Yardbarker: Placido Polanco

Arbitration offers for Lyon, Rodney

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:17:31 -0500

The Tigers decided to offer arbitration to relievers Brandon Lyon and Fernando Rodney, but not to take the risk with second baseman Placido Polanco. We didn’t really learn too much by these moves that we weren’t already expecting. If nobody were offered it may have signaled that the Tigers were as poor as everyone speculated. [...]

Tigers Say No to Polanco

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:22:49 -0500

The Tigers declined to offer arbitration to Placido Polanco, but did offer it to Fernando Rodney and Brandon Lyon. I would think there’s a good enough market for Polanco that he would have tried for free agency. With the Red Sox thinking of moving Pedroia to short, Polanco, with no draft choice loss, [...]

Tigers Offer Arbitration to Rodney and Lyon, Not to Polanco

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:30:10 -0500

More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP High-fives and handshakes for Placido Polanco, whose Detroit Tigers career is likely over after the team declined to offer him arbitration. Browse more photos » The Detroit Tigers have made their decisions on arbitration offers. And with them comes the end to something of an era. Perhaps it's a bit much to call Placido Polanco's five-year stint (okay, four-and-...

Arbitration Conundrum: Placido Polanco

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:05:00 -0500

The deadline for teams to offer free agents salary arbitration is today, which means that some teams will have fascinating decisions to make. There is significant economic risk involved in offering a player salary arbitration, especially in a weak economy. For more information about arbitration, click here.(Placido Polanco, Type A free agent)Scenarios:1. Tigers offer Polanco arbitration and he accepts; Tigers control his rights for at least 2010 and possibly longer if they come to terms on a ...

BREAKING NEWS: Arbitration and Type A Free Agents

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:04:19 -0500

Matthew Pouliot of the excellent Circling the Bases baseball blog is reporting a list of type A free agents, and whether they’ve been offered arbitration or not. Of significant interest to Twins fans should be the fact that neither Placido Polanco nor Orlando Hudson were offered arbitration, meaning the Twins will not be forced to [...]

Morning Prowl: Arbitration Decisions, Connecting Trade Dots, and Hall of Fame Chances

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:05:35 -0500

More photos » by Jerry S. Mendoza - AP Placido Polanco is one of three players that could be offered arbitration by the Detroit Tigers. Browse more photos » Tomorrow is the deadline for teams to offer arbitration to their free agents. (Players have until December 7 to decide whether or not to accept.) And with that, several Tigers blogs have weighed in on what Detroit should do with Placido Polanco,...

Tigers and the looming arbitration deadline

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:44:47 -0500

The Tuesday deadline for teams to offer their departing free agents arbitration is approaching. The Tigers have three cases that are garnering some attention in Placido Polanco, Brandon Lyon, and Fernando Rodney.

If We Do Trade Jose Lopez…

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:49:59 -0500

Assuming we don’t get a second baseman in return, which is quite unlikely, we’re obviously going to need someone to replace him. In Geoff Baker’s recent article on the subject of trading Jose Lopez, he mentions both Orlando Hudson and Placido Polanco as potential free agent replacements, as well as the possibility of Matt Tuiasosopo [...]

Charlie Hayes and MVP Voting

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:00:02 -0500

My latest Wall Street Journal piece that went live today looked at other Placido Polanco situations from the last 20 years, where a down-ballot MVP vote just makes you scratch your head and wonder what point the writer was trying to make. There’s no way that someone really thought Polanco was one of the [...]

Phillies Looking at Polanco to Play Third Base

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:38 -0500

More photos » by Hector Mata - AP Placido Polanco is willing to move his Gold Glove over to third base, if it's for a contending team. Browse more photos » Could Placido Polanco play third base for the Phillies next season? The Philadelphia Inquirer's Jim Salisbury reports that Polanco is one of three players the National League champs are looking at to take over for Pedro Feliz. (Chon...

Polanco gets some Gold Love

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:53:59 -0500

At least one Tiger is assured of some post season hardware. Placido Polanco won his second Gold Glove for excellence in the field of fielding. Polanco had a very fine defensive season and he was one of a handful of players (Mark Ellis, Dustin Pedroia, Aaron Hill) who were deserving at second base.

Placido Polanco Regains His Gold Glove

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:45:42 -0500

More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP The Detroit Tigers' Placido Polanco was awarded the American League Gold Glove at second base for 2009. It's the second time in the last three seasons Polanco has won the honor. Browse more photos » If 2009 was Placido Polanco's last in a Detroit Tigers uniform, he leaves with his head held high and his fielding glove golden. Polanco was awarded the Americ...

Five Detroit Tigers File For Free Agency

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:25:17 -0500

More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP Placido Polanco was one of five Detroit Tigers to file for free agency on Thursday, the first day eligible players could do so. Browse more photos » With the conclusion of the World Series, players can now file for free agency. Placido Polanco, Adam Everett, Fernando Rodney, Aubrey Huff, and Jarrod Washburn did so Thursday. The only player eligible for free agency who didn't file ...

Morning Prowl: 40-Man Roster Decisions, Placido Polanco's Market Value, and Van Slyke's Replacement

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:50:11 -0500

At The Detroit Tigers Weblog, Bill Ferris looks at the team's 40-man roster, which currently has 44 players on it (due to some being protected on the disabled list). So the Tigers have some decisions to make, especially as some minor leaguers will need to be protected. Bill speculates who the first cuts will likely be. The San Francisco Giants re-signing second baseman Freddy Sanchez last week seemed like a harmless enough transaction. But Tiger Geist ...