Jorge Polanco
31-Year-Old
Free Agent
Out
Injury Knee
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Stats
AVG
.213
HR
16
RBI
45
R
43
SB
4
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
Full activities by January
Polanco's (knee) agent, Ulises Cabrera, said Monday that his client is expected to be cleared for full baseball activities by January, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Polanco dealt with a patellar tendon issue in his left knee for much of the 2024 season before finally undergoing surgery in October. He's a free agent after the Mariners declined his $12 million club option for 2025 but is expected to enter spring training fully healthy. Polanco, who turns 32 in July, posted a career-worst .651 OPS this season and was worth 0.3 fWAR in 118 games.
Polanco dealt with a patellar tendon issue in his left knee for much of the 2024 season before finally undergoing surgery in October. He's a free agent after the Mariners declined his $12 million club option for 2025 but is expected to enter spring training fully healthy. Polanco, who turns 32 in July, posted a career-worst .651 OPS this season and was worth 0.3 fWAR in 118 games.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+9%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+3%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .680 | 371 | 10 | 44 | .256 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .743 | 886 | 36 | 105 | .221 | ||||
2024vs Left | .664 | 130 | 4 | 14 | .250 | ||||
2024vs Right | .646 | 339 | 12 | 31 | .198 | ||||
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
+11%
OPS at Home
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+15%
OPS on Road
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Since 2022Home | .761 | 629 | 24 | 71 | .242 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .687 | 628 | 22 | 78 | .222 | ||||
2024Home | .606 | 229 | 7 | 17 | .193 | ||||
2024Away | .694 | 240 | 9 | 28 | .233 | ||||
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
0.34BB Rate
9.8%K Rate
29.2%BABIP
.274ISO
.141AVG
.213OBP
.296SLG
.355OPS
.651wOBA
.290Exit Velocity
88.3 mphHard Hit Rate
30.9%Barrels/PA
5.3%Expected BA
.229Expected SLG
.406Sprint Speed
21.5 ft/secGround Ball %
33.8%Line Drive %
24.1%Fly Ball %
42.1%Advanced Batting Stats
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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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Free agent after option declined
Polanco (knee) had has $12 million club option for 2025 declined by the Mariners on Friday.
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Undergoes knee surgery
Polanco underwent surgery Thursday to repair the patellar tendon in his left knee, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Four hits in Tuesday's loss
Polanco went 4-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Astros.
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Raps out three hits in win
Polanco went 3-for-5 with an RBI single and a double in a win over the Rangers on Saturday.
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Homers Tuesday
Polanco went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees.
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Likely done in Seattle
According to Daniel Kramer of MLB.com, the Mariners aren't expected to exercise Polanco's $12 million club option for 2025 this offseason.
ANALYSIS
The 31-year-old was acquired by Seattle in January and had a career-worst .651 OPS and 29.2 percent strikeout rate while being limited to 118 games due to a hamstring strain. Polanco entered 2024 with a .269/.335/.446 slash line and 112 homers across parts of 10 seasons in Minnesota, so he should be able to land a contract elsewhere during the offseason, though he may not get much in the form of a guaranteed role.
The 31-year-old was acquired by Seattle in January and had a career-worst .651 OPS and 29.2 percent strikeout rate while being limited to 118 games due to a hamstring strain. Polanco entered 2024 with a .269/.335/.446 slash line and 112 homers across parts of 10 seasons in Minnesota, so he should be able to land a contract elsewhere during the offseason, though he may not get much in the form of a guaranteed role.