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Flip Flop Lineup: Is Teixeira Passing the Torch to Cano?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on September 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Even though most studies suggest that incremental changes in batting order position have minimal impact on run production, each slot still carries a certain connotation. Leadoff is usually reserved for a player with speed, while cleanup is the domain of a slugger. The third position, however, is the slot usually reserved for a team’s best […]

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Baseball’s Current Crop of Second Basemen Is Really Cleaning Up

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

When the Yankees’ beat the Orioles on Monday night, Robinson Cano was batting in the cleanup spot. Then, in the team’s victory over the Red Sox on Tuesday, Dustin Pedroia was batting fourth in the opposition lineup. Why is that significant? Because of the position both men play. Since 1919, only 7,096 lineups have featured […]

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Father Throws Best: Cano Wins HR Derby with a Little Help from Dad

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on July 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In 23 major league innings, Jose Cano surrendered two home runs. While pitching to his son during the 2011 Home Run Derby, he gave up quite a few more. With his dad standing only sixty feet away, Robinson Cano dazzled the Chase Field crowd by belting 32 home runs, including a record 12 in the final round. […]

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Is Cano Losing His Patience? Early Data Suggests Little Change to Robbie’s Approach

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on April 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

At first glance, Robinson Cano seems as if he has picked up exactly where he left off in 2010. His batting average, slugging percentage, wOBA, OPS+, and runs created per plate appearance are all in line with or even better than his near MVP season. However, there is one glaring indicator that has failed to […]

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Better to Be Lucky; Or How the Yankees Tried to Trade Robinson Cano, but Failed

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged on January 5, 2011 | 13 Comments »

Ten years ago today, the Yankees signed Robinson Cano as an amateur free agent out of San Pedro de Marcoris in the Dominican Republic. Then a shortstop, Cano’s signing was unheralded at the time. In fact, a search of Google’s newspaper database reveals that the first print mention of the young infielder didn’t occur until […]

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