Robinson Cano Designated For Assignment

Mets 2B Robinson Cano (Photo Credits to Jason Getz-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets announced this morning that infielder Robinson Cano and reliever RHP Yoan Lopez were designated for assignment to cut their roster down from 28 players to 26 players.

Cano had a difficult tenure with the Mets after coming over in 2019 in a trade with the Seattle Mariners coming off a suspension for performance enhancing drugs (PED’s) along with closer Edwin Diaz.

Cano struggled in the 2019 season with a .736 OPS and then came back in the shortened 2020 COVID season with a .896 OPS over 182 appearances.

However that was short lived after he tested posted again for PEDs in November of 2020 and was suspended for the entire 2021 season.

Cano struggled this year in his return from his suspension with only eight hits (seven singles) during 43 at-bats in April of 2022 with a .501 OPS.

Since Cano was designated for assignment, another team has 10 days to either claim him or trade for his contract.

The Mets still have to pay him his entire contract from the 5 year and $120 million that he had left on his deal that he previously signed with the Seattle Mariners prior to being traded to the Mets.

He already received $4 million of his $20 million this year, so the Mets have to pay him an additional $36 million between this year and next year.