After making headlines for his statistically anomalous start to the season, the Jorge Polanco news cycle has calmed down quite a bit. He went from a 1.226 OPS in April/March to a .413 OPS in May and his cumulative offensive production for the season has averaged out to be decent with a 114 OPS+.
Still, he hasn't done much else, good or bad, and while no news is usually good news, it seems that his biggest story is still brewing.
If Jorge Polanco exercises his impending vesting option, it could put a strain on Seattle's finances
In a recent article going over players with vesting provisions in their contracts, Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors surfaced the current clause in Polanco's deal with Seattle: an $8 million mutual option that converts to a $6 million player option at 450 plate appearances and $8 million player option at 550 plate appearances.