As the Cano Counter over on the sidebar indicates, Robinson Cano is rebounding nicely from his horrible 2008 season. A by-product of this success seems to be comparisons to other second basemen around MLB, especially to Boston's Dustin Pedroia (.296 AVG, 10HR, 53 RBI, .371 OBP). Joel Sherman of The New York Post assembled a committee recently, and that committee, comprised of front office executives from around Major League Baseball, came to the conclusion that they'd prefer to have Dustin Pedroia on their team rather than Robinson Cano.The reason they came to this conclusion? Pedroia's work ethic. So, hardworking, scrappy players are more desirable than those with natural ability whom, it is assumed, don't work as hard.Sherman's article appeared just a day after Mark Teixeira was interviewed on The Michal Kay Show. Kay asked Teixeira if there was anyone on the team about whom his opinion of had changed since becoming his teammate. His answer? Robinson Cano. Teix...
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