A little more than halfway into his first season with the Seattle Mariners, Robinson Cano has already had a significant and wide-ranging impact.

Seattle is still chasing the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels in the American League West, but they currently have a grip on one of the two Wild Card spots. Cano has provided leadership on a team in which he's the only every day player older than 27.

"I don't think I'm at that level," Cano said of being mentioned in the same breath as former teammate Derek Jeter in the leadership category, "but it's nice to be a considered a mentor along those lines. It means I've done something good.

"I was a young player. I dealt with the same concerns others had. No matter how talented you are you are going to question things. I hope I can pass along to the young kids [in Seattle] like he did for me."

Cano is leading the Mariners in runs scored (49), batting average (.334), on-base percentage (.393) and OPS (.855).