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Polanco’s Promising April And His Subsequent Decline

Found December 10, 2011 on Phillies Nation: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Placido Polanco
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies

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We continue on with our 2011 Player Reviews with Placido Polanco.Placido Polanco started off the 2011 season in a  great way. He was the best Phillies hitter in the month of April, even earning the MVP for that first month by many bloggers and reporters. He hit .398/.447/.524 in his first 26 games, and drove in 19 runs while striking out just five times.But we all know what happened next. It was as though he simply fell off a cliff with no warning, as he quickly became one of the Phillies worst hitters in the month of May. He hit .248/.289/.294 in 28 May games, and struck out more (11) than he had RBIs (10).He was bound to bounce back, right? Wrong. Things didn’t get any better for Polanco for the rest of the year, as from June to September, he posted a .241/.310/.284 slash line, again having more strikeouts (28) than RBIs (21).He was even demoted in the batting order at times, as he recorded 93 plate appearances in the bottom of the order by the time the season was over.The...
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