Coming into this season, it looked like the revamped Mets infield was going to be one of the team’s strengths this season. With solid players at each position and depth coming out of their eyeballs, the infield would have to be a key factor to the Mets season if they were going to have any success this year.
So with the infield unit not exactly living up to expectations, it’s not surprising that the Mets aren’t, either. One of the players who taking much of the blame for that, fairly or unfairly, is Robinson Cano. The former All-Star second baseman was acquired from the Mariners this offseason in Brodie Van Wagenen’s first big move as GM, so he was always going to have the spotlight on him—with major expectations attached.