Will Robinson Cano rebound after a horrid season?

Robby Cano didn't have a great year by any standards hitting for a .271 BA when he is a career .300 hitter. But he did'nt do as bad as many of us make it out to be atleast from a hitting stand point , he hit .151 in April which was his low mark but after that he hit much better hitting around .280 or better for most of the season.

Of course it wasn't a great year for a player with his potential. Coming off of two very good seasons before 2008 (2007 19HR 97RBI .306BA or 2006 15HR 78RBI .342BA) you should be expecting to see more of those type of numbers in 2009. I actually expect Robby to have a break out year with his off season conditioning going great and playing winter ball can only help him for the upcoming season. I still believe that even with players like Alex Rodriguez and the signing of Mark Texiera the yankees are going to need another power bat in their line up to help out the before mentioned. Cano can be that player.

I'm rooting for Cano and I hope he goes out and has the type of year the yankees were hoping for in 2008, actually i think he'll surpass that and have numbers that look something like this: 24HR 102RBI .325BA. This is a key season in his development where Robby will have to prove that he is one of the more elite players in the game and establish himself as an all-star and if he does'nt then he will just be seen as a player with missed potential.

I hope you enjoy the post it's the first I've ever written , hopefully their aren't any mistakes if their are feel free to correct me and give your take on the situation. Tomorrow I will talk about the Joba Chamberlain debate , starter or set up man? ( dont think its much of a debate in fact i think its stupid that people have this debate) but nonetheless I'll speak of it tomorrow hope you read.

Written by future sports journalist Angelo Roldan.