Tag Archives: Robinson Cano

Yankees exercise options for Cano, Granderson, and Aardsma

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese
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To the surprise of no one, the Yankees have officially exercised their options for Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, and David Aardsma, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News. Cano and Granderson's options were both worth $15 million each while Aardsma's is worth just $500K. This leaves just Rafael Soriano as a player with a ...

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Thoughts on the 2012 AL MVP race

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

In a little more than two weeks the Baseball Writers' Association of America will choose the American League MVP race. The common thinking is that this is a race between rookie Mike Trout and triple crown winner Miguel Cabrera, but I wanted to discuss it here before they make it official. Darkhorse Candidates Before we settle on ...

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The Yankees didn’t see Melky as a negative influence on Cano

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

In his Sunday column, Joel Sherman of the New York Post discussed potential landing spots for Melky Cabrera and while he called the Phillies and Mets better fits he did mention the Yankees as an unlikely possibility. Sherman explained that the Yankees might need to replace Andruw Jones and could offer Melky a contract. He added ...

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Rumor: Cano seeking 10-year deal at top-of-market-dollars

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Robinson Cano has been the Yankees best hitter for at least the past two years, but was probably the biggest reason for their early exit in the ALCS this season when he went into a 0-for-29 slump. That hasn't stopped Brian Cashman from considering extending Cano's deal before his contract is up and it hasn't ...

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5 Yankees who need to perform in the playoffs or else

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

New York is very much a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately kind of town, but certain players, like Derek Jeter, will get a pass if they underperform in the playoffs while others will be under a big microscope. Here are five Yankees that will be under the most pressure to perform: Alex Rodriguez - A-Rod gained a reputation as a playoff choker ...

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What’s wrong with the Yankees?

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees came out of the All-Star break the same way they went into it, winning lots of games, but unfortunately after they took six of seven games they haven't been the same since. From July 19th, the start of a four game series against Oakland, they have been 19-24 and looked awful doing it. But ...

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Cano could miss a game with an injured hip

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

It was the play that cost the Yankees the game - Robinson Cano barely missed an infield grounder that allowed the winning run to score. Why didn't he just dive most wondered...well it turns out he hurt his hip on the play. “Right when I tried to bend, my left foot just came straight up and ...

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Cano and Boras looking for big pay day from the Yankees

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Robinson Cano's current contract is technically a four-year $30 million deal, but with a pair of options it will end up paying him $59 million over six years and he doesn't like it. According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, the Yankees second baseman feels underpaid by his current contract which is probably the ...

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Robinson Cano enjoying a 19-game hitting streak

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Robinson Cano struggled out of the gate this year. He didn't have a single RBI in the first two weeks of the season (as if that meant anything) and had a .253/.319/.386 line though his first 20 games. Reactionary fans were flipping out. Since then he's been on an absolute tear though. If his last 69 ...

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The Yankee beat: run streak, CoJo, and A-Rod

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees beat the Blue Jays 6-3 behind a strong 7-inning performance by Phil Hughes and an 8th inning grand slam by Raul Ibanez. Here is the recap and graph. Here is what Yankees blogs have been discussing. • River Ave Blues takes a look at the Yankees now 40-game streak of scoring at least 3-runs per game behind ...

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