Robinson Cano, Eric Chavez & Robin Ventura
Posted by Steve L. on April 4th, 2012 · Comments (11)
Here are their career stats through age 28 -
| Rk | Player | G | PA | From | To | Age | AB | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robinson Cano | 119 | 1053 | 4413 | 2005 | 2011 | 22-28 | 4104 | 613 | 1263 | 286 | 144 | 621 | 224 | 508 |
| 2 | Eric Chavez | 119 | 1166 | 4777 | 1998 | 2006 | 20-28 | 4212 | 667 | 1143 | 245 | 212 | 716 | 516 | 790 |
| 3 | Robin Ventura | 119 | 1039 | 4416 | 1989 | 1996 | 21-28 | 3769 | 547 | 1041 | 178 | 144 | 624 | 555 | 527 |
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Three of a kind?
Cano is good. But, he’s not the great player that some make him out to be…
If I’m the Yankees, I let him go when he hits the free agent market.
Be happy that you had him in his 20′s. And, even happier that you don’t have him in his 30′s.
Steve L. wrote:
He’s a second baseman whereas the other two were third basemen. Big difference when you’re trying to compare the offense of a middle infielder to the offense of a corner infielder.
Steve L. wrote:
I agree, but only because the aging curve of second basemen is ugly at or around a player’s 32nd birthday. The Yankees should’ve bought up two more years of Cano’s free agency when they extended him a few years ago and then cut him loose. Instead, they’re going to be forced to either miss two more prime years of his career or pay for the entirety of his back end.
Does anyone here think that he has the arm to play third base?
KPOcala wrote:
I think he probably does. He came up as a SS and has definitely shown the arm to be the best part of his fielding tools.
That being said, moving him to 3B doesn’t make much sense because you won’t find another 2B in the organization (or in free agency) anywhere half as good as Cano is.
Walter Ibarra?
Steve L. wrote:
He’s a 24 year old that’s repeated high-A three times already. He’s making his double-A debut this year so I wouldn’t call him a credible internal candidate to replace Cano at this point.
David Adams is a better bet to replace Cano, if he can ever get over a string of injuries that have essentially cost him the last season and a half of his development. Fortunately, as a polished collegiate player, he should be able to move quickly if he can stay healthy. Even then, he’s still at least two years away from the big leagues (unless he can shake off the rust from taking 18 months off).
@ MJ Recanati:MJ, I was thinking ahead a few years, enabling the extension of both A-Rod’s career and Cano’s at the same time. Perhaps a second baseball comes along or “around” at that point in time. Just doing a a “what if” scenario. And I had forgotten about Cano coming up as a SS, he has a terrific arm, but I wasn’t sure if it was a bit of an illusion, throwing, as he does from his position…
@ KPOcala
h, as an after-thought, I think that moving Gardner to center field makes sense even though it detracts from his advantage defensively over his peers. By shifting Gardner over to center, Granderson’s health and bat should have a longer life-span. And Gardner has the type of build that looks like he would be as adversely hammered by the position as Granderson…..And the club gets another boost in the outfield defense. Who knows though if it’s not tried….
Steve, as an aside. Aceves named Sox closer. As Howard Cosell would have put it, “How do ya like thaaaat?”
Not so much Chavez, because age 28 was just before he broke down physically. Don’t expect that with Cano, though it’s possible.
Ventura might be a better comp, but even so, there’s that third base/second base thing. Ventura had a one year lull, followed by the best 2-years stretch of his career, before he started to age and fade.
Cano might be done early. It’s possible. Something for the Yanks to think about before handing him a 6 year contract after 2013.
I wonder if Cano’s age is as listed?