Robinson Cano

The New York Mets designated infielder Robinson Cano for assignment this week, eating roughly $37.5 million in the process.

“He’s been an icon here in New York. And he’s been a centerpiece in this clubhouse. He trusts the decisions being made.” “But last night wasn’t one of them.” The New York Mets had to bring their roster down to 26 players on Monday, just like every other MLB franchise. “You couldn’t ask for a better support than Steve’s given us,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. Cano was a beloved figure in the Mets’ clubhouse.

So when it came down to choosing between Cano, Dominic Smith, Luis Guillorme, J.D. Davis or Travis Jankowski, general manager Billy Eppler was given the ...

In this case, it was eating $37.6 million in order to keep Smith, Davis, Guillorme and Jankowski on the roster, who have all proven to be significantly more valuable than Cano this year. “Given the construction of our roster and how the playing time was going to be allocated it put us in a position where we had to make some difficult decisions,” Eppler said. Coming off a year-long suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs, Cano got off to an abysmal start at the plate, slashing .195/.233/.268 with a .501 OPS, one home run and three RBIs across 41 at-bats. Despite Cano's hefty price tag, the Mets are all-in on carrying the best 26 players on their active roster. I walked through some details with him (Cohen) and he said ‘make the baseball decision.'" But the Mets have an owner with deep pockets in billionaire Steve Cohen, who is committed to winning.

BOSTON (CBS) — It says a lot about the current status of Robinson Cano that the New York Mets are content to pay him over $20 million this year and next ...

For now, Cano is at least showing up on the radar as a possibility. The Red Sox don’t necessarily have an easy spot for Cano to fill, so getting him regular at-bats may be a challenge. The Red Sox might fit that bill.

Cano, 39, who is owed $24 million each of the next two seasons, is hitting just .195 with one home run and three RBIs in 41 at-bats this season. He was ...

He wishes them well going forward." He was suspended for the 2021 season after violating MLB's policy against performance-enhancing drugs. The Mets acquired Cano from the Seattle Mariners in 2018, in a trade that also brought closer Edwin Diaz to New York. The Mets surrendered prized outfield prospect Jarred Kelenic as part of the package sent to Seattle.

Cano, 39, kicked off his career with nine seasons for the Yankees that included five All-Star appearances and MVP votes in six campaigns. In a deal brokered by ...

It’s not the easiest profile for a team to roster unless they’re confident Cano can match or improve upon the .275/.321/.463 line he managed between 2019-20 as he gets further from his second suspension. He has chased nearly half the pitches he’s been thrown outside the strike zone, and he’s probably limited defensively to a rotation between second base, first base and designated hitter. Van Wagenen, who has again assumed a role in Cano’s representation upon joining Roc Nation Sports after being fired by the Mets, tells Sherman the 39-year-old “absolutely still wants to play. Cano, who will eventually be released, will have the rest of his contract paid by the Mets less the prorated portion of the $700K league minimum if he hooks on elsewhere. The Mets designated second baseman Robinson Cano for assignment, according to an announcement from the team. Months later, Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto, who hadn’t been in the organization when Cano was signed, set to work trading him.

The Mets decision appeared to coming down between DFAing Cano or sending Dominic Smith, who has options, back to the minors.

When asked what Cano’s reaction to the Mets’ decision was, Van Wagenen told Sherman, “Robbie is a true professional with a great deal of respect for the organization. Cano arrived in Queens in December 2018 as part of Van Wagenen’s first big splash. Cutting Travis Jankowski, the Mets’ speedy fourth outfielder, would have exposed him to waivers. Reliever Yoan Lopez, who had been called up on Sunday to replace the injured Sean Reid-Foley, was the other player to get shipped out, returning to Triple-A Syracuse. The move is a costly one. “Robbie absolutely still wants to play.

The New York Mets acquired second baseman Robinson Cano in a trade with the Seattle Mariners before the 2019 season.

... Robbie is a true professional with a great deal of respect for the organization. Please consider supporting us with a subscription. The New York Yankees signed Cano out of the Dominican Republic in 2001 for a signing bonus worth more than $100,000. Given the right situation, he can still make a meaningful contribution for a team. Cano missed all of the 2021 season, serving a one-year suspension after being busted for the second time for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs. It appears to be the end of the road for Robinson Cano.

The New York Mets are cutting ties with Robinson Cano, once one of baseball's brightest stars but more recently tainted by doping scandals.

The Mets acquired Cano from Seattle in late 2018, following his first suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. But almost all of those honors came during his stint with the Yankees, before Cano signed with Seattle in 2014. The New York Mets designated infielder Robinson Cano for assignment on Monday, parting ways with a former All-Star whose career has been tainted by performance-enhancing drugs.

As MLB rosters had to be trimmed to 26 players by Monday, Robinson Cano was one of the odd men out for the Mets.

But each of those players has filled a unique productive role in the team's strong 16-7 start. The team acquired Cano and closer Edwin Diaz in a trade that sent top prospect Jarred Kelenic and four other players to the Mariners in December 2018. It was a difficult call for the Mets, who still owe the 39-year-old infielder around $40.5 million between the 2021 and 2022 seasons. During the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Cano took a step up and posted marks of .316/.352/.544 with 10 home runs, 30 RBI and 23 runs, but he missed all of 2021 after he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs for the second time in his career. In his first season with the Mets in 2019, Cano slashed .256/.307/.428 with 13 home runs, 39 RBI and 46 runs in 107 games. As MLB rosters had to be trimmed to 26 players by Monday, Cano was one of the odd men out as the Mets designated him for assignment and optioned reliever Yoan Lopez to Triple-A Syracuse.

The Mets didn't make the easy decision on Monday when they were forced to cut their roster down from 28 to 26 players ahead of MLB's noon deadline - but ...

With Cano on the way out, Smith and Davis could regularly platoon at DH in the Mets' lineup. After serving a full-season suspension in 2021 for performance-enhancing drugs, Cano returned to the Mets and looked like a shell of his former self, slashing just .195/.233/.268 with a .501 OPS across 12 games. The Mets could've optioned Dominic Smith, J.D. Davis or Luis Guillorme to the minor leagues, or designated backup outfielder Travis Jankowski for assignment.

On Monday, MLB clubs must cut their rosters from 28 players down to 26 players, and one big name has lost his roster spot: · "I wouldn't be happy. · Acquired from ...

Releasing Canó means Jeff McNeil is locked in as the starting second baseman, and Davis and Smith will see increased time at DH. In that case, he will leave baseball as a career .302/.352/.490 hitter with 2,632 hits and 335 home runs in parts of 17 seasons. Given the money involved, Canó will undoubtedly clear waivers and be released. Now Cohen is using his money to rid the team of an expensive roster headache. He missed the entire 2021 season while serving a 162-game performance-enhancing drug suspension, the second PED suspension of his career. On Monday, MLB clubs must cut their rosters from 28 players down to 26 players, and one big name has lost his roster spot: Robinson Canó. The New York Mets announced Monday that Canó has been designated for assignment.

Mets Manager Buck Showalter wasn't exaggerating when he said that Monday's roster cutdown deadline was “going to be painful.” The New York Mets designated ...

I don’t care how old he is, the mind is still fresh and he can still hit.” He listens to the boos Cano has heard. “I wouldn’t be happy,” Francisco Lindor told reporters on Sunday (via the New York Post) when asked how he would feel if Cano were targeted. But he was suspended all of the 2021 season for a second positive drug test, besmirching his reputation, and has had eight hits in 43 plate appearances for a .195 average with one home run in 12 games this season. One thing that shouldn't be underestimated: Steve Cohen is on Twitter. He listens to the fans. Cano, one of the top hitters of his generation and the active player closest to 3,000 hits with 2,632, had a strong season two years ago with the Mets, hitting .316 in 49 games.

Steve Cohen ate nearly $40 million in salary to remove Robinson Cano from a Mets team that is trying to win-now.

New York is yet to lose a series and the loss of Cano should not do anything to impact that momentum. Now in cutting Cano the Mets have once again made winning the priority. The Mets could have optioned Luis Guillorme, Dom Smith or JD Davis and held onto Cano if they wanted, affording them a little bit more organizational depth at the beginning of a long season. The 30-year-old is hitting .318/.400/.318, with five runs scored and two stolen bases across his first 25 plate appearances. If the decision wasn’t obvious before last night, it was made even more so after Dom Smith went 4-for-4 with three RBIs in a nationally televised game. Travis Jankowski joins Smith, Davis and Guillorme on the bench, along with backup catcher Tomas Nido. The reason players love the security of a long-term deal is because it affords them the opportunity to fail, without the fear that their job could be gone tomorrow. He plays excellent defense over at first base and can still be thrown into left field in a pinch. The 39-year-old was hitting below the Mendoza line, with a paltry .195/.233/.268 slash line, to go along with poor defense over at second base. The eight-time All-Star simply looked lost and the Mets did not have time to keep running him out there to see if there was some magical fountain of youth around the corner. Which is swallowing a sunk cost, when there were other options on the table. Yet we all know it isn’t that simple at the professional level.

Will a team take a swing on Canó after the Mets let him go? Or has he played his last big-league game?

Then again, Torres hasn't been particularly impactful the last few years, and Canó might jump at the chance to suit up for a team that a) has baseball's best record, b) plays in a ballpark that is friendly to lefty hitters, and c) he's very familiar with. If Preller believes Canó has something left in the tank, he could act quick. They've gotten nothing from the DH position (.136/.220/.259), and if they were interested in fielding a respectable team, maybe they'd take a leagu-minimum roll of the dice on Canó. It seems the last thing ownership cares about right now is respectability though, so let's call this unlikely. Pujols got a job last year because he still had a valuable skill (crushing lefties). I'm not sure Canó has that now. Already six different players have started a game at DH for the ChiSox and the revolving door only figures to continue in the wake of Eloy Jiménez's injury. What about a return to the Bronx? It seems very unlikely with Giancarlo Stanton and Josh Donaldson sharing DH duty, and Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu sharing second base. Canó does fit into their budget (i.e. one of the smallest in the league), however. He served a 162-game performance-enhancing drug suspension last season and the Mets gave Canó some time to show whether there was still anything left in the tank this year. That said, signing Canó would mean one of Jesús Aguilar, Garrett Cooper, Avisaíl García, and Jorge Soler would be on the bench each day, and I'd bet against that happening. Once he is released, any team can sign Canó for the prorated portion of the $700,000 league minimum. The Mets designated Canó for assignment on Monday, the day teams must trim their rosters from 28 players to 26. Now 39, Canó went 8 for 41 (.195) with one home run in 12 games this season prior to being dropped from the roster.

The team from Flushing has flushed the last bit of Cano's Mets career down the drain. Here's how the deal worked out for both sides.

In all, Diaz has been above average with the Mets, pitching in 165 games with a 3.86 ERA, much of that ballooned from his poor debut season. — Cano slashed .269/.315/.450 with a 106 OPS+ in 168 games with the Mets. In 2021, he was suspended after being found in violation of MLB's PED policy. — After a rough debut season in Flushing (5.59 ERA and seven blown saves), Diaz rebounded in the shortened 2020 season, converting 10 save opportunities. Cano is set to receive about $40.5 million over the next two seasons after he was designated for assignment on May 2. Coming back from his suspension, Cano hit .195 with a .501 OPS in 43 plate appearances in 2022. Now, the team from Flushing has flushed the last of Cano's Mets career down the drain. Kelenic did hit 14 home runs last season, but slashed only .181/.285/.350. While Brodie Van Wagenen's disastrous tenure was short, the ramifications have been felt long after he was canned following the 2020 season. In the unlikely event that a team claims Cano off waivers, that team would assume all of Cano's contract and the remaining money. When the team designated the 39-year-old for assignment Monday, he was hitting under the Mendoza line: Cano was slashing .195/.233/.268 in 12 games in 2022, with the roster crunch bringing an end to his days in a Mets uniform. Cano's Mets tenure lasted just a bit longer than a New York minute: Landing in Queens as part of a blockbuster deal in 2019, New York inherited Cano and all of his contract in the deal, alongside closer Edwin Diaz. It was an eventful stay for the second baseman: After ineffectiveness, Cano was enjoying a career renaissance in 2021 before he was slapped with his second PED suspension. One of the former GM's parting gifts for the Mets was the now-infamous Robinson Cano trade, with the headliner in the deal getting his walking papers on Monday.

The Mets decided to move on from Robinson Cano despite owing him $37.5 million on his 10-year, $240 million contract, originally signed with the Mariners.

The player is retested, and an independent investigator determines whether the diuretic was used to avoid detection of a banned substance. The Mariners shocked the baseball world in December 2013 when they signed Cano, who was 31 at the time, to a 10-year, $240 million contract. But Yankees general manager Brian Cashman refused to give in to the salary demands of Cano and Van Wagenen. The Yankees had reportedly capped their offer at 7 years, $175 million. A similar investigation by MLB yielded the same ruling. The 2014 team was in postseason contention till midway through the final game of the regular season before being eliminated. He had a .298/.350/.533 slash line with 33 doubles, 39 homers, 103 RBI in 161 games. If so, it is treated as a positive test result. After undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia after a disappointing 2015 season, Cano put up a monster 2016 season. It was a serendipitous development for Dipoto and the Mariners when Cano’s former agent, Brodie Van Wagenen, became the Mets GM after the 2018 season. Kelenic, 22, has yet to blossom into the All-Star level player that scouts expected or even an established MLB player. He bounced between the big league team and Class AAA Tacoma, never finding success. A shoulder issue sidelined him for much of 2021.

A popular veteran in the clubhouse who was struggling at the plate after a yearlong suspension, Canó will be cut despite entering the season being owed ...

The Mets’ payroll of $288 million, for luxury tax purposes, trailed only the Los Angeles Dodgers in M.L.B., according to Cot’s Baseball Contracts. And with that, the Mets said goodbye. The December 2018 trade that brought Canó to the Mets was questioned by many at the time, and has played out in surprising ways. Eppler added: “In a way, it makes the job pretty fulfilling, to be able to run everything in their direction that we can do. He and the Wilpons, who owned the Mets, believed Canó could perform into his late 30s. Canó was coming off an injury and his first P.E.D. suspension (80 games). On Monday, the roster sizes returned to the usual 26, but with an extension through May 29 of a 14-pitcher cap. Canó will be paid $48 million in 2022 and ’23, regardless of whether he plays, with the Mariners contributing $7.5 million toward those seasons. Returning from his second performance-enhancing drug suspension, a yearlong ban that cost him the entire 2021 season, Canó was hitting .195 with a .501 on-base plus slugging percentage in 12 games this year. “He’s very committed to winning, and when I talk to Steve, or when I talk to Alex Cohen, it’s, ‘Do what’s best for the team and for the roster,’” General Manager Billy Eppler said of Steven A. Cohen, the Mets’ second-year owner, and his wife. They want to know what’s the best for the club.” Instead of demoting a more capable younger player to the minor leagues, such as Dominic Smith, a 26-year-old first baseman, the Mets made the more painful financial choice.

Will a team take a swing on Canó after the Mets let him go? Or has he played his last big-league game?

Then again, Torres hasn't been particularly impactful the last few years, and Canó might jump at the chance to suit up for a team that a) has baseball's best record, b) plays in a ballpark that is friendly to lefty hitters, and c) he's very familiar with. If Preller believes Canó has something left in the tank, he could act quick. They've gotten nothing from the DH position (.136/.220/.259), and if they were interested in fielding a respectable team, maybe they'd take a leagu-minimum roll of the dice on Canó. It seems the last thing ownership cares about right now is respectability though, so let's call this unlikely. Pujols got a job last year because he still had a valuable skill (crushing lefties). I'm not sure Canó has that now. Already six different players have started a game at DH for the ChiSox and the revolving door only figures to continue in the wake of Eloy Jiménez's injury. What about a return to the Bronx? It seems very unlikely with Giancarlo Stanton and Josh Donaldson sharing DH duty, and Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu sharing second base. Canó does fit into their budget (i.e. one of the smallest in the league), however. He served a 162-game performance-enhancing drug suspension last season and the Mets gave Canó some time to show whether there was still anything left in the tank this year. That said, signing Canó would mean one of Jesús Aguilar, Garrett Cooper, Avisaíl García, and Jorge Soler would be on the bench each day, and I'd bet against that happening. Once he is released, any team can sign Canó for the prorated portion of the $700,000 league minimum. The Mets designated Canó for assignment on Monday, the day teams must trim their rosters from 28 players to 26. Now 39, Canó went 8 for 41 (.195) with one home run in 12 games this season prior to being dropped from the roster.

The Mets designated second baseman Robinson Canó for assignment on Monday, the team announced. Canó is owed around $37.6 million for a contract that was ...

- For more New York Mets coverage, go toInside The Mets After serving an 80-game suspension for PEDs in May of 2018, the Mariners traded Canó to New York for a package that included All-Star outfielder Jay Bruce. After making five All-Star appearances in nine seasons with the Yankees to start his career, Canó signed a 10-year, $240 million contract with the Mariners prior to the start of the 2014 season.