Braves Acquire Robinson Cano

Braves Acquire Robinson Cano

 July 11 The New York Post’s Jon Heyman tweets that the Braves are planning to add Cano to the canon moment in advance off their series against Cano’s former Mets teammates. 

 

 July 10 The Braves have acquired infielder Robinson Cano from the Padres for cash considerations, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union- Tribune reports. 

After being released by the Mets in May, Cano inked a big league deal with the Padres soon later, but was also released again after he turned down the platoon’s request to go to Triple-A. Cano’s stager status gave him the right to conclude into free agency, but after checking his options on the open request, here-signed with San Diego on a minor league deal. 

 

 Since reporting to Triple- A El Paso, Cano has hit well, posting a.333/.375/.479 rent line over 104 plate appearances. While obviously the minor league setting( and megahit-friendly terrain) have to be taken into account, Cano’s performance does give some hint that he still has commodity left in the tank at age 39, and after missing the entire 2021 season due to a PED suspense. Cano maundered only.149/.182/.189 over 77 combined PA with the Padres and Mets at the MLB position this season. 

The Braves obviously saw commodity they liked, and will now bring Cano back to the NL East to see if he can revive his career. Atlanta has developed a knack for striking gold on floundering stagers, and it was only a time ago that the club picked up several similar players( i.e. Eddie Rosario, Jorge Soler, Joc Pederson, Adam Duvall) who ended up fueling their run to the World Series title. As poor as Cano looked before this season in New York, Mets suckers must have some alarm over Cano suddenly catching fire and helping Atlanta catch the Mets in the NL East. 

 

 Atlanta is thin on left- handed hitting, and there's a vacancy at alternate base since Ozzie Albies will be out until at leastmid-August while recovering from bottom surgery. On paper, Cano is an intriguing team fit alongside the right- handed hitting Orlando Arcia at alternate base, and another righty swinger in Marcell Ozuna at designated megahit. 

It was n’t long ago that Cano was still among the game’s most stressed batons, as he posted an.896 OPS over 182 PA for the Mets during the docked 2020 season. While his positive PED test inescapably casts some mistrustfulness upon those figures, there is n’t important threat for Atlanta in picking up Cano to see what he can contribute. Of the$ 24MM owed to Cano for the 2022 season, the Braves will have to cover just the portioned portion of the MLB minimal payment formerly Cano hits the active canon, as the hearties($3.75 MM) and Mets are covering the rest.