Former Mariners assistant coach Andy Van Slyke was very critical of Robinson Cano in a radio interview this week.

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"[Cano] had probably the worst single year of an every day player that I’ve ever seen in 20 years at the big league level," said Van Slyke, to CBSSports 920AM in St. Louis.

“He was just the most awful player I’ve ever seen ... Robinson Cano was the single worst third-place, every-day player I’ve ever seen ... for the first half of a baseball season.

"He couldn’t drive home Miss Daisy if he tried. He couldn’t get a hit when it mattered. He played the worst defense I’ve ever seen at second base. I mean, I’m talking about the worst defensive second baseman ever – I’ve ever seen in 20 years in the big leagues."

The Mariners have made many moves on the staff over the last year, Van Slyke said that the former Yankee was the common denominator in all of them.

"Robinson Cano cost the GM his job. The hitting coach got fired because of Cano. And the manager and the coaches got fired because of Cano. That’s how much impact he has on the organization. He was the worst player and it cost people their jobs in the process.”

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