Cano is now one of just three Yankees second basemen with multiple 25-homer seasons, joining Joe Gordon and Alfonso Soriano. Cano said Alex Rodriguez is like a big brother to him. Joe Girardi said that Cano has taken off since A-Rod sat him down for a 45-minute chat in spring training about situational hitting. Now Cano has taken Rodriguez’s place in the cleanup spot while he’s on the DL, and he feels a responsibility to live up the high standards.
“The guy who was there is a guy who every year has 100 RBI, 30 home runs, always does his job with men on base,” Cano said. “Now it’s time for me to step it up and help the team win games.”
A-rod helps us win WS, then helps Cano become a more complete hitter? Arod is the man!
