Which Yankee infielder is tearing it up so far. Not Jeter, Not A-Rod, and not Teixeira. Its second baseman Robinson Cano and he is carrying the Yankee offense this season. Through 24 games, Cano is batting .387, has 9 home runs and 21 RBIs. Cano is finally living up to the hopes Yankees fans have had for him.
Cano has been the invisible producer on the Yankees, and its easy to see how when you are on a roster with future hall of famers. However, Cano has received much criticism over the past few years for his "empty" numbers. This means that on paper, Cano had good numbers, but when it really mattered, in clutch situations and when runners were on base, Cano could never come through.
Last season despite finishing 17th in AL MVP voting, Yankees fans would often call in to sports radio stations and complain about their second baseman. Some would say welcome to the New York media market Robinson, but he hasn't quite got the credit he has deserved. Cano has always been the 4th guy in "one of the greatest infields of all time"
Cano is looking to change that. Cano has more home runs than Teixeira, Jeter, and Rodriguez combined, and Yankees fans are jumping back on the Robinson Cano bandwagon. I hope he can keep it up, because we all know New York fans will be hounding him again once he slumps.
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