January 24, 2009
Know Cano
Kat O'Brien gets a look at the slimmer Robinson Cano:
Cano looked very trim for all of you concerned about him after a poor 2008. He said he's at about 208 pounds right now after playing last year at 213. He may have wound up at 213 last year but I would guess he began a good bit heavier. Anyway, he looks slim and said he's been working hard. Playing winter ball helped him, as did having Kevin Long down for a week to work on his hitting stance. He's also excited about playing for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic.
"I've just been working on my new stance," Cano said, "just getting ready mentally and physically. ... I know that I have to start in April, not in May or June."
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This has been said before, but this is a staple of offseason baseball coverage: the player who had a disappointing season undergoing a new training regimen, adopting a new batting stance, developing a new pitch, or getting laser eye surgery, and thus promising much better performance in the new season. How often does it actually work?
Are we really supposed to be impressed by 5 lbs?