Mets’ Robinson Canó designated for task with nearly two years left on huge contract

On Monday, MLB golf equipment need to sever their rosters from 28 gamers down to 26 gamers, and one gigantic establish has lost his roster feature: Robinson Canó. The Original York Mets announced Monday that Canó has been designated for task. Original York can even non-public sent JD Davis, Luis Guillorme, or Dominic Smith to Triple-A to tidy their roster, nonetheless as an different they sever ties with Canó.

“I’d no longer be elated. I save no longer need to peek that happen,” Francisco Lindor informed newshounds, including Mike Puma of the Original York Submit, about Canó presumably being launched on Sunday. “He’s an ethical teammate, an ethical particular person and clearly he’s obtained a giant tune file and all americans is aware of what he’s in a position to doing … I save no longer care how ancient he’s, the solutions is quiet new and he can quiet hit.”     

Canó, 39, is 8 for 41 (.195) with one house speed in 12 video games this season. He missed the general 2021 season whereas serving a 162-game efficiency-bettering drug suspension, the 2nd PED suspension of his profession. One day of the shortened 2020 season Canó authored a .316/.352/.544 batting line with 10 house runs in 49 video games.

Received from the Seattle Mariners in the Dec. 2018 alternate that brought Edwin Díaz to Original York and sent Jarred Kelenic (and others) to Seattle, Canó produced a .269/.315/.450 line with the Mets whereas playing only 169 of 407 imaginable fashioned-season video games, or 41 percent. That alternate used to be made by faded GM Brodie Van Wagenen below faded householders Fred and Jeff Wilpon.

Original proprietor Steve Cohen is baseball’s wealthiest proprietor, with a win value in the $15 billion vary, and he has no longer been shrinking about spending money on his personnel. He gave Max Scherzer a file three-year, $130 million contract over the iciness and signed several other free brokers as smartly. Now Cohen is the utilization of his money to rid the personnel of an costly roster headache.

The Mets now non-public seven days to alternate, free up, or waive Canó. They owe him $20.25 million in wage this season and next (the Mariners owe him $3.75 million per annum as smartly) and they’re quiet liable for that money. Given the money alive to, Canó will positively sure waivers and be launched. Any personnel that claims him would clutch his entire contract.

As soon as he’s launched, any personnel might well signal Canó for the legit-rated fraction of the $700,000 league minimal. A lot of golf equipment might well use support at DH (Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, etc.), even though it’s miles simply imaginable Canó has finished his closing MLB game. If that is so, he will leave baseball as a profession .302/.352/.490 hitter with 2,632 hits and 335 house runs in parts of 17 seasons.

These numbers, in addition to Canó’s profession 69.1 WAR, more than sure the Corridor of Reputation bar for 2nd baseman. There is virtually no chance Canó is voted into Cooperstown given his two PED suspensions, nonetheless.

The Mets near into Monday with the National League’s very most attention-grabbing file at 16-7. Releasing Canó manner Jeff McNeil is locked in as the starting 2nd baseman, and Davis and Smith will peek increased time at DH.