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Robinson Cano

30-Year-Old Second Baseman – New York Yankees

2013 Stats

AVG

.278

HR

16

RBI

42

R

36

SB

3

2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

Cano was ripped in the New York press for his 3-for-40 playoff bellyflop, but he had another fantastic regular season, putting up a career-high .929 OPS, and setting career marks in homers (33) and ru...

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LEAGUE: Majors   40 MAN: YES   BATS: L   THROWS: R   HT: 6' 0"   WT: 205   DOB: 10/22/1982   BORN: San Pedro de Macoris, DR   COLLEGE: None   DRAFTED: No   Show ContractHide Contract

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Robinson Cano Contract Information:

The Yankees exercised the $15 million option on Cano's contract for the 2013 season in October of 2012.

June 6, 2013  –  Robinson Cano News

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Robinson Cano Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G PA AB R H XBH 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO SH SF HBP AVG OBP SLG OPS
2004 21 AA TRE 76 330 298 43 88 35 20 8 7 45 2 3 25 40 0 4 3 .295 .352 .487 .839
2004 21 AAA COL 59 233 209 21 55 17 9 2 6 29 0 1 18 27 3 2 1 .263 .322 .411 .733
2005 22 AAA COL 24 114 108 19 36 15 8 3 4 24 0 0 6 13 0 0 0 .333 .368 .574 .942
2005 22 MAJ NYY 132 551 522 78 155 51 33 4 14 62 1 3 16 68 7 3 3 .297 .320 .456 .776
2006 23 AA TRE 3 13 10 1 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .615 .700 1.315
2006 23 MAJ NYY 122 508 482 62 165 57 41 1 15 78 5 2 18 54 1 5 2 .342 .365 .525 .890
2007 24 MAJ NYY 160 669 617 93 189 67 41 7 19 97 4 5 39 85 1 4 8 .306 .353 .488 .841
2008 25 MAJ NYY 159 634 597 70 162 52 35 3 14 72 2 4 26 65 1 5 5 .271 .305 .410 .715
2009 26 MAJ NYY 161 674 637 103 204 75 48 2 25 85 5 7 30 63 0 4 3 .320 .352 .520 .871
2010 27 MAJ NYY 160 696 626 103 200 73 41 3 29 109 3 2 57 77 0 5 8 .319 .381 .534 .914
2011 28 MAJ NYY 159 681 623 104 188 81 46 7 28 118 8 2 38 96 0 8 12 .302 .349 .533 .882
2012 29 MAJ NYY 161 697 627 105 196 82 48 1 33 94 3 2 61 96 0 2 7 .313 .379 .550 .929
2013 30 MAJ NYY 69 300 270 36 75 31 15 0 16 42 3 0 27 45 0 0 3 .278 .350 .511 .861
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3-Year Averages MAJ   160 691 625 104 194 78 45 3 30 107 4 2 52 89 0 5 9 .310 .369 .536 .905
Career  (View All) MAJ   1283 5410 5001 754 1534 569 348 28 193 757 34 27 312 649 10 36 51 .307 .351 .503 .855

Age is determined on July 1st of each season.       Jump To:     ▼ Advanced Stats      ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats     ▼ Games By Position

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Robinson Cano Game Log    (View Full Game Log)
# of Days To Display:    Show 7Show 7    Show 14Show 14    Show 30Show 30
DATE OPP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS HBP SF E AVG OBP SLG OPS
Jun. 18 LAD Did not play.
Jun. 16 @LAA 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .350 .511 .861
Jun. 15 @LAA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .351 .511 .862
Jun. 14 @LAA 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .353 .517 .870
Jun. 13 @Oak 6 1 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .354 .521 .875
Jun. 12 @Oak 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .346 .502 .848
Jun. 11 @Oak 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .348 .506 .854
Jun. 9 @Sea 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 .339 .500 .839
Jun. 8 @Sea 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276 .338 .506 .844
Jun. 7 @Sea 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .340 .510 .850
Jun. 6 @Sea 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280 .341 .517 .858
Jun. 5 Cle 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .339 .506 .845
Jun. 4 Cle 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .340 .513 .853
Jun. 3 Cle 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .346 .522 .868
Jun. 2 Bos 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .349 .529 .878
Jun. 1 Bos 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .347 .532 .879
May. 31 Bos 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .349 .537 .886
May. 30 NYM 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .351 .545 .896
May. 29 NYM 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .348 .531 .879
May. 28 @NYM 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .347 .534 .881
May. 27 @NYM 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .349 .540 .889
May. 26 @TB 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .350 .546 .896
May. 25 @TB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .348 .547 .895
May. 24 @TB 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291 .346 .556 .902
May. 22 @Bal 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .335 .556 .891
May. 21 @Bal 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .337 .563 .900
May. 20 @Bal 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .344 .575 .919
May. 19 Tor Did not play.
May. 18 Tor 4 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .337 .563 .900
May. 17 Tor 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .333 .529 .862
Last 7 Days 24 5 8 4 0 1 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .448 .625 1.073
Last 14 Days 49 8 11 4 0 2 6 8 8 1 0 2 0 0 .224 .356 .429 .785
Last 30 Days 102 13 25 4 0 6 16 16 20 1 0 3 0 1 .245 .364 .461 .825
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Robinson Cano: MLB Games Played By Position

Year C 1B 2B 3B SS OF LF CF RF DH
2013 66 1 3
2012 154 9
2011 157 7
2010 158 2
2009 161

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Robinson Cano Split Stats    (View Full Split Stats)

Vs. Left

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
201310184142.218.366.648
2012243286260.239.337.646
2011204318453.314.525.879

Vs. Right

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
20131692812281.314.598.987
20123847727683.359.6851.108
20114197320735.296.537.884

Home

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013123147200.260.480.801
20123064622551.304.582.941
20113005216625.293.533.885

Away

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013147229223.293.537.911
20123215911392.321.520.917
20113235212563.310.533.880
Robinson Cano Advanced Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm PA AB Walk Rate Strikeout Rate BB/K Ratio Contact Rate BABIP Isolated Power
2004 21 AA TRE 330 298 7.6% 12.1% 0.63 87% .323 .192
2004 21 AAA COL 233 209 7.7% 11.6% 0.67 87% .278 .148
2005 22 AAA COL 114 108 5.3% 11.4% 0.46 88% .352 .241
2005 22 MAJ NYY 551 522 2.9% 12.3% 0.24 87% .320 .159
2006 23 AA TRE 13 10 23.1% 7.7% 3.00 90% .556 .200
2006 23 MAJ NYY 508 482 3.5% 10.6% 0.33 89% .363 .183
2007 24 MAJ NYY 669 617 5.8% 12.7% 0.46 86% .331 .182
2008 25 MAJ NYY 634 597 4.1% 10.3% 0.40 89% .286 .139
2009 26 MAJ NYY 674 637 4.5% 9.3% 0.48 90% .326 .200
2010 27 MAJ NYY 696 626 8.2% 11.1% 0.74 88% .329 .215
2011 28 MAJ NYY 681 623 5.6% 14.1% 0.40 85% .321 .231
2012 29 MAJ NYY 697 627 8.8% 13.8% 0.64 85% .327 .237
2013 30 MAJ NYY 300 270 9% 15% 0.60 83% .282 .233
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3-Year Averages MAJ   691 625 7.5% 12.9% 0.58 86% .324 .226
Career MAJ   5410 5001 5.8% 12% 0.48 87% .322 .196

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2013 Stat Review for Robinson Cano    As compared to the top 350 hitters in 2012 (min 200 PA)

Contact

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.278 AVG
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83% Contact Rate
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.282 BABIP
BELOW AVERAGE
Power

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.511 SLG
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.233 ISO
ELITE
Plate Discipline

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0.60 BB/K
GREAT
9.0% BB Rate
GOOD
15.0% K Rate
GOOD
OPS/OBP

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.861 OPS
GREAT
.350 OBP
GOOD

2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Robinson Cano

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Best Matchups for Robinson Cano (by OPS, min 12 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Luke Hochevar KC 12 6 3 9 1 0 0 .500 1.333 1.872
Joel Pineiro BAL 18 11 2 6 2 1 0 .611 1.167 1.817
Jason Berken CHI-A 12 8 0 4 0 1 0 .667 .833 1.500
Mark Buehrle TOR 14 6 2 6 1 0 0 .429 1.000 1.467
Trevor Cahill AZ 14 7 1 4 0 0 0 .500 .929 1.429
John Danks CHI-A 13 6 1 2 1 3 0 .462 .846 1.346
Jeremy Hellickson TB 15 5 2 4 3 1 1 .333 .867 1.311
Chris Tillman BAL 16 8 1 6 2 3 0 .500 .750 1.306
Hideki Okajima OAK 15 5 2 4 1 1 0 .333 .867 1.242
Clay Buchholz BOS 25 12 1 3 0 1 0 .480 .760 1.240

Worst Matchups for Robinson Cano (by OPS, min 12 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Mike Pelfrey MIN 14 3 0 1 1 0 0 .214 .286 .552
A.J. Burnett PIT 23 5 0 0 1 4 0 .217 .261 .511
Joe Saunders SEA 14 3 0 3 0 2 0 .214 .286 .500
Cliff Lee PHI 28 6 0 1 1 3 0 .214 .250 .491
George Sherrill KC 12 1 1 2 1 4 1 .083 .333 .487
Dan Haren WAS 31 7 0 0 0 7 0 .226 .258 .484
Joaquin Benoit DET 16 2 1 3 0 4 0 .125 .313 .438
Matt Thornton CHI-A 12 1 0 2 3 6 0 .083 .083 .350
Nick Blackburn MIN 15 2 0 2 0 0 0 .133 .200 .333
Freddy Garcia BAL 15 2 0 1 0 1 0 .133 .133 .267

Note: Stats are from 2002 through the 2012 season.     Jump To:     ▲ Basic Stats      ▲ Split Stats      ▲ Advanced Stats      ▲ Games By Position

Robinson Cano: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Apparently Cano is not a target on MLB in the Biogenesis scandal, according to New York Post.

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Cano went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base against the Royals on Friday.

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Cano fouled a ball of his toe a few games ago, but X-rays on the toe came back negative, the New York Post reports.

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Cano went 1-for-4, but hit his eighth home run of the season in the Yankees 5-4 win over Houston on Wednesday night.

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Cano hit his seventh homer of the year in the Yankees' win over Toronto on Thursday.

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Cano got both of the Yankees two hits Monday off of Matt Moore, including his sixth home run of the season.

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Cano hit a three-run bomb Tuesday for his fourth home run of the season, finishing 2-for-4 with a walk against the Diamondbacks.

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Cano went 4-for-6 Tuesday with a home run, two doubles, two runs and five RBI against the Indians.

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Cano broke out of his early-season funk Monday afternoon, going 3-for-4 with two home runs, four runs scored, and two RBI.

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Manager Joe Girardi said that Cano will hit second "until we get some people back...the idea is to get him more at-bats," the New York Post reports.

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Cano was moved up to second in the Yankees lineup for Thursday's game.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

2013

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2012

Last season was another MVP-level performance for Cano, as he finished in the top 10 in the AL in RBI, runs scored, slugging percentage, and OPS. Cano did strike out a career-high 96 times and his contact rate slipped to a career-low 85 percent as a result. Further, his walk rate dropped fairly dramatically, but he's got such great hands and bat speed that another season of top-level production should be in order. At 29, Cano is still well in his prime, and the Yankees will continue to provide him with plenty of opportunities to drive in and score a ton of runs as a key member of their potential lineup.

2011

If you can find a flaw in Cano's game, please let us know. His MVP-caliber 2010 campaign featured career highs in home runs, RBI and OPS; and there's little reason to expect him to slow down, especially as his plate discipline continues to improve. OK, there may be one blemish - his lack of stolen bases - but when you're getting ridiculous production in the other categories, it's easy to overlook. Don't be surprised if he comes off the board as a first-round selection on draft day.

2010

Cano shed the “questionable motivation” label he acquired during a lackluster 2008 campaign, blasting a career-high 25 homers and hitting .320/.352/.520. We’re most encouraged by his improving plate discipline; his OBP was nearly 50 points higher than 2008 and he cut down on his number of strikeouts for the second straight season despite logging 40 more at-bats. If he can start hitting with runners in scoring position (a paltry .207 last season) his RBI total of 85 could see a boost as well.

2009

Motivational issues landed Cano in manager Joe Girardi's doghouse during a lackluster 2008. Since his forgettable season, Cano has taken to a more strict offseason workout regimen in an effort to improve his power, speed and agility. While Cano's plate discipline still needs work (.305 OBP), he cut back on his strikeouts last season and his power potential along with improved motivation and a very capable lineup around him suggest that a bounce back into the upper echelon of fantasy second basemen is in order. Be ready to pounce on draft day if he slides down the board on the heels of a disappointing campaign.

2008

Had the Yankees been willing to part with Cano, they may have been able to pull off a blockbuster deal with the Twins during the winter meetings and land Johan Santana. Keeping Cano wasn't the worst decision the front office has ever made, though we'd still like to see improved plate discipline (39 BB in 669 plate appearances). To his credit, Cano made strides in that department last season and is trending in the right direction. Even if his OBP tops out in the .350 range, he'll do just fine given his combination of power paired with the big bats hitting in front of him. Expect another season of improvement as the maturation process continues.

2007

Cano produced consistently behind the big guns in the middle of the Yankees' lineup for the second straight season. The 24-year-old finished third in the American League with a .342 batting average, but there are concerns about his patience at the plate, as he's walked in just 3.2 percent of his plate appearances in his young career. Still, the second base job is his for the foreseeable future and he brings good power to a position that never has enough to go around.

2006

Cano got better and better after coming up in early May, and if not for the dominant performance of Oakland closer Huston Street, he would have been the Rookie of the Year. Cano provides solid production across the board, and while he'll never contribute the big steal numbers of some of the elite fantasy middle infielders, he's likely to add a bit of power as he matures. Cano should get plenty of chances to score and drive in runs in the powerful Yankees lineup, which should mitigate some concerns about his poor eye at the plate.

2005

Cano was prematurely promoted to Triple-A as a showcase for a possible trade. He remains the top infield prospect for the Yankees, but another year of seasoning will do him some good as he develops more power and fills out. Still, it's hard to see him as the Yankee second baseman of the future - he's much more likely to be dealt before then.

2004

Although Cano is still very young for his level, his bat has regressed at each level, and his defense is pretty questionable to begin with. While he's still pegged by the Yankees for middle infield play, he might eventually be moved to third base or the outfield.

2003

Cano emerged last season despite the fact he didn't hit up to his standard. He's currently rated as the best infield prospect in the Yankee system by Baseball America. His strengths are his bat control, a strong arm, and fast hands. The hands help him in both sides of the game as he’s able to grasp and release quickly in the field, and offensively, he’s able to generate bat speed that should eventually result in home run power as he matures and fills out. Still very young, he may be moved to third base as he rises through the organization. The Yankees don’t have much need for middle-infielders in the near future. He’ll begin 2003 in the Florida State League and could make the jump to Double-A by 2004.