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Jorge Polanco May Begin Season On Twins’ Injured List

By Mark Polishuk | March 18, 2023 at 10:19pm CDT

The Twins have “been having some internal discussions” about Jorge Polanco’s status for Opening Day, chief baseball officer Derek Falvey said, since Polanco has yet to play in any Spring Training games.  Left knee soreness brought a premature end to Polanco’s 2022 season, so the Twins opted to bring the second baseman along slowly this spring, allowing him to get back to full strength in his knee before taking to the field.

However, this process has taken a little longer than either Polanco or the Twins would’ve liked.  “We’ve had [Polanco’s knee] looked at, to make sure we’re in a good place with him, a couple of times this spring,” Falvey told the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s Phil Miller and other reporters.  “He’s been slowed a little bit, just a little.  But we wanted to make absolutely certain there is nothing wrong….There has been no setback.”

That being said, Falvey added that Polanco is simply “running out of days” to get a necessary amount of games under his belt before Minnesota opens its season on March 30.  While Polanco has taken part in some live batting-practice sessions and come away with just some “normal soreness” in his knee, the veteran surely requires some in-game reps to get himself fully prepared for his 10th MLB season.

Polanco had never been placed on the Major League injured list prior to last June, when he missed just over the minimum 10 days due to a bad back.  The more pressing concern arose later in the season when Polanco’s left knee began to bother him, and August 27 ended up the infielder’s final game of the 2022 campaign.

As Falvey noted, there doesn’t appear to be anything structurally wrong with Polanco’s knee, so there isn’t any fear of a more serious injury.  But, the lingering soreness is surely an annoyance to Polanco after a full offseason of rest and rehab, and his bothersome knee could now cost him more regular-season time.

While Polanco had been a stranger to the IL, he does have an injury history, as he underwent relatively minor ankle surgeries following both the 2019 and 2020 seasons.  Polanco played through pain for most of the 2020 season, and his desire to stay on the field cost him production-wise, as he hit only .258/.304/.354 over 226 plate appearance during the shortened season.  In the last two years, Polanco has looked far better (.256/.332/.465 in 1089 PA) at the plate, and surely he is hoping to get his knee issue behind him rather than risk struggling through another injury-hampered year.

If Polanco does have to miss time, the Twins do have a good amount of second base depth to cover the position for at least a short-term absence.  Nick Gordon and new acquisitions Kyle Farmer and Donovan Solano can all play multiple positions, giving Minnesota some versatile options coming off the bench.

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  1. kiddhoff

    2 weeks ago

    Wow!

    Reply
    • retired/advisory role

      2 weeks ago

      Stop it.

      Reply
      • kiddhoff

        2 weeks ago

        Stop what? I’m the kind of person that’s easily shocked. Your demand almost wow-ed me.

        Reply
  2. BuyBuyMets

    2 weeks ago

    Julien?
    Oh yeah, the kid who hasn’t played above AA and has a .963 fielding pct in the minors.
    Well, on the plus side he does have about a 50% k rate this spring.
    I’d say he’s ready

    Reply
    • Hammerin' Hank

      2 weeks ago

      Always go with 1) spring training stats, and 2) that 19th century stat known as Fielding Percentage.

      Reply
    • srsbryzness

      2 weeks ago

      SMH is “shaking my head.”

      Reply
    • rodcarew

      1 week ago

      This Boomer says “ thanks”.

      Reply
  3. ohyeadam

    2 weeks ago

    So far it’s Miranda’s shoulder, Gordon’s ankle, Polancos knee, Kirilloffs wrist, has Buxton played a game yet? Over under at 2.5 on the opening day roster.
    The pitching on the other hand has been convincing enough they chanced, and lost, Dennis Santana. Who’s a big stuff type of guy but pooor results. Even poorer than Pagan. Who knows one or both could flip a switch and be a Jorge Lopez Baltimore Orioles closer version. Which if he is half that this year the bullpen will be stronger than ever

    Reply
  4. AdmiralPatton

    2 weeks ago

    I wonder how much his vesting option is influencing the Twins’ decision making. Maybe they want to go slower because they aren’t so keen about him reaching 550 plate appearances.

    Reply
    • drasco036

      2 weeks ago

      Seems highly doubtful the Twins would care if his option vests at 10.5 million considering they have a million dollar buy out and Polanco is one of the best offensive second basemen in the game.

      Reply
  5. GarryHarris

    2 weeks ago

    Kyle Farmer may be a better player than Jorge Polanco. Who DH for MN? Polanco could fill that role.

    Reply
    • GarryHarris

      2 weeks ago

      I didn’t finish my statement. Polanco was hurt much of 2022 as well and with DH Luis Arraez gone, DH may be a better place for switch hitter Polanco.

      Reply
      • ohyeadam

        2 weeks ago

        Buxton probably half the games. Other half a rolling of off days and injuries

        Reply

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