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  • HFNYHFNY Member Posts: 5,310 Standard Supporter
    Yes if he doesn't have a mid to high .400 SLG and high .300 OBP this year and next, it will be pretty disappointing. I don't think HRs are the end all be all but you'd think he'd average 15-20 HRs his first 3 years in Seattle.

    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.
  • d2dd2d Member Posts: 3,109
    edited May 2015

    It also helped that Beltre started juicing again.
    Mandatory Juicing for the entire Mariner Fucking Team ! We got 116 wins the last time.
  • KaepskneeKaepsknee Member Posts: 14,896

    I've been saying the power slippage is concerning. Do you Moogs here still poo poo it and think it's no big deal? 14 HR's last year. 1 so far this season. He had hit 25+ from 2009 until last year. Forget about five years from now, that contract is borderline terrible now.

    It's not that Cano sucks. His average will rise, but paying a guy 20-25 million for as little power as he has shown is a terrible contract.

    14 HR's is the new 35.

    Nothing to worry about here. Last I heard a single with no one on base is still a hit.
  • sarktasticsarktastic Member Posts: 9,208

    I've been saying the power slippage is concerning. Do you Moogs here still poo poo it and think it's no big deal? 14 HR's last year. 1 so far this season. He had hit 25+ from 2009 until last year. Forget about five years from now, that contract is borderline terrible now.

    It's not that Cano sucks. His average will rise, but paying a guy 20-25 million for as little power as he has shown is a terrible contract.

    A terrible contract??? No. Sorry.

    1. The Mariners still cash flow before the first hot dog is sold.

    2. The answer is signing even more players. Not wishing the Mariners hadn't taken action.
  • RoadDawg55RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,123

    A terrible contract??? No. Sorry.

    1. The Mariners still cash flow before the first hot dog is sold.

    2. The answer is signing even more players. Not wishing the Mariners hadn't taken action.
    Next you will be saying Albert Pujols contract is a good one.
  • sarktasticsarktastic Member Posts: 9,208
    Is he a Mariner?... that's what I thought.
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