Eight-time All-Star was released by Mets; Padres need infielder after sending CJ Abrams to minor leagues
A source confirmed the team is talking with, the eight-time All-Star second baseman who was designated for assignment by the Mets last week and released over the weekend. The New York Post first reported Cano was close to signing.
The plan would be for Cano, 39, to serve as a left-handed option off the bench, which the Padres do not have most days, and backup in the infield. The intention is not for him to take significant at-bats from designated hitter Luke Voit as long as Voit is performing. The Mets are paying the $37.6 million remaining on the 10-year, $240 million contract Cano signed in 2014 with the Mariners. The Padres will pay Cano the major league minimum.
The Padres sent top prospect CJ Abrams to Triple-A on Tuesday to get at-bats after using him as a utility infielder for the first month of the season. They claimed Sergio Alcantara off waivers from the Diamondbacks on Monday but did not use him in a game yet.Cano did not play in 2021 after a second PED suspension. He was hitting .195 with a .501 OPS in 43 plate appearances for the Mets. He hit .316/.352/.544 in 182 plate appearances in 2020. His last All-Star selection was in 2017.
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