Veteran infielder added at minimal cost, gives Padres options off bench and at DH
39-year-old infielder
The Mets released Cano on Sunday and will pay him the approximately $40 million remaining on the contract he signed with the Mariners in 2014. The Padres believe taking this low-risk chance on the veteran is prudent because he can provide a left-handed bat off the bench, occasionally serve as designated hitter and potentially work in at second base. One team executive said it was possible Cano was afflicted by the same slow start many Padres hitters have endured the first month of the season.The team is searching for offense, and playing time will largely be dictated by performance at the plate.
and is 3-for-7 with two walks and four runs scored in his two games since returning from his biceps tendon injury. Shortstop Ha-seong Kim has been hitting the ball hard but has just four hits in his past 36 at-bats.and Matt Beaty on the injured list, the Padres are without a bench player that bats from the left side unless one of their regulars that bats left-handed is not in the starting lineup.
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