When the San Diego Padres brought in Robinson Cano, it was a low risk move, high reward move. They would pay him the $700,000 minimum and they might benefit off of a motivated player who the New York Mets decided to pay $30+ million to to not play for their organization.
The move was playing out as well as it could have in the first week or so but ever since then, he’s looked like the 39-year-old that he is and the Padres seem like they’ve had enough.
Finally.
The Padres are expected to request that Robinson Cano be optioned tomorrow, whereupon Cano would decline, making him a free agent again.