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  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680

    dhdawg said:

    he leads the AL in doubles, not just 2B. He was not the robinson cano that he was in 2012 last year, but 5 WAR is still pretty good.
    And I said that what he's doing this year so far has been subpar, so I'm not sure why it matters how he stacks up to the average #3 hitter.
    .314/.382/.452 is well worth 24 million for a 2B. Now whether he can replicate that this year in the question.

    I think you're clinging to that statistical argument just for the sake of arguing. How can you justify that .314 and 14 homers is worth $24 million dollars? That's absurd. That's like saying "But how is Mark Emmert a bad president?"

    If I was staked with making the argument his contract IS worth it, I would argue that him leaving New York to come here made it plausible for Cruz to follow suit. And maybe, just maybe, it could start a trend in the future. But I highly doubt it, unless they get this pitching situation figured out quick.
    Cruz needs to start sharing his supply with the rest of the clubhouse. That's the only way the Mariners contend any time soon.
  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,778
    My Yankees say "Thank You"
  • dhdawg
    dhdawg Member Posts: 13,326
    edited May 2015

    dhdawg said:

    he leads the AL in doubles, not just 2B. He was not the robinson cano that he was in 2012 last year, but 5 WAR is still pretty good.
    And I said that what he's doing this year so far has been subpar, so I'm not sure why it matters how he stacks up to the average #3 hitter.
    .314/.382/.452 is well worth 24 million for a 2B. Now whether he can replicate that this year in the question.

    I think you're clinging to that statistical argument just for the sake of arguing. How can you justify that .314 and 14 homers is worth $24 million dollars? That's absurd. That's like saying "But how is Mark Emmert a bad president?"

    If I was staked with making the argument his contract IS worth it, I would argue that him leaving New York to come here made it plausible for Cruz to follow suit. And maybe, just maybe, it could start a trend in the future. But I highly doubt it, unless they get this pitching situation figured out quick.
    In this age of baseball. An 830 ops and pretty good defense from a position that is usually an offensive black hole is worth a lot of money
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,561 Swaye's Wigwam
    dhdawg said:

    dhdawg said:

    he leads the AL in doubles, not just 2B. He was not the robinson cano that he was in 2012 last year, but 5 WAR is still pretty good.
    And I said that what he's doing this year so far has been subpar, so I'm not sure why it matters how he stacks up to the average #3 hitter.
    .314/.382/.452 is well worth 24 million for a 2B. Now whether he can replicate that this year in the question.

    I think you're clinging to that statistical argument just for the sake of arguing. How can you justify that .314 and 14 homers is worth $24 million dollars? That's absurd. That's like saying "But how is Mark Emmert a bad president?"

    If I was staked with making the argument his contract IS worth it, I would argue that him leaving New York to come here made it plausible for Cruz to follow suit. And maybe, just maybe, it could start a trend in the future. But I highly doubt it, unless they get this pitching situation figured out quick.
    In this age of baseball. An 830 ops and pretty good defense from a position that is usually an offensive black hole is worth a lot of money
    He's still been significantly worse for the Mariners than Yankees. The general thought at the time seemed to be that Cano would play at his Yankee level for a few more years. Last year was a pretty decent fall. This year has been off a cliff, but it is still early.

    It's not really about his position. It's about his production vs his production as a Yankee. He's paid 24 million to be one of the best players in baseball.
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    edited May 2015

    dhdawg said:

    dhdawg said:

    he leads the AL in doubles, not just 2B. He was not the robinson cano that he was in 2012 last year, but 5 WAR is still pretty good.
    And I said that what he's doing this year so far has been subpar, so I'm not sure why it matters how he stacks up to the average #3 hitter.
    .314/.382/.452 is well worth 24 million for a 2B. Now whether he can replicate that this year in the question.

    I think you're clinging to that statistical argument just for the sake of arguing. How can you justify that .314 and 14 homers is worth $24 million dollars? That's absurd. That's like saying "But how is Mark Emmert a bad president?"

    If I was staked with making the argument his contract IS worth it, I would argue that him leaving New York to come here made it plausible for Cruz to follow suit. And maybe, just maybe, it could start a trend in the future. But I highly doubt it, unless they get this pitching situation figured out quick.
    In this age of baseball. An 830 ops and pretty good defense from a position that is usually an offensive black hole is worth a lot of money
    He's still been significantly worse for the Mariners than Dodgers. The general thought at the time seemed to be that Beltre would play at his Dodger level for a few more years. Last year was a pretty decent fall. This year has been off a cliff, but it is still early.

    It's not really about his position. It's about his production vs his production as a Dodge. He's paid 16 million to be one of the best players in baseball.
    This is the same mentality that made Mariners fans hate Adrian Beltre the whole time he was here and then discover he was fucking awesome after he left.

    Cano isn't close to the problem on this team.
  • dhdawg
    dhdawg Member Posts: 13,326
    dnc said:

    dhdawg said:

    dhdawg said:

    he leads the AL in doubles, not just 2B. He was not the robinson cano that he was in 2012 last year, but 5 WAR is still pretty good.
    And I said that what he's doing this year so far has been subpar, so I'm not sure why it matters how he stacks up to the average #3 hitter.
    .314/.382/.452 is well worth 24 million for a 2B. Now whether he can replicate that this year in the question.

    I think you're clinging to that statistical argument just for the sake of arguing. How can you justify that .314 and 14 homers is worth $24 million dollars? That's absurd. That's like saying "But how is Mark Emmert a bad president?"

    If I was staked with making the argument his contract IS worth it, I would argue that him leaving New York to come here made it plausible for Cruz to follow suit. And maybe, just maybe, it could start a trend in the future. But I highly doubt it, unless they get this pitching situation figured out quick.
    In this age of baseball. An 830 ops and pretty good defense from a position that is usually an offensive black hole is worth a lot of money
    He's still been significantly worse for the Mariners than Dodgers. The general thought at the time seemed to be that Beltre would play at his Dodger level for a few more years. Last year was a pretty decent fall. This year has been off a cliff, but it is still early.

    It's not really about his position. It's about his production vs his production as a Dodge. He's paid 16 million to be one of the best players in baseball.
    This is the same mentality that made Mariners fans hate Adrian Beltre the whole time he was here and then discover he was fucking awesome after he left.

    Cano isn't close to the problem on this team.
    right now he is a problem. If he does what he did last year he won't be
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,123 Founders Club
    PurpleJ said:

    My Yankees say "Thank You"

    Really proud of how A Rod is over coming adversity this year to be the player we all love
  • HFNY
    HFNY Member Posts: 5,599
    The only other 2nd baseman I'd rather have than Cano is Altuve and Altuve is barely 25.

    Cano brings so many things to table but the M's had to overpay to get him to Seattle and he'll probably be a part-time player his last 3 years ($72 million).
  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    dnc said:

    dhdawg said:

    dhdawg said:

    he leads the AL in doubles, not just 2B. He was not the robinson cano that he was in 2012 last year, but 5 WAR is still pretty good.
    And I said that what he's doing this year so far has been subpar, so I'm not sure why it matters how he stacks up to the average #3 hitter.
    .314/.382/.452 is well worth 24 million for a 2B. Now whether he can replicate that this year in the question.

    I think you're clinging to that statistical argument just for the sake of arguing. How can you justify that .314 and 14 homers is worth $24 million dollars? That's absurd. That's like saying "But how is Mark Emmert a bad president?"

    If I was staked with making the argument his contract IS worth it, I would argue that him leaving New York to come here made it plausible for Cruz to follow suit. And maybe, just maybe, it could start a trend in the future. But I highly doubt it, unless they get this pitching situation figured out quick.
    In this age of baseball. An 830 ops and pretty good defense from a position that is usually an offensive black hole is worth a lot of money
    He's still been significantly worse for the Mariners than Dodgers. The general thought at the time seemed to be that Beltre would play at his Dodger level for a few more years. Last year was a pretty decent fall. This year has been off a cliff, but it is still early.

    It's not really about his position. It's about his production vs his production as a Dodge. He's paid 16 million to be one of the best players in baseball.
    This is the same mentality that made Mariners fans hate Adrian Beltre the whole time he was here and then discover he was fucking awesome after he left.

    Cano isn't close to the problem on this team.
    It also helped that Beltre started juicing again.
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,561 Swaye's Wigwam
    dnc said:

    dhdawg said:

    dhdawg said:

    he leads the AL in doubles, not just 2B. He was not the robinson cano that he was in 2012 last year, but 5 WAR is still pretty good.
    And I said that what he's doing this year so far has been subpar, so I'm not sure why it matters how he stacks up to the average #3 hitter.
    .314/.382/.452 is well worth 24 million for a 2B. Now whether he can replicate that this year in the question.

    I think you're clinging to that statistical argument just for the sake of arguing. How can you justify that .314 and 14 homers is worth $24 million dollars? That's absurd. That's like saying "But how is Mark Emmert a bad president?"

    If I was staked with making the argument his contract IS worth it, I would argue that him leaving New York to come here made it plausible for Cruz to follow suit. And maybe, just maybe, it could start a trend in the future. But I highly doubt it, unless they get this pitching situation figured out quick.
    In this age of baseball. An 830 ops and pretty good defense from a position that is usually an offensive black hole is worth a lot of money
    He's still been significantly worse for the Mariners than Dodgers. The general thought at the time seemed to be that Beltre would play at his Dodger level for a few more years. Last year was a pretty decent fall. This year has been off a cliff, but it is still early.

    It's not really about his position. It's about his production vs his production as a Dodge. He's paid 16 million to be one of the best players in baseball.
    This is the same mentality that made Mariners fans hate Adrian Beltre the whole time he was here and then discover he was fucking awesome after he left.

    Cano isn't close to the problem on this team.
    To be fair, Beltre hit much worse for the Mariners than he has anywhere else in his career. He was pretty good for the Mariners. He's played at a Hall of Fame level since leaving. Not sure what there is to argue about that.

    A #3 hitter with Cano's numbers is a problem. Maybe not the problem, but everyone outside of Felix and Cruz has been a problem.

    Cano was brought in to provide at least a couple years of his 2009-2014 level. He hasn't done that. We all know why he was overpaid, and that it was necessary to get him to Seattle, but I think the general expectation was that he would sustain his Yankee level for at least a few years. Last year was a decent slip although he was still a very good player. This year he has slipped even further, at least early on.