One by one, the Yankees headed toward the bench.
At different times in the playoffs, New York manager Joe
Girardi has pulled Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson and Nick Swisher to ride
the pine. But Rodriguez took most of the heat, publicly, after getting benched
on three occasions.
His woes overshadowed the real surprise of the postseason
-- Robinson Cano's inability to hit anything. After nine playoff games, the
Yankees second baseman finished with a .075 batting average and .098 OBP.
With a minimum of 35 playoff at-bats, Cano's OBP is the
lowest in a single postseason and average is the fourth lowest in playoff
history. It's certainly an unprecedented slump for one of the game's shining
starts.
Cano's horrendous postseason performance is even worse,
considering this was his time to shine. As Rodriguez and Derek Jeter age, Cano was
supposed to step up and become the torchbearer for the future.
He's the cleanup hitter of the fu...
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Robinson Cano,
Alex Rodriguez,
Curtis Granderson,
Nick Swisher,
Derek Jeter,
Mark Teixeira
TEAMS: New York Yankees
TEAMS: New York Yankees
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