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ANALYSIS: It has been a few years since Gregory Polanco has even looked like a pedestrian-level batter, but he is still just 29 years old, and he might well be on his way to recapturing some of the premier form he displayed after arriving in PNC Park. When viewing Polanco's month-by-month figures, one could easily be turned away by the OPS of .657/.705/.535 from April through June, but on closer inspection, he has yet to have a single month without at least two home runs (2.75 per month) and at least one stolen base (2.75 per month), and he hasn't been caught on a single stolen base try in eleven attempts.
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