Baltimore Intrigued With Cano.

[seak05]

So we trade in a guy who can’t hit, but has in the past played good defense, for an older player who can’t hit or play defense 

 

 

[tntoriole]

7 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

The Mets didn't just eat $45 mill because they thought Cano has something left in the tank.  I'm 100% sure Cano is toast.

Particularly with Buck’s penchant for veterans, he must really really be done

[waroriole]

7 hours ago, Aristotelian said:

Is this the same source that said we made an offer to Correa? 

Yes. The only person who made that claim. And the guy who has doubled down despite Correa refuting it. 

[foxfield]

3 hours ago, wildcard said:

I can see Elias  kicking the tires on Cano.   

This is about Odor not Owings.   Cano and Odor are primarily 2B.  They are not utility players.   Odor has not hit.  And he commits errors.   His pluses are his range and his ability to turn the double play.

Vavra is on the IL again.  Jones in not hitting at AAA.  Bannon has committed a lot of errors and does have much range at 2B.   Martin is not forcing a promotion.  He is just ok offensively at AAA.  He is good defensively but more competition for Owings.

Cano is not hitting now but hit well in ST.  He didn't play last year because of a drug suspension.   He did hit in 2020.  He  doesn't commit errors at 2B but his range is poor. 

I could see Elias signing Cano to a minor league contract and sending him to Sarasota to get in to game shape.  The question is can he improve his range and does he have the desire to play after not playing for a year.   Cano is not going to ride the buses at AAA.   

I can see kicking the tires too...but there is no value here...this is a shot over the bow of Odor...to pick it up.

 

[Just Regular]

Mateo proving fairly sturdy at SS so far doesn't help Owings.   I would rather see Cano pinch hit than Owings late in a game, even today.

I happened to be on MLB Network a little the evening the Mets did the DFA, and the panel including Harold Reynolds' take was notwithstanding the two PED suspensions he remains a superhero to many young Latin American ballplayers.   Reynolds also had the point about not riding the buses and rust...he thought a Team might get his bat going a little, but upfront you'd have to pay a load of a bunch of 0-for-4's.

Its a nothingburger attached to a famous name.   

I do believe there's a space between not good enough for the 2022 Mets and good enough for one of baseball's weaker teams where perhaps Cano still genuinely resides this summer.    

[Tony-OH]

If it hastens the end of the Odor era, I'm ok with this move. I don't think Cano is the answer to anything, but Odor has to go. He's been one of the worse players in baseball when you combine is lack of offense with -4 OAA on defense. about the only thing Cano has done well is turn DPs.

[Just Regular]

Odor's mini-surge may be over.

Last 7 days - 476 OPS

Last 14 days - 744

Last 21 days - 643

[ChuckS]

I rather have Cano on the team at the league minimum than Odor.  He can't be any worse. 

I can't imagine both Cano and Odor taking up roster spots.  Neither can play any position other than second base.  So the logical thing to do would be to give Cano a try and cut ties with Odor. 

[interloper]

9 hours ago, interloper said:

This is the guy that said Stowers was missing a month with an oblique and then he was in the lineup that day lol

Again. This alone should probably be enough to lock this thread. Guy just made up an injury, was wrong about it the very same day, and never addressed or corrected it.

[NelsonCruuuuuz]

1 hour ago, tntoriole said:

Particularly with Buck’s penchant for veterans, he must really really be done

Exactly. Man, I miss Buck. Just not his Davis & Ubaldo love. 

[Frobby]

I’m trying to be as open minded about this as I can.

The Mets have Jeff McNeill at 2B boasting a 148 OPS+.   Their utility guy Guillorme has a 126 OPS+ and doubtlessly is more versatile than Cano.   They are doing DH by committee.   So, there’s really no spot for Cano.  

The O’s, on the other hand, have Rougned Odor at 2B.   Cano perhaps could be a small upgrade.   He did post an .896 OPS in 2020 and his numbers this year could just be skewed SSS stuff.  

OK, that’s the best rationalization I can come up with.  I don’t think it flies.   Odor vs. Cano — ugh!

 

[ShoelesJoe]

Not sure what people are objecting to here. What's the downside of replacing Odor with Cano? Not like he can produce less than what we've gotten so far. 

[Moose Milligan]

Lol, like Cano is a big upgrade at this point over Odor/Owings?  

[wildcard]

30 minutes ago, ShoelesJoe said:

Not sure what people are objecting to here. What's the downside of replacing Odor with Cano? Not like he can produce less than what we've gotten so far. 

That I am not sure of.  Listening to Baseball Tonight they seem to think the Cano is nothing more than a DH now.   So I don't know at 39 whether he can turn the double play like Odor can.  And the DPs have been important to the pitching staff.

That is why I say sign him to the minor league contract. Send him to Sarasota and see what he has left before bringing him to the majors.

[TommyPickles]

1 hour ago, Tony-OH said:

If it hastens the end of the Odor era, I'm ok with this move. I don't think Cano is the answer to anything, but Odor has to go. He's been one of the worse players in baseball when you combine is lack of offense with -4 OAA on defense. about the only thing Cano has done well is turn DPs.

This is what I'm saying! Tired of watching Odor make errors and put up like a 500-something OPS