It’s official: Cano has signed
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Feb 07, 2008 
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Yes, you’ve known about this a long time. Nonetheless, here’s the release from the Yankees today:
The New York Yankees announced today that they have signed All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano to a four-year contract with two one-year club options, avoiding arbitration. Should the club exercise both options, the contract would extend through the 2013 season.
Cano, 25, batted .306 (189-for-617) in 2007, establishing career highs in hits, at-bats, games played (160), runs scored (93), triples (7), home runs (19), RBI (97) and walks (39). He also tied his career high with 41 doubles. Cano’s 97 RBI led all American League second basemen and was the second-highest total by a Yankees second baseman in the last 50 years. He also had a .328 batting average against left-handed pitchers (63-for-192), ranking second among all AL left-handed hitters.
Over the last two seasons (2006-07), Cano ranks first among AL second basemen in hits (344), doubles (81) and RBI (171) and second in home runs (32) at the position. His .330 road batting average since his debut in 2005 is the third highest in the AL over the three-year span.
Cano has played more games at second base (408) than any other left-handed batter in franchise history, and his .981 career fielding percentage ranks fourth all time among Yankees second basemen. In 2007, he led Major League second basemen with 830 total chances and 136 double plays.
Signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on January 5, 2001, Cano was the runner-up in 2005 American League “Rookie of the Year†voting. In 2006, he was selected to the American League All-Star team.
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Meanwhile, Ian Kennedy showed up in Tampa today to join the crew there.
In Roger’s Defense….Rusty bringing up the Duke case holds a little weight
Good for the Yankees. Its about time they got honest and open about news we’ve known about for weeks.
I hear Kennedy is going to a NASCAR event this weekend with Phil and Shelley.
(Phil is quite the blogger, 38pitches has nowhere near as much awesomeness.)
I cannot wait for opening day. The commitments of the youngsters will hopefully pay off and show that the Red Sox will be outmatched this year.
Kennedy is going to have a better year wins-wise than Joba or Phil. Book it.
Maybe I’m just being stubborn, but I don’t like the new stadium.
I’m pretty tired of all these people who are hardly fans and spend most of the games talking about their yachts and golf handicaps getting the best seats at the games. And now the average fan is going to have a tough time even getting a ticket? What a joke.
I don’t mind the new stadium.
That they’re gonna tear down the old?
That makes me upset enough to blog about it.
38hotdogs is toast…. rumored to be a partially torn rotator cuff
sources say Schilling is out until AT LEAST the All Star Break and is considering retirement. The Sox want to void the deal if he opts for surgery rather than rehab and Schill isn’t pleased about it.
John,
considering IPK is likely to get more innings than either, I dont think that’s much of a stretch. Do you think he’ll have a better ERA than Joba (in the games he starts) and Phil?
did i hear that shill-ing had no comment?!?! that’s a 1st.
why was roger parading around the senate today? to get or give autographs?
i always thought the redsox were one or two aging players away from collapse.
I got an idea.
Instead of having a yankee museum in the new yankee stadium, why not make the old yankee stadium a huge museum. Let people walk on the field and in the clubhouse. Keep monument park. Mark all the areas in the stadiums where memorable homeruns landed. There are tons of things you can do. I really dont get why they are going to tear it down. It the most storied building in sports. It just makes no sense.
it’s always about the money. at least the new stadium is.
they are tearing it down because they had to make a deal with the city to get the land. they are building on land that was once a public park for the people of the bronx. you know…one of those open air areas where kids can play outside without being run over?
I tried to post this on 38itches blog.
Just curious since you always have something to say about everything. What do you have to say about the report going around that you have a partially torn rotator cuff?
It says it is awaiting moderation, I doubt he’ll post it.
And just a note for all those registered for Phil’s blog, they use the same system so you won’t have to register for his.
shill-ing actually has no comments on his blog today. you’d think he would have something to say about today’s news about the shoulder. sounds like the redsox want to rip up his contract. must be planning his strategy.
i dont get this blog. why are people quiet about the dog and pony show at congress today. what with rogers press confo and all. must you wait for pete to officially put the headline up to get it going. i mean mcnamee marches in with all this so-called evidence, roger parading around schmoozing with the senators. give it up people.
You know what I believe about everything. He knew his shoulder was hurt, and that the sox’s weren’t likely to do a full physical so he signed at a “discounted” salary thinking that rest would cure it. Now he realizes that rest isn’t doing it any good, and the sox’s are ticked. So ticked that they are looking into voiding his deal and he is being a big baby and pouting about it.
Now the Yankees tried to void Jason’s deal, and couldn’t. Now Jason was probably ticked, but I don’t recall ever reading or hearing about it.
joltin joe , I just got home I haven’t had a chance to look for anything, and for our information people did talk about it, in a previous entry.
“Good for the Yankees. Its about time they got honest and open about news we’ve known about for weeks.”
what does this even mean?
you don’t issue a press release until the contract is finalized, which includes getting a physical and finishing up all the details.
people here will find a way to complain about ANYTHING.
jen–haha, would be great if he answered it, wouldn’t it?
joltin joe,
there are 1000′s of posts on the roger drama. scan through some other topics if you wanna read em all.
shill-ing is prob waiting wod from his attys something roger didnt do before spouting off like he does. but he was nice and quiet today letting blowhard hardin shoot his mouth.
b. dave, nothing since 6:15 the time of clemens’ press conference.
we just locked up a kid who will go down as one of the greatest hitters in major league history. Cano = special.
Did Alex Rodriguez think he wouldn’t be needing his NYC zip code? A-Rod closed a deal on two multimillion-dollar apartments in Hoboken’s Hudson Tea complex (which is also home to Giants QB Eli Manning), reports Chaunce Hayden in Steppin’ Out magazine.
Nah, he just feels like feeding off on some of Eli’s Super Bowl aura
I am very excited about Cano, I think he is bound for great things. It is nice seeing a homegrown become an elite at the position. We haven’e had a new one in a few years. As far as Schilling, I am not so sure I am happy about him being hurt. I think we may have been better off with him pitching as opposed to one of their young guys who could end up being like one of our young pitchers.
S.o.S.27 – to better answer your question:
WHIP = Walks + Hits per Innings Pitched.
McMoron keeps calling Wang “199 hits per 199 IPs”, but hits alone is misleading. A walk is just as bad as a single, so WHIP is more representative of batters who reach base. Hit by pitch could have been included (but its not), but that is usually a very small number.
So Beckett, in his career, has a WHIP of 1.23 batters who reach base/IP
Wang, in his career, has a WHIP of 1.29 batters who reach base/IP
The difference = 0.06/IP.
So Wangs allows 0.06 batters/IP to reach base which is equal to 1 batter every 16.667 innings.
So basically, Wang has allowed ONE MORE batter to reach base in 2 full games then Beckett. Bottom line: Not a lot of difference.
But McMoron makes fun of Wang and thinks Beckett is God.
joe,
i think people are tired of talking about it. im more than happy to post on that topic but only if there is something new. everything so far has been beaten to death.
OldYanksFan,
a walk isnt as bad as a hit. a walk MAY be as bad as a single if the single doesnt move a runner more than 1 base.
no doubt wang is very good. i would love for him to become a star and for beckett to fall apart…. but beckett in the postseason and the season he had last year separate him from wang by quite a bit. wang is still great, but nobody would rather have him than beckett on their staff (if you can look past the fact that beckett is one of the biggest jerks in sports).
OldYanksFan – I believe 1.29 is actually a little high for a top pitcher. santana is routinely under 1 and beckett was at 1.14 last year. his first year in boston when he sucked he was at 1.29.
dont get me wrong, I dont think Wang gets the credit he deserves… but he is no josh beckett (as painful as it is to say that) right now.
Even if Roger Clemens were squeaky clean of ‘roids or anything that hints at it, he’s thrown the last pitch of his career.
He was running on fumes in 2007.
Wang may never be a Beckett, but who ever projected him as an ace to begin with. He’s a solid number 2 guy, an innings eating groundball picher, and makes it all look so easy and smooth, it makes you think this guy will pitch into his 40′s. I’ll take that.
Oy, Pete, Phil pimped this blog.
Jim PA,
exactly. Wang has been terrific. No need to try to compare him to Beckett. I was referring to OldYanks attempt to.
p.s. the Cy Young winner last season gave up about a hit per inning also. as did John Lackey, Dan Haren and many other top pitchers.
Besides, Wang isn’t the only great pitcher whose Hits/Innings ratio are 1 (or nearly 1)
Ben Sheets had 138 hits/141.3 innings
John Smoltz had 196 hits/205.7 innings
Cy Young winner Sabathia had 238 hits/241 innings
The difference is that Wang had issued like 20 more walks than Sheets or Sabathia, ~10 more than Smoltz
Aside: I’m surprised; Brandon Webb has less hits per inning than Holy Beckett. More walks though, so it balances out.
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Yep, Lackey went 219 hits/224 innings
Dan Haren had 214 hits/222.7 innings
Roy Halladay actually had 232 hits/225.3 innings, wow
Brad Penny had 199 hits/208 innings
Santanas CAREER WHIP is 1.09, 2007 = 1.07, OPS = 0.642
Halladay CAREER WHIP is 1.23, 2007 = 1.23, OPS = 0.682
Becketts CAREER WHIP is 1.23, 2007 = 1.14, OPS = 0.691
Sabathia CAREER WHIP is 1.27, 2007 = 1.14, OPS = 0.697
CM Wangs CAREER WHIP is 1.29, 2007 = 1.29, OPS = 0.690
EBedards CAREER WHIP is 1.34, 2007 = 1.09, OPS = 0.689
SKazmirs CAREER WHIP is 1.39, 2007 = 1.38, OPS = 0.715
Now, WHIP and OPS against is NOT the entire story.
ERA is good, but more effected by defence AND relievers.
A walk is NOT as ‘bad’ as a hit, but about 75% of hits are singles. A walk does however cause a pitcher to throw more pitches. And you will notice that WHIP does somewhat correlate to OPS against.
Wang might be considered the ‘worst’ pitcher on that list. What I’m saying is his WHIP and OPS puts him in elite company. If you consider DPs, which in effect wipes out a single/walk, Wang rates even better.
A don’t think of Wang as a ‘pure Ace’. But I also think many inderestimate his quality and value.
And Santana does NOT routinely have a WHIP under 1.00.
2 years out of 8, and 1 year at 1.00.
The best pitcher of our era?
Pedro: WHIP = 1.03, OPS = 0.597
(shows that Pedro was significantly better then Santana. Actually, Pedro is one of the best in history).
OldYanksFan,
doublecheck your stats before spewing them. First, Santana has only been a regular starter for 4 seasons. Prior to that at age 23 and 24, he had 2 seasons where he started about half the time. so for the 4 seasons he has been a true starter (averaging 33.5 starts per season)
Santana’s WHIP
2004 – 0.921
2005 – 0.971
2006 – 0.997
2007 – 1.073
where are you getting “2 years out of 8″ ? you messed up some stats on the last thread as well.
if “routinely” doesn’t cut it for you, best of luck to ya. here’s a tip… stay away from numbers. they dont seem to be your friend.
Quoth Emery:
“He (McNamee) is a New York City cop who thinks in terms of evidence, said Richard Emery, one of McNamee’s lawyers, in explaining why his client had saved the materials. “He had a sense that Roger was not trustworthy, and would betray him ultimately.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/spo....._thei.html
God, how I looooove lawyers. First off, talk about Bass Ackwards. Emery might want to look up the meaning of the word “betray” before he misuses it again.
I also particularly enjoyed Emery’s latest arrogant assertion, that McNamee as a former NYC cop (for all of 3 years) thinks in terms of evidence. My experience is that criminals also think in terms of evidence and Emery’s fine client is currently on the hook because he was trafficking in illegal drugs and previously was tagged as a “LIAR” by Florida cops investigating him for a drug induced attempted rape.
You bet McNamee thinks in terms of evidence, but not because he was a cop. In fact, as Emery conveniently forgets, McNamee’s career as a criminal suspect is longer and more “distinguished” than his career as a cop.
“shows that Pedro was significantly better than Santana”
your passionate hatred for Santana is clouding your head even more than usual. Was Pedro better (through age 28)? That’s a strong argument, sure. There is a reason Pedro is a future HOF. But to show a couple stats (which we know isn’t your forte) and say “significantly better” is laughable.
We get it. You hate Santana. We also get that you are horrible at making an effective case for your arguments.
So if he was a cop, wouldn’t he know the way he kept the evidence would cause it to be contaminated? He supposedly kept it in a beer can?! A beer can!! And how did Roger betray him? Seems to be he betrayed Roger ratting him out (assuming it is true).
murphydog,
if 90% of the public weren’t praying that roger is found guilty, that stuff would matter. the fact that this stuff, along with all of the conflicts of interest, and the fact that the government is even involved (inexplicably giving a plea deal to the drug dealer to get the alleged drug user) haven’t been widely discussed in the mainstream media is a joke.
Whoa they actually allowed my post to appear on the “mouth’s” blog. His mod must be a Yankee fan.
The Daily News report said McNamee kept the evidence from the 2000 and 2001 seasons out of fear Clemens would deny use of the drugs if the issue were ever investigated.
“out of fear Clemens would deny use” ??
wouldnt that be the same as saying, “I was going to blackmail him at some point and needed proof” ?
why else would mcnamee think he’d be in a position where clemens would deny use?
if you are a drug dealer, you dont save proof that you sold or gave drugs to one of your “customers” in the event that they deny use. the dealers are the ones who are most likely to get in the most trouble…
Boston Dave, I agree he saved this stuff to blackmail him or out of a sick fascination of him. It’s like those idiots who would buy a piece of chewed gum because a start chewed it. He worshiped Roger, just listen to the tape.
Seriously, most of the provisions in the CSA are about the dealing, with only a little bit here and there for received via illegal means knowingly
Hence, guilt/innocence doesn’t matter anymore, the powers that be want Roger to go down
Blargh, exactly…
The way they see it, its Clemens vs MLB. Clemens vs. the government.
if Clemens wins, they all lose. and it looks like they’re all going to do everything in their power to make sure that doesn’t happen.
mcnamee saved the stuff for this very moment
rog’s team is being outlawyered. when they ask for his dna he will decline which will lose him points in the court of public opinion. he already is coming off like an arrogant b*stard, notice how tame he was today tho.
between him and rusty, they love to shoot from the hip. that comes from feeling like you’re above the law.
Boston Dave – I got my WHIP figures from:
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/pl......_1eWFCLcF
I believe innings in relief, and partial years are still part of IPs. I think. However, if your career WHIP is 1.09, I’m not sure if it can be routinely under 1.00. But nevermind. It’s still a great WHIP.
Jeez… I’m not very good with stats. Here’s a couple(5)
Santana WHIP: 1.09, OPS=0.642, ERA=3.22, BAA=.221, K/9=9.5
ElPedro WHIP: 1.03, OPS=0.597, ERA=2.80, BAA=.210, K/9=10.2
1) What other stats would you like to compare pitchers?
2) In which fields in Santana better
3) Do you believe that if Santana pitches another 8 years that his averages will get better?
“your passionate hatred for Santana is clouding your head”
Dude… what drugs are you on? What makes you think I even dislike Santana? Because I was against the trade? Johan is one of the top 2 or 3 pitchers of his day.
What makes you think I like/Love Pedro (the Red Sock)? I simply respect his numbers and understand they are historically good. If Santana keeps it up, he will be up there too. Santana is a GREAT pitcher, but simply not as great as Pedro. You think that’s an unfair or inaccurate statement? Tell me why? Show me some better stats.
yeah, i’m not sure i understand this argument. is someone questioning that pedro was better than Santana?
it’s not even close.
funny OldYanksFan,
even the link you have show three seasons where Santana had a WHIP under 1.00. If you still can’t see that, I suggest you take a 1st grade math class.
Santana has been a fulltime starter for 4 seasons, 3 of which he had a WHIP under 1.00. that qualifies as routinely. Yes, I am only considering Santana as a starter. You can argue with yourself in the mirror about Santana’s relieving days all day long. Most people are concerned with Santana’s stats as a starter.
Like I said, numbers just arent your game. It’s no big deal, I just wouldn’t use them in your arguments. You’ve got an uphill struggle as it is. Your weak math skills aren’t gonna make things any easier.
hmmm,
you are correct in saying you dont understand the argument. i will forgive you if you only read a few posts instead of all of them. it’s not exactly scintillating reading. but that is not the debate.
OldYanksFan,
I will spell it out for you. I never said Pedro wasn’t better. I said that its a very strong argument and that’s why Pedro is a future HOF. Unlike yourself, I had no intention of comparing Wang to Beckett or Pedro to Santana. I just noticed that your #s have been off several times and your inadequacies are glaring.
What I was saying is that you are by far the worst person on the blog at supporting your claims. you can’t add. you misstate stats. you come off as having no clue what you’re talking about.
end of story. so go ahead and post that Tim Wakefield should be in the Hall because of his 325 wins, 3900 strikeouts, 2 Cy Youngs, and some other stats that are either flat wrong or just over your head.
the lab will not be able to conclusively say that the HGH was in the needle at the time of injection, so both sides will feel vindicated, and there will be no resolution. I am sure that Roger would sue that bum if McNamee had any assets.