October 30 Philadelphia Inquirer: “Placido Polanco had successful surgery on his left elbow Friday, the Phillies said. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said in a statement that he is confident Polanco will be ready for spring training. The team is hopeful he can swing a bat within 10 weeks, in early January. “It went very [More…]
October 28 Philadelphia Daily News: “Third baseman Placido Polanco will have surgery on his left elbow tomorrow and is expected to be ready for spring training, the Phillies said yesterday. Polanco will have bone fragments removed from the elbow and have the extensor tendon repaired. The surgery, which was expected, will be performed by team [More…]