Departures

A slew of players were headed down the wrong path Monday night in terms of playing positive roles down the stretch.

Washington's Dmitri Young and Jesus Flores are likely out for the year after respective MRI exams on a bad hip and bad ankle.

Rangers injury-plagued pitcher Brandon McCarthy appears to be done thanks to a flexor tendon problem in his pitching hand.

Kenny Rogers is done with the Tigers. Don't ask why.

Jeremy Guthrie is on the DL, retroactive to September 6th. He could pitch again this season, but with nothing on the line, why wouldn't the O's just bench him for the remainder of the year?

That leaves us with Robinson Cano. Joe Girardi benched Cano for not hustling, but he did get in the game against the White Sox Monday night. That said, Cano never really got started this season, hitting .260 with modest run and RBI production for a starter with the Yankees. Don't expect a sudden resurgence from one of the bigger disappointments this season.