Jorge Polanco
30-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.163
HR
3
RBI
8
R
9
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Polanco again battled durability issues in 2023, missing significant time due to ankle, knee and hamstring injuries, but he registered a .789 OPS with 14 home runs across 80 games when healthy. Polanco missed the final month of 2022 with a knee injury and his rehab then stalled during spring training postponing his debut until late April. He then missed about eight weeks between two IL stints for a strained left hamstring. When healthy, he had similar underlying metrics as last season with a strong walk rate (10.5%), a slightly better hard hit rate (40.6% to 38.7%), exit velocity (88.4 to 89.0) and Barrel rate (13.8 to 10.2). Defensive metrics were a mixed bag for evaluating his defense, but he's still seen as a good defender when healthy. He also played 15 games at third base when the Twins were thin at the hot corner, which could give him added position eligibility in some formats. Polanco has decent power for a middle infielder and good command of the strike zone, so he can still produce like his All-Star season when healthy. However, he may be a significant health risk since he's missed significant time to injury each of the last two seasons. Read Past Outlooks
Contributes stolen base Wednesday
Polanco went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in a loss to the Rangers on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Polanco's struggles at the plate continued for the most part, with his average now sitting at a paltry .175 through 99 plate appearances. However, the veteran also sports a surprisingly solid .333 on-base percentage that's largely the result of his 18.9 percent walk rate. The free pass he drew Wednesday also led to his first stolen base of the campaign, and the combination of Polanco's career-low .234 BABIP and above-average 24.0 percent line-drive rate seems to imply his luck when putting the ball in play should start to turn soon.
Polanco's struggles at the plate continued for the most part, with his average now sitting at a paltry .175 through 99 plate appearances. However, the veteran also sports a surprisingly solid .333 on-base percentage that's largely the result of his 18.9 percent walk rate. The free pass he drew Wednesday also led to his first stolen base of the campaign, and the combination of Polanco's career-low .234 BABIP and above-average 24.0 percent line-drive rate seems to imply his luck when putting the ball in play should start to turn soon.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+19%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+78%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .660 | 264 | 6 | 31 | .249 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .783 | 637 | 27 | 81 | .227 | ||||
2024vs Left | .360 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .143 | ||||
2024vs Right | .640 | 90 | 3 | 7 | .169 | ||||
2023vs Left | .823 | 91 | 4 | 16 | .310 | ||||
2023vs Right | .775 | 252 | 10 | 32 | .233 | ||||
2022vs Left | .602 | 150 | 2 | 14 | .226 | ||||
2022vs Right | .832 | 295 | 14 | 42 | .240 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+23%
OPS at Home
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+16%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .820 | 464 | 19 | 59 | .258 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .666 | 437 | 14 | 53 | .209 | ||||
2024Home | .617 | 64 | 2 | 5 | .173 | ||||
2024Away | .531 | 49 | 1 | 3 | .150 | ||||
2023Home | .876 | 176 | 9 | 29 | .271 | ||||
2023Away | .698 | 167 | 5 | 19 | .238 | ||||
2022Home | .831 | 224 | 8 | 25 | .271 | ||||
2022Away | .671 | 221 | 8 | 31 | .198 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jorge Polanco compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.61BB Rate
17.7%K Rate
29.2%BABIP
.214ISO
.098AVG
.163OBP
.319SLG
.261OPS
.579wOBA
.275Exit Velocity
87.1 mphHard Hit Rate
23.7%Barrels/PA
2.7%Expected BA
.198Expected SLG
.339Sprint Speed
22.4 ft/secGround Ball %
37.3%Line Drive %
23.7%Fly Ball %
39.0%Advanced Batting Stats
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Trade market heating up
Polanco has drawn increased trade interest within the last week, per Jon Morosi of MLB Network.
ANALYSIS
The teams reportedly checking in on Polanco are unknown, but there's plenty of reason to believe Minnesota may move on from the 30-year-old infielder. He's owed $10.5 million in 2024 with a $12 million club option for 2025, and Edouard Julien has emerged as a cheaper potential successor to Polanco at second base. The imminent arrival of infield prospect Brooks Lee may also give the Twins extra motivation to trade Polanco.
The teams reportedly checking in on Polanco are unknown, but there's plenty of reason to believe Minnesota may move on from the 30-year-old infielder. He's owed $10.5 million in 2024 with a $12 million club option for 2025, and Edouard Julien has emerged as a cheaper potential successor to Polanco at second base. The imminent arrival of infield prospect Brooks Lee may also give the Twins extra motivation to trade Polanco.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Polanco will look to bounce back to his 2021 All-Star form after injuries derailed his season for the second time in three years. Polanco was slightly underperforming but near his typical production in the first half of the season with 14 home runs and a .786 OPS. He hurt his knee Aug. 15 on a slide and only played nine games the rest of the season due to left patellar tendinitis. Before the injury, Polanco had a similar hard hit rate (38.7% to 37.4%), exit velocity (89.0 to 89.4) and Barrel rate (10.2 to 10.1) of his All-Star season and had a career-high walk rate (14.4%). His underperformance may have been due to a career-low .269 BABIP. Polanco has decent power for a middle infielder and good command of the strike zone, so a bounce back appears likely. He'll need to stay healthy after a chronic ankle injury also hindered his 2020 season.
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Sitting for Game 1
Polanco is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Rockies, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.
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Homers in second straight game
Polanco went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run, two walks and three total runs in Monday's 9-3 victory versus Cincinnati.
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Goes yard in loss
Polanco went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Sunday's loss to the Cubs.
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Launches first homer
Polanco went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and an additional RBI during Saturday's 5-3 win over the Brewers.
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Struggling early in season
Polanco went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Guardians on Wednesday and is hitting just .115 (4-for-26) with no extra-base hits over his first seven games.
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