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Logicallylethal
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What is everyone's consensus on the Cano signing thus far? I think we can all agree that money wise the Mariners had to drastically overpay to lure Cano away from the Yankees so let's cast that aside for this particular discussion and purely focus on his performance and production in an M's uniform.
His first year (2014) I thought he was exactly what we bargained for. Sure, I would have loved more power from him but he hit over .330 for most of the season until tailing off in September dropping his bat avg to .314
This year (2015) Cano started off with the most dismal 3 months of his career hitting for no avg (.238) and no power (4 hrs). After that though he returned to the usual Cano we have been accustom to, hitting .326 with 15 hrs and 49 rbis. I'm relieved that Cano bounced back but we can't totally dismiss those 3 months in which he was completely inept at the plate. If he had come out the gates hitting .320 to .330 maybe the Mariners win 6-7 more games in those 3 month spans and maybe we'd be in the race for the AL West which at this moment has Texas leading with only 83 wins.
Pencil me in as "Disappointed, but optimistic about the future (next 2-3 years)"
I like what we have moving forward with Cano, Cruz, Seager and Trombo at the heart of the order. The problem is with the rest of the guys around them.
Cano is someone that I could see still hitting .300 + well into his 30s. He is just a pure hitter who doesn't necessarily need to rely on power to be a dangerous 2 or 3 hole hitter.
What is slightly concerning is the fact that he set a career high in strikeouts. Last year he had 68 ks and this year 101 ks (with some games remaining).
What are your guy's thoughts on Cano so far? Has he been a disappointment or are you satisfied with what he has done given the talent around him. But most importantly, what is your outlook on Cano moving forward. Was the second half resurgence more of what we can expect from Cano or was the first 3 months a major red flag as a sign of decline?
His first year (2014) I thought he was exactly what we bargained for. Sure, I would have loved more power from him but he hit over .330 for most of the season until tailing off in September dropping his bat avg to .314
This year (2015) Cano started off with the most dismal 3 months of his career hitting for no avg (.238) and no power (4 hrs). After that though he returned to the usual Cano we have been accustom to, hitting .326 with 15 hrs and 49 rbis. I'm relieved that Cano bounced back but we can't totally dismiss those 3 months in which he was completely inept at the plate. If he had come out the gates hitting .320 to .330 maybe the Mariners win 6-7 more games in those 3 month spans and maybe we'd be in the race for the AL West which at this moment has Texas leading with only 83 wins.
Pencil me in as "Disappointed, but optimistic about the future (next 2-3 years)"
I like what we have moving forward with Cano, Cruz, Seager and Trombo at the heart of the order. The problem is with the rest of the guys around them.
Cano is someone that I could see still hitting .300 + well into his 30s. He is just a pure hitter who doesn't necessarily need to rely on power to be a dangerous 2 or 3 hole hitter.
What is slightly concerning is the fact that he set a career high in strikeouts. Last year he had 68 ks and this year 101 ks (with some games remaining).
What are your guy's thoughts on Cano so far? Has he been a disappointment or are you satisfied with what he has done given the talent around him. But most importantly, what is your outlook on Cano moving forward. Was the second half resurgence more of what we can expect from Cano or was the first 3 months a major red flag as a sign of decline?