Whether fans supported the move or not, Robinson Cano changed history on December 12, 2013 when he signed his 10-year, $240 million deal with the Mariners. It seemed almost unfathomable that the New York Yankees of all teams would let their best young star walk in the prime of his career simply because they refused to pay him, even at a rumored discount rate of $200 million. Cano was not only a star; he played a premium position as well. Good second basemen are hard to come by, but the Yankees felt that they could capably fill the void.
Starlin Castro has offered essentially no improvement for Yankees second basemen
