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Is New York Yankees’ Robinson Cano the Second Best Second Baseman?

style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px;">I know I’m in the minority with my ranking of Robinson Cano (see my 2B rankings here ), but I believe he has the ability to challenge for the batting title. Not to mention he should be among the leaders at second base in runs, HRs, and RBIs.

Cano is a notoriously slow starter, hitting .271 in April and May and .322 the rest of the way. His OPS is also much lower in those two months:

.705 in April, .713 in May, .803 in June, .903 in July, .841 in August, and .925 in September

Last year, though, he hit .366 in April, perhaps because of the World Baseball Classic. If he can learn from his experiences and get off on the right foot, a monster season could be in order. 
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