21 hours agoSeattle Mariners infielder
Jorge Polanco (rest) is out of the starting lineup ahead of Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants. Polanco will head to the bench after a three-hit performance on Friday. In his absence,
Dylan Moore will cover the hot corner and bat seventh versus left-hander
Robbie Ray. Moore hits better against left-handed pitching, so it makes sense that they'd give him the start over Polanco here. Polanco is hitting 9-for-20 with two homers and eight RBI this season, so he could start gaining more value in fantasy leagues.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: mlb.com
3 days agoThe Seattle Mariners reinstated infielder
Jorge Polanco from the paternity list on Thursday and also optioned infielder
Leo Rivas and left-hander
Jhonathan Diaz to Triple-A Tacoma. Polanco will return to the team after missing the last few games and should be back in the starting lineup at second base for Friday's series opener versus the San Francisco Giants and veteran right-hander
Justin Verlander. After an injury-plagued 2024 campaign for the veteran 31-year-old, it's been nice to see Polanco get going early in 2025 with six hits in his first 15 at-bats. He's cleared the fences one time and driven in four in 16 plate appearances. Polanco doesn't have great history in his career against Verlander -- he's hit .133 with a .649 OPS in 15 at-bats -- but he does have a solo home run against him.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Mariners PR
1 week agoSeattle Mariners third baseman
Jorge Polanco went 3-for-3 with a home run during their 4-2 victory over the Athletics on Opening Day. Polanco tallied his first hit with a single in the second frame off
Luis Severino. In the fourth, he would tally his second single of the evening. He would cap off his performance with a two-run shot in the eighth inning off
Jose Leclerc. He would score first baseman
Luke Raley with this home run. Polanco played through a knee injury last season, which limited him to just 118 contests. This injury could have hindered his performance as he posted a .213/.296/.355 slash line with just 16 home runs and four stolen bases. He generated a modest .226 xBA and a .399 xSLG. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his production this season, as he tallied at least 35 doubles and 20 home runs twice in his career in Minnesota. For now, he is worth adding in deeper formats as a depth infielder.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
1 month agoSeattle Mariners second baseman
Jorge Polanco (knee) is making his Cactus League debut on Monday against the Cleveland Guardians, serving as the designated hitter and batting third. Polanco was held back early in spring training this year after having surgery to six the patellar tendon in his left knee last October. As long as he doesn't have any setbacks with his surgically-repaired knee once he resumes playing in games in spring training, the 31-year-old veteran infielder should be ready for Opening Day at the end of this month. Polanco has plenty of bounce-back potential in fantasy in 2025, but he's also a pretty big injury risk, having played in 120 games only three times since debuting in the big leagues in 2017. The switch-hitting Dominican did have 33 homers in 2021 and has intriguing power for a second baseman, but his injury history merely makes him a late-round flier in deep-mixed leagues.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Shannon Drayer
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