The Philadelphia Phillies place 3B Placido Polanco back on the D.L.
The Phillies have placed 36-year old righty swinging 3B Placido Polanco back on the 15-day disabled list due to lower back tightness. Polanco has played in 90 games for the Phillies so far this year and he is 78 of 303 (.257 avg, .629 OPS) with 28 runs scored, 2 homers and 19 RBIs. The Phillies will keep going with 30-year old righty swinging Kevin Frandsen as their starting 3B going forward. He has played in 34 games for the Phillies so far this year and he is 43 of 128 (.336 avg, .782 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 1 homer and 8 RBIs.