Comments on: Cano vs. Pedroia

By: Hard Hittin' Whitten

Hard Hittin' Whitten — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:19:57 +0000

I don’t know if this article is really a well thought out argument with lackadaisical typing errors like:

-”Cano has more more talent…”
-”…guilty of the occasional brianfart” and
-”The Dominican Cano is often be called lazy…”

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:53:05 +0000

Yeah, it’s racial- because no one ever accused guys like Bernie Williams or Ken Griffey Jr. of “playing the right way.”

Everyone said those guys where lazy and took plays off because they’re black.

Clearly, given the choice between either of those guys and a “hard worker” like David Wells or Jon Kruk all of those racist GM’s mentioned in the article would take the white guys.

Face it, they picked the midget over Cano because he had a better year last year, and doesn’t freak out if you bat him higher than 7th or 8th in the order. Cano’s defence has come along way this year, and he’s putting up slightly better numbers at the plate than his Boston counterpart.
Taking either guy is a win for almost any GM in baseball right now.

By: Pete C.

Pete C. — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:36:15 +0000

Let’s face it they’re both above average 2nd baseman. And the rthings NY fans say about Pedroia would be said by Boston fans if things were reversed.
I do believe that Pedroia played over his head last year, and I was lambasted on several sites for saying this. This year I believe is proving me right; Pedroia is an above average 2nd baseman. His mvp season was an aberation. And in my opinion he was not worthy.
Cano on the other hand has far more “upside” because in my opinion he looks so effortless when he does things right, and there’s the rub when he screws up it looks like he’s nonchalanting out there. With him the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. Talent wise he probably has more than pedroia, but because Pedroia plays like he does, and everyone loves an underdog Boston’s loveable munchkin will always get the nod over the “talented but enigmatic” Cano.
But really can we all take a breath and remember we’re talking about 2nd baseman.

By: Grant

Grant — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:22:23 +0000

The fact that Jeter outlived Nomar and that Posada outlived Varitek has absolutely NOTHING to do with whether or not Cano or Pedroia will last longer. It’s not as if there is some inherent ability in Yankee players to have longer primes that transcends executive and personnel changes.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:13:08 +0000

“Cano has the higher ceiling, but Pedroia has the higher floor.”

Perfect.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:10:19 +0000

Oh, no, he did. But Cano is still better. Awards are just award, they aren’t real measures of talent.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:07:01 +0000

Yeah, because every player wants to be compared to David Eckstein.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:03:46 +0000

Boo, boo, boo.

First of all, Soriano (despite his awful season this year) is my favorite player and had been since then. That broke my heart.

Second of all, they got the BEST PLAYER in the game for Soriano. Literally, they could not have received a better prize, unless they had acquired Pujols (which obviously wouldn’t have made sense for anyone).

Despite the fact that Soriano is my favorite player, Cano is much better than him. A much, much better defender who will not HAVE to move to the outfield, and a much smoother, sweeter swing that will yield higher averages. And he can hit for above average power for a 2B, though not as much power as Soriano.

Crazy as it sounds, they have pitching now. I don’t have ANY complaints with a rotation next year that looks like Sabathia, Burnett, Chamberlain, Hughes, Wang/Pettitte. You don’t need 3 ace types plus two future front of the rotation pitchers (Hughes and Joba).

And if they were to sign Figgins (only real asset is speed), DeRosa (inconsistent) or Hudson (okay, fine) for a year or two, what happens after? How does this make them a better team?

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:57:52 +0000

Just because A-Rod is a HOFer (minus the roids) doesn’t have anything to do with his defense. That having been said, he is a much worse 3B than he was a SS (not that he’s BAD, per se, but he makes his fair share of mistakes).

Jeter was a great defender in his prime but it’s not really shaking out that way anymore…aside from Teixeira I’d say Cano is probably the best defender in that IF. And if not, best MI.

I’d rather have a player who has way more tools and doesn’t bitch about everything all the time.

By: Grant

Grant — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:25:10 +0000

How is Cano a .350 OBP guy as opposed to a .336 one? In his five years as a pro he’s had an OBP of .350 or higher twice, and once was his .342 average season, which clearly was an outlier. His career walk rate is 4.3%, so yeah, I’d say .336 sounds about right.