mlb general discussion thread for june

I just noticed how much better the Mariners are playing AFTER Robby Cano took his summer vacation. I wonder if he isn't a "clubhouse poison" type. The Yankees weren't exactly devastating when he was there. One pennant, one World Series. And I always thought it was damned odd that they let him walk away. He was by far the best player in the 2013 Yankees (Jeter was hurt and past his prime). That was the Vernon Wells/Lyle Overbay/Jayson Nix 3rd place stumblebums. To let your best player walk when you don't have an immediate replacement and on a downward spiral AND not hurting for money is suspicious. Did the Yanks knew he was juicing or figured they were better off without him in the dugout.