I just saw a Zduriencik quote where he said according to team metrics Cano's batted ball velocity is better this year than last, the implication clearly being that bad luck is major culprit behind Cano's ineffectiveness this year. http://mynorthwest.com/374/2775851/Mariners-notebook-Jack-Zduriencik-say...
I don't know what to make of 64 games worth of bad luck for Cano, and for the team. And I can't buy that 2 home runs is bad luck, as if there is an unseen inversion layer that inhabits MLB parks when Cano comes to the plate, keeping his many hard-hit fly balls from elevating over the fence.
Or is it that the M's are more adversely affected by shifts than any other team, so more hard-hit balls go at defenders than any other team? Whatever. All I know is they don't hand out season awards and playoff berths on the basis of hard-hit balls. Enough already with the hard-hit balls. Let's see 20-30 games of .550 - .600 baseball. Then I'll believe.