Placido Polanco

Bio

School: Santa Clara High School, Dominican Republic
Drafted: 19th round of the 1994 draft by the St. Louis Cardinals
Scouting Report: He makes consistent contact and can really come through with runners in scoring position. His defensive versatility makes him very valuable and he also has good speed. Though he does have a strong all-around game, his production tends to drop against righties.

Rumors

News and Notes From Stark, 11/19: Bradley, Uggla, Yankees, Braves (11/19/2009)

Buster Olney Evaluates Second Tier Free Agents (11/17/2009)
John Lackey, Jason Bay and Matt Holliday are getting all the press, but these guys will get a lot of calls.

2010 Baseball Free Agents: Second Basemen (10/2/2009)
The most interesting free agent second basemen is headlined by Mark DeRosa and Orlando Hudson, but Freddy Sanchez, Felipe Lopez and Akinori Iwamura should attract attention as well.

Rating: 8.5 / 10

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