Yardbarker: Robinson Cano

Yankees Notes: Matsui, Damon, Cano

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:11:23 -0500

As if dominating the playoffs wasn't enough, the New York Yankees are now dominating much of the hot stove discussion as well. We took a look at some rumors from the Bronx earlier today. Now John Harper of the New York Daily News offers ten suggestions for building the 2010 Yankees. A few of his ideas.... Harper suggests offering Hideki Matsui a one-year deal, rather than just letting him walk. He thinks that, after a relatively healthy 2009, the Yankees could use the offensive dept...

Game 6 From My View

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:23:00 -0500

Well, after 8 long years, the Yankees have finally done it, as they beat the Phillies 7-3 last night to win their 27th World Championship. And I know a lot of you who watched it on TV are just as excited as I am, but I was actually there last night!!As you know, my uncle surprised me with tickets to Game 6 on Tuesday, and I was so excited just thinking about going to a World Series game, let alone being at the one when the Yankees actually win #27.After school, my Uncle Bobby picked me up at ...

World Series Game 6: Yankees vs. Phillies -- Live Game Chat @ 7:45 PM

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:15:00 -0500

*******Live chat at bottom of post*******World Series Game 6Yankees vs. PhilliesYankee Stadium - Bronx, NYGame Time: 7:57 p.m.TV: FOX | Radio: WCBS 880Here are the lineups:YANKEES (3-2)Derek Jeter SSJohnny Damon LFMark Teixeira 1BAlex Rodriguez 3BHideki Matsui DHJorge Posada CRobinson Cano 2BNick Swisher RFBrett Gardner CFPitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (3-0, 3.24 ERA)PHILLIES (2-3)Jimmy Rollins SSShane Victorino CFChase Utley 2BRyan Howard 1BJayson Werth RFRaul Ibanez DHPedro Feliz 3BBen Francis...

To Replay or Not To Replay: The Debate of the Playoffs

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:54:57 -0500

More photos » by Lenny Ignelzi - AP 13 days ago: The Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia, left, talks with third base umpire Tim McClelland about a fifth inning double tag by Angels catcher Mike Napoli against New York Yankees Robinson Cano and Jorge Posada at Game 4 of the American League Championship baseball series Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, in Anaheim, Calif. Posada was called out and Cano remained on third as a fielder'...

Yanks Can't Finish Off Phils, Series Heads Back To The Bronx

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:01:00 -0500

(REUTERS/Tim Shaffer... Edited by me) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NYY 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 6 10 0 PHI 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 X 8 9 0WP - Cliff Lee (2-0) LP - A.J. Burnett (1-1) SV - Ryan Madson (1) The 2009 World Series is headed back to the Bronx after the Phillies beat up on A.J. Burnett and the Yankees to take game 5 by the score of 8-6. Burnett was absolutely disgraceful tonight. Before he could record an out a 1-0 Yankees lead was...

World Series Game 5: Yankees @ Phillies -- Live Game Chat @ 7:45 PM

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0500

*******Live chat at bottom of post*******World Series Game 5Yankees @ PhilliesCitizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PAGame Time: 7:57 p.m.TV: FOX | Radio: WCBS 880Here are the lineups:YANKEES (3-1)Derek Jeter SSJohnny Damon LFMark Teixeira 1BAlex Rodriguez 3BNick Swisher RFRobinson Cano 2BBrett Gardner CFJose Molina CA.J. Burnett PPitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (1-0, 3.55 ERA)PHILLIES (1-3)Jimmy Rollins SSShane Victorino CFChase Utley 2BRyan Howard 1BJayson Werth RFRaul Ibanez LFPedro Feliz 3BCarlos...

Yankees Threaten

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:39:42 -0500

Matsui singles leading off the second and Posada walks to put a runner in scoring position for Robinson Cano. Update: Cano hits a slow roller to short that forces Posada at second, but he gets Matsui to third with one out for Swisher. Update: Pat Sajak is in Boras’s box as well. He’s a pretty decent [...]

C.C. Sabathia is Good At Baseball

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:36:00 -0500

Robinson Cano is going to get most of the credit for last night's win. He deserves it to and has had a huge year, helped by a monster second half. However, let's not forget what C.C. Sabathia did to put them in that position to win in the first place. Through seven innings he gave up only two runs, one walk, and struck out 10. That's pretty damn good and I think its time for a C.C. Sabathia appreciation thread.Sabathia has drawn his share of criticism this year. After the huge con...

Cano's Work Ethic Is Killing Him

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:30:00 -0500

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 D...

The Cano vs. Pedroia Debate Rages

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:24:00 -0500

Well, not really, but thanks to Joel Sherman's article this morning it's been the topic of discussion on several Yankees blogs, so I figured I'd chime him.The article is titled Pedroia's Effort Level Leaves Robbie In Dust. I formed a seven- man committee comprised of one NL GM, one AL GM, and five assistants -- three NL and two AL -- and posed this question: If you could have Robinson Cano or Dustin Pedroia for the next five years, who would you take and why? The result surp...

Cano Comes Up Big in Walk-Off Win

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:10:00 -0500

(REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E TOR 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 14 1 NYY 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R H E TOR 0 0 X X X X X X X 3 14 1 NYY 0 1 X X X X X X X 4 7 0WP - Chad Gaudin (5-10) LP - Shawn Camp (1-6) When the Yankees are playing a close game in the late innings of a game, you just feel like they're going to...

Cano, Along with Several Relievers Clear Waivers

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:06:00 -0500

George King reported this morning that Robinson Cano, Mark Melancon, Brian Bruney. and David Robertson have all cleared waivers.As King correctly points out "The fact that players clear or are put on trade waivers isn't an indication they will be moved. Most times it's a procedure clubs go through to gauge interest in their players and see if they are able to trade them later should another team have something they want."Yesterday the Yanks place a second group of players on...

Robby Cano Is Capable of Much Much More

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:57:00 -0500

Those of you that don't get to watch the Yankees much this season probably look at Robinson Cano's 2009 statline of .310 14 HR and an OPS of .833 and think wow that's a nice bounce back year for Cano. Those of us who watch Cano on a daily basis this season realize that while he is playing far superior to his 2008 campaign, he is not close to realizing his potential. Take a look at his situational stats from this season below.

As the situation becomes more important, 2009 Cano results diminish significantly. Imagine if these numbers were flip flopped. Imagine if he was hitting .350 with runners in scoring position this season. The RBI totals would be through the roof but alas, he currently is just a wizard at getting hits when nobody is on base and mediocre at driving people in.

Robinson Cano's Second Half Surge

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:02:00 -0500

Yes, its that time of year again. Time for Robinson Cano's second half surge. His splits have been well documented but I'll repost them anyway. For his career his first half line is .287/.321/.433 while in the second half he has hit .327/.358/.527. This has been completely consistent throughout Cano's career as well. Why? We can only speculate but this year has so far been no exception to the rule. Cano had arguably the best first half numbers of his career this year with a line o...