Robinson Cano Making Up for Early Season Woes

Robinson Cano is without question the hottest hitter in baseball right now. Cano has two-or-more hits in 15 of his last 20 games, raising his average to .311. In addition, he now has 20 RBI's in his last 21 games!

As of July 15th, Cano's numbers;

Avg. .273

OBP .313

Slug .430

OPS .743

Since July 15th, Cano's numbers have risen to;

Avg. .311

OBP .352

Slug .494

OPS .846

Those are increases of (in just 20 games, mind you!);

Avg. +.038	OBP +.039	Slug +.064	OPS +.103

Also, keep in mind that this is not the beginning of the season, where a couple of at bats can be the difference between a .100 and a .400 batting average. Cano is already at 421 at bats on the year, thus making this all the more impressive.

If you don't have Cano on your team, then you had no shot at getting him via trade because his stock is simply too high right now. In keeper leagues, this kid is a gem being only 24 years old and still growing as a hitter. In yearly leagues, move him up your draft board a few rounds next season, as he is quickly becoming the "Rod Carew-like" hitter many pegged him to be. 25 to 30 homeruns a year is in his near future.