NAME     : Placido Polanco
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Dominican Republic
 
  BIRTHDAY : 10/10/1975
  AGE      : 27
  HEIGHT   : 5"10
  WEIGHT   : 168
 
  POSITION : Third Base
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $1,450,000 through 2005
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Second Base : E  (Fielding Pct. : .999)
  Range at Third Base : E  (Fielding Pct. : .985)
  Range at Shortstop :  E  (Fielding Pct. : .999)

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : D
  Stealing Ability : C
  Sacrifice Bunt   : A
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Normal
 
  Getting Hits         : 7  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)
  Hitting Doubles      : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 3  (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Poor)
  Getting BB's         : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 8  (VS. RHP : 8, VS. LHP : 8, Talent Good)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .329  0   9  76  25  2  0  10  0  0   6   1 .372 .355 
  vs RHP        .326  0   6  43  14  1  0   7  0  0   5   1 .388 .349 
  vs LHP        .333  0   3  33  11  1  0   3  0  0   1   0 .351 .364 
  At Home       .278  0   4  36  10  2  0   6  0  0   3   0 .317 .333 
  Away          .375  0   5  40  15  0  0   4  0  0   3   1 .404 .375 
  R.I.S.P.      .235  0   9  17   4  1  0   0  0  0   4   0 .308 .294 
  Pinch Hitting .279  0   4  43  12  2  0   6  0  0   4   0 .327 .326 
  Close/Late    .364  0   5  22   8  1  0   3  0  0   3   0 .429 .409 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .400  0   2   5   2  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .286 .400 
  Apr/Mar       .391  0   1  23   9  1  0   4  0  0   4   0 .481 .435 
  May           .357  0   0  14   5  0  0   3  0  0   0   0 .400 .357 
  June          .235  0   5  17   4  1  0   1  0  0   1   1 .238 .294 
  July          .286  0   1  14   4  0  0   2  0  0   0   0 .286 .286 
  August        .375  0   2   8   3  0  0   0  0  0   1   0 .364 .375 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1998  .254  1  11  45 114  29  3  2  10  2  0   5   9 .286 .342   SLN
  1999  .277  1  19  88 220  61  9  3  24  1  3  15  24 .323 .359   SLN
  2000  .316  5  39 118 323 102 12  3  50  4  4  16  26 .348 .418   SLN
  2001  .307  3  38 144 564 173 26  4  87 12  3  25  43 .336 .383   SLN
  2002  .268  4  50 159 628 168 31  2  60  6  5  22  29 .292 .342   STL,PHI,LA
 
  Total AB  : 1925
  Total AVG : .290
  Total Hits: 558
  Total HR  : 14
  Total RBI : 166
  Total Runs: 241
  Total SB  : 25
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Released by St. Louis on 3/31/2002... Traded from Philadelphia to Los Angeles on 3/31/2002... Signed as a free agent by Florida on 2/2/2003 to a 3-year deal worth $1,450,000 per year...