Adam Frazier
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 10:43 am
62454C4C45565545625543200 wrote: So --- You want to keep Polanco?
Keeping Polanco is not a bad idea. No one will trade for him, they have no prospects to play RF and Polanco's issue was clearly due to lack of playing time. His K rate was extremely abnormal for him, playing winter ball is a big deal. He was destroying the ball at times, he gets on track he is a player to keep, not get rid of for some random minor leaguer.
We may not have any prospects to play RF but that doesn't preclude the club from trading for a player to replace him.
Polanco's issue wasn't due to a lack of playing time. He's overrated. He isn't that good. He's proven it over seven years with his maddening inconsistency.
Nearly every major league player "destroys" the ball at times. We were told Polanco would do it on a regular basis. It hasn't happened. He'll hit for four days and then disappear for two weeks. And that's when he stays healthy, which is a rarity.
Time to part ways with him. It'll be addition by subtraction.
Thats not accurate. Polanco was very good a few years ago, and has been injured since.
They are paying him $11M next year either way, they might as well play him. This team is going to be terrible next year anyways. They can also trade for a player during the season if Polanco still stinks. They also can wait until after winter ball. At this point, they should play him.
Polanco did not destroy the ball at times, and every major leaguer does not do that. Polanco almost never made soft contact last year, that is not even close to normal. It was most certainly a timing thing with Polanco due to lack of playing time, not liking him does not change that.
How is he inconsistent? He struggled, played well and then got hurt. How is he over rated? Who is rating him high? He is a solid starting RF when healthy, which he has been in 3 of his 4 full seasons.
One thing is 100% certain, this team should not waste their few assets on someone that can play RF next year.
We see Polanco through very different eyes. If Polanco was "very good", it was for the briefest of periods. He's been a mostly below average player throughout his career.
When you write "They are paying him $11M next year either way, they might as well play him", I see it the other way: they don't have to play him because he gets paid anyway. I don't believe he's going to improve next year, the only year he's likely to be here. My choice would be to find someone else as quickly as possible.
As for his consistency, throughout most of his career, he's been terribly inconsistent. He'll hit well for 4-5 games then be awful for two weeks. It's who he is. Whether he plays everyday or is in and out of the line-up due to his many injuries, he's unreliable. And I'm not impressed with hard contact. His batting average and other hitting statistics are the facts. He's a below average hitter.
The Pirates overrated him. We were told from the beginning that he was a special player. He hasn't been.
He's not, and never has been, a "solid" right fielder. I hold my breath every time a ball is hit his way.
Keeping Polanco is not a bad idea. No one will trade for him, they have no prospects to play RF and Polanco's issue was clearly due to lack of playing time. His K rate was extremely abnormal for him, playing winter ball is a big deal. He was destroying the ball at times, he gets on track he is a player to keep, not get rid of for some random minor leaguer.
We may not have any prospects to play RF but that doesn't preclude the club from trading for a player to replace him.
Polanco's issue wasn't due to a lack of playing time. He's overrated. He isn't that good. He's proven it over seven years with his maddening inconsistency.
Nearly every major league player "destroys" the ball at times. We were told Polanco would do it on a regular basis. It hasn't happened. He'll hit for four days and then disappear for two weeks. And that's when he stays healthy, which is a rarity.
Time to part ways with him. It'll be addition by subtraction.
Thats not accurate. Polanco was very good a few years ago, and has been injured since.
They are paying him $11M next year either way, they might as well play him. This team is going to be terrible next year anyways. They can also trade for a player during the season if Polanco still stinks. They also can wait until after winter ball. At this point, they should play him.
Polanco did not destroy the ball at times, and every major leaguer does not do that. Polanco almost never made soft contact last year, that is not even close to normal. It was most certainly a timing thing with Polanco due to lack of playing time, not liking him does not change that.
How is he inconsistent? He struggled, played well and then got hurt. How is he over rated? Who is rating him high? He is a solid starting RF when healthy, which he has been in 3 of his 4 full seasons.
One thing is 100% certain, this team should not waste their few assets on someone that can play RF next year.
We see Polanco through very different eyes. If Polanco was "very good", it was for the briefest of periods. He's been a mostly below average player throughout his career.
When you write "They are paying him $11M next year either way, they might as well play him", I see it the other way: they don't have to play him because he gets paid anyway. I don't believe he's going to improve next year, the only year he's likely to be here. My choice would be to find someone else as quickly as possible.
As for his consistency, throughout most of his career, he's been terribly inconsistent. He'll hit well for 4-5 games then be awful for two weeks. It's who he is. Whether he plays everyday or is in and out of the line-up due to his many injuries, he's unreliable. And I'm not impressed with hard contact. His batting average and other hitting statistics are the facts. He's a below average hitter.
The Pirates overrated him. We were told from the beginning that he was a special player. He hasn't been.
He's not, and never has been, a "solid" right fielder. I hold my breath every time a ball is hit his way.
