What’s Going On With Robbie Cano?

I decided to take a look into Robinson Cano’s PA to date this season - in terms of pitches per PA - to see if there’s anything interesting therein. Here’s what I found (stat lines are BA/OBP/SLG):

21 PA of one pitch: .143/.143/.190
26 PA of two pitches: .115 /.115/.231
22 PA of three pitches: .095/.136/.143
19 PA of four pitches: .222/.263/.444
11 PA of five pitches: .250/.455/.250
3 PA of six pitches: .000/.000/.000
12 PA of seven pitches or more: .222/.417/.222

So, check that out.

In 69 PA this season where Cano has seen 3 pitches or less, he has:
+ 8 hits
+ 1 HBP
+ 60 outs

Yes, 60 out of 69 times, he’s been retired.

In 45 PA this season where Cano has seen 4 pitches or more, he has:
+ 8 hits
+ 7 BB
+ 30 outs

While those numbers in PA with 4+ pitches are not stellar - they’re much, much, better than those numbers in PA with 3 pitches or less.

It seems like, at least to start with something, Cano should work on going deeper into counts while he’s at the plate. But, then again, that’s something that he’s always had to work on, no?

May 1, 2008 | Filed Under Math Class

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5 Responses to “What’s Going On With Robbie Cano?”

hopbitters on May 1st, 2008 2:17 pm

I only get the west coast national feeds, so I haven’t seen a lot of Cano’s AB outside of gamecasts, etc. What strikes me in his splits however is that he’s always been a line drive hitter, but he seems only to be hitting off ground ball pitchers this season. While he’s always hit well off of gb pitchers, he can’t seem to get anything against average ratio pitchers or, particularly, extreme flyball pitchers this year.
Steve Lombardi on May 1st, 2008 2:31 pm

FWIW, Cano’s LD% this season is 17.4%
Last year it was 16.9% and the year before it was 19.9%.

Cano’s GB% this season is 51.1%
Last year it was 52.2% and the year before it was 51.9%.

So, it appears that his splits there are the same as years passed.
antone on May 1st, 2008 3:13 pm

So according to those percentages Steve, then he should definitely start hitting this season.

Is there anyway to see if he leads the league in ground outs to second base???
Steve Lombardi on May 1st, 2008 3:36 pm

Yankees leaders in non-SO outs to 2B so far this season:

Robinson Cano 19
Bobby Abreu 15
Derek Jeter 12
Jason Giambi 12
Hideki Matsui 11
Melky Cabrera 9
Alex Rodriguez 9
Jose Molina 8
antone on May 1st, 2008 4:27 pm

I knew my eyes were not deceiving me!