Robinson Cano’s 162 game suspension has officially been completed as he was reinstated from the restricted list on Wednesday. Serving the second PED suspension of his career, Canó and the 40.5 million dollars still owed to him over the next two years are officially back on the payroll.
While the Mariners are paying $7.5 million of that money, the Mets options for recouping on their investment are limited. While the club could elect to buy out the 38-year-old second baseman’s contract, they would still be on the hook for the entirety of that contract, per Deesha Thosar of the Daily News.
The one saving grace for this Mets team is the likely possibility that a universal DH could be implemented this coming season. Canó was productive from the plate hitting .316/.352/.544 in 49 games during the Covid shortened season. However, he will have to answer to a clubhouse that his actions impacted this season before he will be accepted back into the fold full time, as was stated by Francisco Lindor at the end of this past season.
So if he remains on the club, can he bounce back? Can he get back in the clubhouses good graces? Well, he’ll have an opportunity to work on his bat debuting November 10th for the Tigres Del Licey of the Dominican League and has a few months until Spring Training to work on that apology.
