Robinson Cano Cheats ... No One Really Surprised

After an exciting OT win recently on Sunday night, this time Arizona could not quite come back -- they gave it a ride but was stopped at the Seattle 27 -- on Thursday night. 

But, the big news this week -- if far from shocking -- is that Mets player who already caught cheating was found again. Cano will be out for the whole season (well 162 games) without pay.  Howie Rose, the radio guy, noted this was shameful but first noted the various ways it is positive for the team. 

And, let's be blunt, it is. He had a good offensive year in the short season (wonder why), but really now -- he is likely to be injured and is basically a temporary player/DH now.  The team has more than one person to play the position every day and saving over 20M to use for someone else is a good deal too.  Howie thinks Cano might have played his last game as a Met, the likely thing being a buyout later on.  Sounds about right.

Cespedes was an albatross for years.  Cano was not really that sort of problem, but having his heavy contract for years would be a drag, though in the short term he still gave you something, including respect of younger players (maybe sending a message to them that cheating is wrong is a good thing too) and from what I can tell being a good team guy. 

Well, other than the whole cheating business.