Lindbergh) |
| 2010-06-28 14:00:00 | How good is Robinson Cano at baseball? (Professor Thom from East Village) | Very, very, very good.
A couple of weeks ago I was hanging out watching a Yankees game with my friend Alex Belth of Bronx Banter, a great Yankees blog. We were marveling Cano's stat line - "Dude, he's hitting .370!" - when Alex, who's not really much of a stathead, asked me, "Is there a way you can quantify how locked in he is right now?" I thought for a second, and then replied. "Yeah. HE'S HITTING .370!" Cracked us both up. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2010-06-10 13:00:00 | What is Robinson Cano? (AW from PA) | A second baseman for the New York Yankees. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-05-05 13:00:00 | How much of Robinson Cano's hot start is just a BABIP spike? Any chance he maintains the added power? (jamin67038 from Wichita, KS) | From last October's Player Profile of Cano (which is actually the second one I've written):
"The difference for Cano between 2008 and 2009 is in the results, not the approach. What does that mean going forward for the Yankee second baseman? Given how well he has hit in the second half each season—numbers that look a lot like his full 2009 campaign—it would make sense that Cano has a few years like 2009 in him. He is in his traditional peak-season period, after all, and 2008 was a campaign mostly marred by poor luck and some bad swings (OK, a lot of them). If he can keep his swing in check, and not succumb to the first-half woes that have plagued him for most of his career—seriously, Robbie, stop swinging at bad pitches outside and letting pitchers kill you inside; it'll work in April too, not just in August—then he should remain as productive as he's been for New York this year for at least the next few seasons." I don't necessarily think all of this power boost is for real (he has a .347 ISO, which screams "Hi, I have 112 plate appearances") but it looks like his first-half struggles are over and done with, meaning he's a fantastic player in both head-to-head and roto leagues instead of just the latter. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-07-13 14:00:00 | It's been a year. How does a Matt Kemp for Robinson Cano swap look now? (Michael from Los Angeles) | I think both teams are happy with what they have. Kemp is the better player in the long term because of his speed and power, and the greater chance he learns to pick up walks. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-06-24 13:00:00 | Whenever I hear someone singing the blues about Robinson Cano, I think of Horace Clarke. I was 7-years old when Clarke took over 2B for Bobby Richardson. The Yanks’ switch-hitting second baseman of the late 60s/early 70s - best known for breaking up no-hitters in the 9th inning three times in 1970, and rarely turning the double-play - actually had a fairly productive season in 1969 with career highs in nearly every offensive category. But what still blows my mind is his 9 – yes nine! – extra-base hits in 579 at-bats in 1968,
Compared to “Hoss,” Robinson Cano IS Rod Carew; heck compared to Clarke, Cano is LOU GEHRIG!!
(rich from nj) | The problem with Cano is that he's inconsistent, and as I have written many times, he kills you when he's cold. In contrast, let me offer Nick Swisher, who batted something like .150 in May but still had a .311 OBP because he took a ton of walks. Cano can be on a hot streak and still not produce a .311 OBP. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2009-06-08 14:00:00 | Utley is playing over his head? I mean he's no Luis Castillo or Robinson Cano, but he's a pretty good player I think (James from Philly) | The 60 points of OBP above his baseline is a lot of runs. No one needs to sell me on him, just noting that he's part of the guys a bit over their heads. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-11-14 13:00:00 | Steve: Loved the book on Casey. There's nothing else like it. The Swisher trade is a great deal for which Cashman deserves a lot of credit-first of all in finding him, hadn't the Sox put him in the Witness Protection Program? But I digress. I do have the opinion that the Yankees must move on with Robinson Cano. While his trade value has been diminished, wait til you see what it is this time next year! Proposed replacements: (a) Available inexpensively: Mike Fontenot, who is a free agent. Available expensively: Jeff Kent (please NO!), Brian Roberts. Am I jumping the shark on Cano? (BeplerP from New York City) | Thank you, BeplerP, for reading Forging Genius and for the kind words. The question isn't whether you've jumped the shark on Cano, but whether Cano himself has jumped the shark (I've never heard jumping the shark used to signify that one might be ahead of the shark). I don't think he has, given his age and post-April rates of .297/.326/.448. The problem with Cano is that he seems like he doesn't care half the time. He's locked in for a week, and then he goes 0-for-20 swinging at first pitches and starts making careless plays in the infield. This makes him immensely frustrating to watch, not least of all to the Yankees themselves. How do you keep this guy locked in? They don't know, so the temptation is to make him someone else's problem--and it wouldn't be the end of the world. You could get a 2B who has lower highs but also higher lows, or lower batting averages but is better at getting on base. In that case, the decision to make a change depends on who you can get--the Yankees really need to stay focused on offense. But if your question is, "Will he rebound and improve his value?" I think yes, he will. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2008-10-24 14:00:00 | Have we seen the best of Robinson Cano, or is this someone the Yankees can (and should) still build around? (mattymatty from Philly) | I think it's a bit early to give up on him, but its also worth remembering that second basemen as a group tend to peak earlier than players at any other position (see Nate Silver's work from a few years back). The Yankees' general dearth of young hitters, absence of options to replace him from within the system, and the danger of selling when his value is very low - all of this gives them little choice but to try and build around him. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2008-10-07 13:00:00 | What do you see the Cards doing this offseason. Is Furcal a good fit there, or is he out of their price range? What about a trade for Cano (maybe involving Ludwick...)? (blaseta from Calgary) | Ew. I'd rather have Ludwick, honestly, but you may be asking the wrong person. I'm not a fan of Robinson Cano, who seems to take half a season to get his swing in order so he can finish with an average line. I'd go for Furcal, because in spite of his price tag, he's the perfect kind of player for that lineup. He gets on base, and with the middle of the order sluggers they rely on so much, they could use the baserunners. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2008-09-08 13:00:00 | How would you rate the job Girardi has done so far this year? Does he get a pass due to all the injuries? Or is he not the right fit for this team regardless. Some of my Yankee friends say the team is underachieving regardless because he's just too uptight a personality for a veteran club. (arfdolph from Antioch (Calif.)) | I can't say that he's done an impressive job—his on-field decisions often leave something to be desired—but there's plenty of blame to go around, where the Yankees are concerned. I'd be less worried about Girardi being too uptight for the veteran players, than about the way youngsters like Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera have played under him. (Derek Jacques) |
| 2008-08-28 13:00:00 | Ah, but the better question is, is it in the Yankees best interest to play Pudge as often as possible between now and the end of the year? According to Eddie B. over at Tiger Thoughts (who reverse engineered the Elias Rankings) Pudge is the top Type B catcher free agent and just a hair behind Ramon Hernandez for the last Type A spot. Since the Elias Rankings are based primarily on playing time and counting stats, it certainly gives the Yankees an incentive to try and sneak Pudge into that upgrade by giving him as much playing time as possible. (that they die like sheeple from teh Doomokratic Republik) | Interesting point. I'm willing to bet the Yankees aren't thinking that far ahead, or they have and concluded that Pudge is so far gone it's just not likely to happen. Again, let's see if things change after this series, if the Yankees acknowledge that their playoff chances are so remote as to not be worth chasing... Nice work by Robinson Cano robbing David Ortiz on the shift. I bet that's exactly how it looked when an infielder made a play on Ernie Lombardi back in the 30s. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2008-07-24 13:00:00 | I saw a rumor that had Robinson Cano heading to LA for Derek Lowe and Matt Kemp. This reeks of a set up to acquire Washburn and Vidro from Seattle. Tell me that the Yanks don't plan on making Vidro their 2B? (Scott from NJ) | I'd consider that a genuine bit of Apple-flavored nonsense (Big or equine, not Mac), not simply because the Dodgers can't really afford to part with any starting pitching, but because they also have some guy named Kent. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2008-06-24 13:00:00 | Hey Steve, could you resolve a debate for me. Do you think the marginal advantage of replacing Melky with Gardner outweighs the resulting hit to the yankees chemistry? I tend to discount any such thing as "chemistry" but my buddy swears its key to maintaining a winning streak. (Chris from Jersey) | I think winning breeds chemistry more than the other way around. Maybe benching/trading Melky would bother the heck out of Robinson Cano, but we can worry about his POV when he has a .300 OBP again. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2008-05-28 13:00:00 | Hi Steven .... let's move the discussion back to Jeter for a moment. Do you see ANY way ANYONE in the organization pulls him aside in the near future and says "your days as a shortstop are over"?
If so, what position could he possibly play and still make his bat worthwhile?
Side question/comment: before last night, I would have voted A-Rod for a Gold Glove this year ... man has he improved. (dianagramr from NYC) | I don't see it. I admire the man who has the guts to do it, but you know they're going to have to have the whole College of Cardinals in to approve the decision. In any case, someone has to be pushing him. There has to be an alternative, and right now that guy isn't in the organization, or if he his (um, Carmen Angelini?) he hasn't identified himself as the heir... Anyway, I don't see his bat carrying another position now. Maybe second base, but I don't know if the could hack it defensively, and the Yankees are set there, assuming Robinson Cano wakes up from his nightmare. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2008-05-20 13:00:00 | Why do I keep reading about how much trouble the Yankees are in? Hasn't this been the story for three years running now? Slow start, fast finish. Do you see anything to make you think this year will be different from 2005-2007? (Joe from Tewksbury, MA) | Yes. Everybody in the lineup, including Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada is a year older, and with the exception of Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano, they're a year further away from their statistical primes, to say nothing about the fact that Cano looks pretty lost right now. The bench is weak even for a team that's done poorly in that area in the recent past. Seriously, I'd take Chili Davis, Darryl Strawberry, Luis Sojo and Ron Coomer circa 2008 over some of the stiffs they have lying around.
There's that, plus a weak pitching staff where the back of the rotation has been a thorough disaster thus far and the bullpen situation is considered so fragile that there's actually a question about whether they'll move Joba Chamberlain to a starting role this year. Add to that the fact that the AL East has gotten tougher and I think there's no longer any guarantee that the Yankees will contend, let alone win the division. The other thing in play is the new manager. Through the early season debacles of the last few years, Torre was able to absorb the front office's slings and arrows and still give off a sense of calm confidence that things would eventually turn around. Girardi is protected from the barbs of Hank Steinbrenner at the moment -- his focus appears to be on forcing Brian Cashman out -- but Little Joe is the kind of guy who seems more likely to go Billy Martin bonkers as things get worse, and I don't think that's going to help. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2008-05-09 14:00:00 | Robinson Cano. What the dilly-yo? (johnpark99 from Boston) | Slow starts happen. He's still a great choice to be the league's best second baseman in terms of overall value over the next five or six years. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2008-02-29 13:00:00 | Who is the best overall baserunner on the Yankees? (Rob from Andover, CT) | In 2007 I had Johnny Damon on top at +7 runs with Alex Rodriguez next at +5.2. Derek Jeter usually does well in baserunning and was at +2.4 and Hidecki Matsui was at +2.3.
On the flip side, as usual Jorge Posada was last at -7.6 and Jason Giambi was at -3.5. Robinson Cano also did poorly at -2.2. Those three were also on the bottom in 2006 with Bernie Williams next. Melky Cabrera (+2) did well in 2006 as did Bobby Abreu (+1.5) but Damon was tops at +5.6. Based on past performance I'd have to go with Damon. (Dan Fox) |
| 2008-02-29 13:00:00 | how are cano's fielding stats?
does having jeter and cano up the middle hurt some of the yankee pitchers like wang? (jphan44 from NY) | In both 2006 and 2007 I had Robinson Cano doing well at +7.8 and +9.1 respectively. The system didn't like him in 2005 when he was -6.1.
That said, in SFR the infielders next to you definitely have an effect on your SFR. I think we saw that this year with Garrett Atkins where he rated "only" -3.5 when other systems have him way down there with Ryan Braun. (Dan Fox) |
| 2008-01-23 13:00:00 | Robinson Cano's PECOTA? Does he project to be a high-variability player? Thanks! (Tony from Brooklyn, NY) | He's not particuarly high-variability. He's either going to be a pretty good ballplayer like Carlos Baerga or a really freakin' good ballplayer like ... someone better than Carlos Baerga. The scenarios where he crashes and burns are pretty much off the table at this point. (Nate Silver) |
BP Roundtables
| Date | Roundtable Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-13 16:30:00 | All-Star Game | Robinson Cano looks a little lost in the sun out there at second. (Tommy Bennett) |
| 2010-07-13 16:30:00 | All-Star Game | Joe Buck calls Robinson Cano's bobbled grounder "a good play." Get your skirt down and square your hips to the ball. (Tommy Bennett) |
| 2010-07-13 16:30:00 | All-Star Game | Joe Girardi bats Robinson Cano 8th in his OWN lineup? (Steven Goldman) |
| 2009-10-28 17:00:00 | 2009 WS Game One | Robinson Cano proves that solid contact off Lee is possible, but it's a deep f8 and we go scoreless to the 3rd. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2009-10-16 13:00:00 | NLCS Game Two/ALCS Game One | If Robinson Cano gets a hit here with Matsui on second, it will be his first with a runner in scoring position this year. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2009-10-16 13:00:00 | NLCS Game Two/ALCS Game One | With that mask on, how do we know that's REALLY Robinson Cano? (Steven Goldman) |
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