New York Yankees Editorial: The Bronx is Boiling — The Curse of Robinson Cano

May 27, 2015; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez (34) and second baseman Robinson Cano (22) look on after he hit Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier (39) (not pictured) with a pitch during the sixth inning at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

CANO HAS BEEN TERRIBLE SINCE GOING TO THE MARINERS.

False. His power numbers digressed last season, but everyone knows — let me rephrase that, BASEBALL fans know — Seattle isn’t a place to go to hit home runs. Last season, Robbie slashed .314/.382/.454, all numbers higher or on par with his career numbers.

Everyone has a down season. This season, Cano has been mired in off field issues that he is apparently getting control of now. This month Cano is 20-for-60 (.333 batting average), with four home runs and 10 RBI. Cano hasn’t even had a bad season, he had a down three months.

Rob Refsnyder gets a pass because he is too new and his potential is very exciting, but that is all he is right now: potential. So much so that he only got four games to show what he could potentially do before being sent back down. Cano was established.

Of course, so was Brian Roberts. He was an established walking injury. Kelly Johnson was established as a guy better suited for third base or left field. Stephen Drew was established as a guy so far down his career transgressions that he couldn’t even hit his own weight, and still can’t.

Cano was established as the premier second baseman in baseball, playing on the single biggest stage in the sport. He has a World Series ring (which I am fully aware he didn’t contribute too much to) and a whole bunch of those All Star nods. In Major League baseball, when you are good, you get paid. The Yankees offered to pay Cano handsomely, but if you told me someone offered you $30 to $40 million more to leave your job and you wouldn’t leave, you’re lying.

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