Polanco may be out for year

[d18Mike]

Anyone think its coincidence that Soriano was placed on waivers the same day Polanco goes on the DL. Wishful thinking, perhaps. But who knows.

[mcqfesijiba]

Anyone think its coincidence that Soriano was placed on waivers the same day Polanco goes on the DL. Wishful thinking, perhaps. But who knows.

No. I'm actually surprised Soriano wasn't placed on waivers sooner, actually. Soriano's defense at second, well, sucks, but his bat would more than make up for that. And he could possibly move back to LF whenever Polanco returns, if he can before the Tigers are done playing, that is. It'd be pretty tough to work out a deal for Soriano at this point though, but you never know.

There are good possible replacements out there (Neifi Perez is not one of them), so a deal in the near future for somebody wouldn't be surprising.

[Dannomyte]

Latest news from Tigers insider Danny Knobler.

Polanco: 4-6 weeks

DETROIT -- Here's the Polanco update:

He was examined today by Dr. Stephen Lemos, and the new estimate is that he'll be out 4-6 weeks, and there's even some chance he could be back sooner than that. In any case, there's a real chance he's back before the end of the season.