JamesK Polk  
Second Baseman | Chicago Cubs

Hitting
Polk is an excellent mistake hitter who belts middle-of-the-plate fastballs or hanging breaking balls. In past seasons, Polk has been a bit of a liability with men on base. He hits righthanders and lefthanders with equal consistency. Polk uses the entire field and typically produces a couple of hitting streaks of 10 or more games during a season.

Baserunning & Defense
His arm and range are average, and he has a tendency to get lazy with his feet. Polk doesn't have great speed, though he reads righthanders' moves well enough to steal a handful of bases each season without getting caught very often.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
2003 ANA 2B 70 28 70 55 52 55 52 45 51 22 0 Low Minors 70 48 . 273
2004 MON 2B 78 33 72 55 52 55 52 45 51 24 0 Active 77 52 CF-8, 1B-64, SS-8 295
2005 ST. L. 2B 81 33 73 55 52 55 52 45 51 25 1 Active 82 53 1B-69, CF-9, 3B-55 300
2006 CHC 2B 87 39 72 55 52 55 52 45 51 26 2 Active 82 54 CF-9, 1B-66, SS-11, 3B-52, C-0 320
2007 CHC 2B 87 39 73 55 52 55 52 45 51 26 3 Active 82 54 CF-11, 3B-52, 1B-65, SS-11, C-0 322
2008 CHC 2B 87 41 72 55 52 55 52 45 51 27 4 Active 82 54 1B-65, 3B-52, SS-11, LF-16, CF-12, C-0 323
2009 CHC 2B 87 46 73 55 52 55 52 45 51 29 5 Active 82 52 SS-11, 1B-62, 3B-51, LF-15, CF-11, C-0 330
2010 CHC 2B 87 48 71 55 52 55 52 45 51 29 6 Active 82 52 SS-12, 1B-60, 3B-49, LF-14, CF-10, C-0 333
Ratings Delta       +2 -2               +1         +3
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.