Robinson Cano Bats Third Because Of The GM, Not The Manager
Last year, Robinson Cano began the year as the Mets third place hitter, and he’d stay there for a good part of the season. He’d stay there despite many screaming Mickey Callaway needed to remove the washed up second baseman coming off a PED suspension from the middle of the lineup.
Heading into 2020, it seemed like the days of Cano batting third were behind us. At the end of last year, Cano was supplanted by Michael Conforto in the third spot in the lineup, and it stayed that way when Cano returned from the IL.
Couple that with Callaway (and Carlos Beltran gone), the Mets seemed poised to reshape the middle of their lineup without Cano taking a prominent spot. Seeing the lineups in the Yankees series and the comments from Luis Rojas, that will not be the case.
Luis Rojas all but said yesterday that Canó will bat third. That's not to say the situation can't change, but it appears to be the plan. https://t.co/WOaDL1sx62
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 19, 2020
Once again, Cano is going to be batting third for the Mets. Apparently, two separate managers looked at Cano and independently determined Cano needs to bat third.
If you’re gonna do that you need to put Nimmo (1) and McNeil (2) with Alonso 4th. Either way it gums up the works, that’s for sure.
Look, I woke up this morning and went to the Jets first because I’m so negged out over these 2 games. But that’s just silly. Let’s see what happens Friday, they gotta get out of the gate and if this is the lineup and it doesn’t produce changes will come quickly.
I have zero faith in BVW