Jorge Polanco
30-Year-Old
2024 Stats
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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
Belts pair of homers Sunday
Polanco went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, a grand slam, a hit-by-pitch and an additional run in a Cactus League win over the Giants on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
The veteran's blistering bat continued to pay dividends, with Polanco's standout day propelling his spring average and OPS to .500 and 1.000, respectively. The 30-year-old has primarily been held back by injury and dips in playing time the last two seasons in Minnesota, but he recorded a career-high 33 homers and 98 RBI as recently as 2021.
The veteran's blistering bat continued to pay dividends, with Polanco's standout day propelling his spring average and OPS to .500 and 1.000, respectively. The 30-year-old has primarily been held back by injury and dips in playing time the last two seasons in Minnesota, but he recorded a career-high 33 homers and 98 RBI as recently as 2021.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+17%
OPS vs RHP
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .688 | 241 | 6 | 30 | .259 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .805 | 547 | 24 | 74 | .236 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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
+25%
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Since 2022Home | .851 | 400 | 17 | 54 | .271 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .683 | 388 | 13 | 50 | .216 | ||||
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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
0.41BB Rate
10.5%K Rate
25.7%BABIP
.310ISO
.199AVG
.255OBP
.335SLG
.454OPS
.789wOBA
.346Exit Velocity
88.4 mphHard Hit Rate
31.6%Barrels/PA
8.7%Expected BA
.251Expected SLG
.482Sprint Speed
21.5 ft/secGround Ball %
28.7%Line Drive %
24.5%Fly Ball %
46.8%Advanced Batting Stats
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
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.
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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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Bat heating up in spring
Polanco is hitting .400 (4-for-10) with a double, two RBI, four walks and a run across six Cactus League games.
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Dealt to Seattle
Polanco was traded from the Twins to the Mariners on Monday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Club option exercised
The Twins exercised Polanco's $10.5 million club option for 2024 on Thursday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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Back in action for Game 1
Polanco (ankle) is starting at third base and batting second in Tuesday's Game 1 of their AL Wild Card Series versus the Blue Jays.
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Still out Sunday
Polanco (ankle) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rockies.
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