The thought, via Ken Rosenthal:
Trading second baseman Robinson Cano certainly is an option for the Yankees; virtually every club with a need at the position has expressed interest.
Cano, however, finished strong after adjusting his stance and setup in mid-September, and some with the Yankees believe that he will be more at ease in 2009, saying he tried too hard this season to justify his new four-year, $30 million contract.
The problem for the Yankees is that they need to acquire two starting pitchers, and the top of the free-agent market is thin. CC Sabathia might prefer to go to the west coast and/or stay in the National League. Some baseball people question whether A.J. Burnett possesses the right makeup for New York. Derek Lowe might command a contract too large for the Yankees’ liking at age 35.
Thus, trading Cano for a starting pitcher might be necessary.
If you told me that I could trade Robby Cano, one-up, for a pitcher like Roy Oswalt, Chad Billingsley, Matt Cain or Kevin Slowey…and I’m the Yankees…well…you’d have to think about pulling the trigger on that one, no?
9 Responses to “Would You Trade Cano For A Pitcher?”
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October 3rd, 2008 at 7:15 pm
NO NO NO I’m telling you, he’s going to be one of the best hitters with that new stance next year, just wait and see.
October 3rd, 2008 at 9:08 pm
I’d trade him, but only for a young top flight pitcher. Billingsley, yes, in a second but I doubt that LA would.
October 3rd, 2008 at 11:51 pm
The established pitcher in that group is Oswalt but I think he’s an injury waiting to happen, if it hasn’t already. If Cano and the best of the other guys could be turned into Lineceum, I’d do it but otherwise I’d hold onto him.
October 4th, 2008 at 8:58 am
So if Cano is traded, who plays 2b?
October 4th, 2008 at 11:17 am
I’m sorry, the future/farm for this team is pitching, but weak in position players. And the good hitters we get always seem to be poor on Defense (Posada, Jeter, Bobby, Nady, Giambi, etc).
To trade one of the FEW players who is above average on both O and D, is young, is signed to a reasonable salary… IS NUTS!
NUTS I TELL YA! I know good pitching is tempting, but our issue going forward is offense. We must hold Cano, hope he gets his head straight, and LEADS this team in offense as ARod ages.
October 4th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Waiting for the impact of Robinson Cano’s new stance = waiting for that dominating Phil Hughes fastball we’ve been told was just around the corner
October 4th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Cano for Zack Grienke. Orlando Hudson signs as a FA to play 2B.
October 4th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
You don’t trade all star 25 yr old middle infielders for pitchers unless they are legit aces.
Cano frustrated us all this year but that’s because he is so damn talented. You don’t give up on that because he didn’t make an adjustment til Sept.
Cano isn’t like a Hughes. He has a proven track record of success. We should have been able to carry his lack of success in the early months.
You don’t blame your 7th place hitter for lack of offense. That’s crazy.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Orlando Hudson signs as a FA to play 2B.
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Pass… I’d rather keep Cano.