Jorge Polanco Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 11" / 200 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 7/5/1993 (28)
- Experience
- 6
- College
- None
Jorge Polanco Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Jorge Polanco News
Minnesota Twins second baseman/shortstop Jorge Polanco ended his excellent 2021 campaign with a home run and three RBI in his team's win over Kansas City on the season's final day. Polanco slashed .269/.323/.503 with a career-high 33 homers and 98 RBI, 97 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases. Ankle injuries sapped Polanco of his power during the shortened 2020 season, though he had no such trouble in that department this year, posting career bests in barrel rate, exit velocity, launch angle, and hard-hit rate. A late-round discount this year, Polanco will see his ADP rise quite a bit heading into 2022.
Minnesota Twins second baseman/shortstop Jorge Polanco went 1-for-3 with a walk and a three-run homer in Wednesday's win over the Tigers. Polanco's homer traveled 418 feet at 105.8 MPH, and it gave the Twins a 3-0 lead in the first inning. The veteran second baseman has slashed .271/.325/.506 with 32 homers, 94 RBI, 94 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases. Polanco has been an excellent fantasy asset compared to where he was going in drafts this past spring.
Minnesota Twins shortstop/second baseman Jorge Polanco is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Kyle Hendricks and the Chicago Cubs. Luis Arraez is getting the start at second base with Andrelton Simmons at shortstop. This will be Simmons' first game back since being placed on the restricted list due to visa-related issues this past weekend. Polanco has had a strong year overall and that has continued into September. Over 19 games this month, he's slashing .247/.266/.610 with seven home runs, 12 RBI and 12 runs scored. Expect to see him back in the lineup for Thursday's series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Batting Order
| 1 | Luis Arraez |
| 2 | Byron Buxton |
| 3 | Jorge Polanco |
| 4 | Josh Donaldson |
| 5 | Max Kepler |
| 6 | Miguel Sanó |
| 7 | Brent Rooker |
| 8 | Nick Gordon |
| 9 | Ryan Jeffers |
Jorge Polanco Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Luis Arraez |
| 2 | Byron Buxton |
| 3 | Jorge Polanco |
| 4 | Josh Donaldson |
| 5 | Max Kepler |
| 6 | Miguel Sanó |
| 7 | Brent Rooker |
| 8 | Nick Gordon |
| 9 | Ryan Jeffers |
Minnesota Twins middle infielder Jorge Polanco burst onto the scene in 2019 when he swatted 22 home runs with a .295/.356/.485 slash line. His truncated 2020 season paled in comparison, though. Polanco underwent offseason surgery to remove a bone spur and chip from his ankle. Twins president Derek Falvey noted that the shortstop played hurt for "a large portion of the 2020 season." His subpar .258/.304/.354 line with just four home runs and 19 RBI over 55 games would corroborate that fact. His barrel rate had improved every year from 2016 (2.5%) to 2019 (6.7%) before plummeting to 2.8% last season. The same can be said for his launch angle, which fell from a career-high 18.9 degrees in 2019 to 16.1 in 2020. On the positive side, Polanco's hard-hit rate (33.3%) stayed about the same between 2019 and 2020, and he's still a .278 career hitter with a zone-contact rate of 90.2% over seven MLB seasons. The addition of Andrelton Simmons should shift Polanco over to second base, which would grant him dual-eligibility in fantasy leagues once he qualifies. Polanco got a chance to get back on track in 2021 but he is hard to trust as a fantasy starter given his recent injury history -- he's now had right ankle surgery in consecutive offseasons. While 2019 could serve as the high-water mark for his career in terms of power, he's a solid contact hitter that gives you a piece of the potent Twins lineup. If his ankle rehab goes well and he enters spring training with a clean bill of health then he's a low-risk (current ADP of 206) middle-infield option with reasonable upside.