Homecoming Imminent
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The hottest baseball story over the past 24 hours has been the rumored Mets/Mariners deal that would send Robinson Cano back to New York. With Seattle going into "rebuild" mode and the Mets sorely in need of a big bat, a trade more than makes sense. Now, we await details -- and probably won't hear it finalized until Monday. Of course, Citi Field isn't Yankee Stadium; Jay Bruce, Jayson Bay and many other "imports" learned first-hand that it isn't home-run friendly. The cooler nights, larger dimensions, damper conditions from being adjacent to Flushing Bay have frustrated a lot of players who came to the Mets mid-career. It's no secret Cano was sorry he left the Bronx five years ago to sign a longer and more lucrative contract with the Mariners. After a 2018 PED-related suspension, Cano and the Mariners were likely destined for a divorce. We'll soon learn whether Flushing is a good enough substitute for the Bronx as the place to re-invigorate