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Servais plenty happy with big hits from Cano
- Updated: April 29, 2016
SEATTLE — Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano hasn’t hit for a high average in April, but manager Scott Servais is plenty happy with the production.
Cano entered Friday’s series opener against the Royals leading the American League in RBIs (24) and home runs (eight), so Servais certainly isn’t sweating the .247 average.
“It’s when you get the hits, not getting the hits for me,” Servais said. “He’s had a great first month. I know he’d like to have a few more hits, but I think batting average — I’ve said it all along — is the one stat in my opinion that is overrated. It’s about production and getting on base, driving runs in, and obviously he’s had quite a few big hits and quite a few big home runs for us.”
The Mariners have strongly pushed on-base percentage as the key statistic since Servais and general manager Jerry Dipoto took over this season. And while the club’s OBP of .308 is just 11th among the AL’s 15 teams so far, it’s higher than its 13th-ranked batting average of .232.
Most importantly, Seattle is fourth in runs per game, thanks in part to being second in home runs and seventh in OPS at .708.
“We talk often times with players …
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