Braves Acquire Robinson Cano

[SJ24]

Cano has been on fire in July so far at AAA. If he is 'healthy' he could maybe get a big hit or two for us off the bench.

Bench?

I'd bet he's starting tomorrow.

 

[msstate7]

Maybe cano can be to us what carpenter has been to Yankees

 

[CyYoung31]

Arcia, Gosslin and now Cano. Do they know something about Albies that they are holding back?

Do what?

 

[Enscheff]

Not exactly the stopgap at 2B I was hoping for, but they may as well give him a shot for a bit.

 

[striker42]

Sometimes you can catch a hot hand and ride it for a couple weeks. Cano is as good a bet as anyone to have that hot streak.

 

[SJ24]

Cano will be our Carpenter.

 

[MadduxFanII]

Sometimes you can catch a hot hand and ride it for a couple weeks. Cano is as good a bet as anyone to have that hot streak.

I would say that he's a significantly worse bet than anyone to have a hot streak.

 

[jpx7]

Is the asking price too steep for a guy like Drury or Merrifield?

Probably won't be closer to the deadline, but this is a "meh ... maybe?" for now move.

 

[striker42]

I would say that he's a significantly worse bet than anyone to have a hot streak.

Perhaps it would be better to say he's as good a bet as anyone on the scrap heap to have a hot streak.

 

[PawPawMaxwell]

Do what?

His injury status.

 

[CyYoung31]

His injury status.

No. I don’t think this has anything to do with that. It has everything to do with being 22nd in fWAR at 2nd base since Albies went down.

 

[clvclv]

Not exactly the stopgap at 2B I was hoping for, but they may as well give him a shot for a bit.

Probably works well if Snitker will ACTUALLY use Cano and Arcia in a strict platoon - unfortunately we know what the chances of that happening are.

 

[clvclv]

I assume gosselin is done

Why?

Ford can be optioned whenever Cano is activated and Cano can act as the backup 1B.

No reason to DFA Gosselin until you actually have to - it's a much smarter play to keep Gosselin around since he gives you A TON more positional flexibility than Ford (plus he can actually hit a little).

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

Phil Gosselin has been DFA

 

[msstate7]

Phil Gosselin has been DFA

Lol

 

[bravesnumberone]

Can Cano even physically play second base anymore? He looked like a statue earlier this year.

 

[Mad Dog Murph]

Can Cano even physically play second base anymore? He looked like a statue earlier this year.

I guess we’ll find out in seven hours and 26 minutes

 

[Enscheff]

Phil Gosselin has been DFA

Ford gone too, so it's not like they chose Ford over Gosselin.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Ford gone too, so it's not like they chose Ford over Gosselin.

niether of those guys should ever be on a contending club.

 

[MadduxFanII]

I don't think this is worth getting worked up over, but guys, come on, let's be real. Cano is 39 years old and he's been absolutely terrible for two different teams this year, which is what you would expect from a 39-year-old second baseman who recently missed an entire season on a PED suspension. The likeliest possible outcome -- and I mean by far the likeliest possible outcome -- is that he's just flat out toast and can't play baseball any more. We can talk about this being a low-risk acquisition all we want, but that's the risk -- a team with championship aspirations gives meaningful at-bats to a guy who can't play baseball.