Morning Briefing: Robinson Cano's HOF Chances Evaporate

Good Morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, it was reported that Robinson Cano will be suspended for the entire 2021 MLB season after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, story from Jeff Passan of ESPN.

Cano will forfeit his $24 million salary this year and as a result, the Mets get roughly $20 million back into their budget to spend on player contracts this offseason.

This should allow Jeff McNeil to shift over to his natural position at second base, and could open the door to an aggressive pursuit of free agent superstar and batting title champion, D.J. LeMahieu, who can play first, second, and third base.

In the meantime, let’s check out what else went on around the league yesterday!

Latest Mets News

As MLB Insider Jon Morosi reported on Wednesday, Cleveland Indians’ longtime general manager Mike Chernoff is the leading candidate to become the Mets next president of baseball operations.

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic says two-time steroid offender Robbie Cano can all but forget about getting into the Hall of Fame.

In the wake of the Cano news, Dan Martin of The New York Post believes the Mets and Yankees will get into a bidding war over LeMahieu.

Latest MLB News

MLB Insider Mark Feinsand lets us know what MLB executives are saying about Theo Epstein and Cano.

NFL quarterback and MVP candidate Kyler Murray tells Tiki & Tierney that he wishes he could play both football and baseball.

As MLB Insider Jon Morosi reported, several teams have been calling the Pittsburgh Pirates about the availability of left-handed pitcher Steven Brault.

MLB.com went back and pieced together a database of statistics from the Negro League era.