Profar agrees to 1-year deal with Rockies (report)
The Rockies have agreed to a one-year cope with infielder-outfielder Jurickson Profar, in accordance with a report by MLB Network insider Jon Heyman on Sunday. The deal has a assure of $7.75 million plus incentives, in accordance with the report.
The membership has not confirmed the deal.
Profar turned a free agent when he opted out of the ultimate yr on a three-year, $21 million contract with the Padres.
As San Diego’s beginning left area fielder in 2022, Profar logged profession highs in video games performed (152), plate appearances (658) and wins above substitute (3.1, per Baseball-Reference) whereas slashing .243/.331/.391 with 15 homers, 36 doubles, 58 RBIs and 73 walks.
The Curacao native has come a great distance since he was the consensus No. 1 general prospect as a shortstop with the Rangers. Although he made his MLB debut on the age of 19 in 2012, it could be one other six years earlier than he turned a fixture in Texas’ lineup.
Profar was set to take over because the Rangers’ beginning second baseman when the membership traded Ian Kinsler previous to the 2014 season, however he harm his proper shoulder throughout Spring Training and wound up lacking all the yr. Surgery on the identical shoulder the next February value Profar all of 2015 as properly.
After enjoying simply 112 video games throughout 2016-17, Profar had one thing of a breakout in 2018, serving as a utility infielder and hitting .254 with 20 homers, 10 steals and a .793 OPS over 594 plate appearances for the Rangers. However, Texas despatched him to the A’s that December in a three-team, seven-player commerce that additionally concerned the Rays.
He spent a season with Oakland earlier than being traded to the Padres in December 2019, and he returned to San Diego on a three-year contract after changing into a free agent the next offseason.
Now getting into his age-30 season, Profar is a profession .238 hitter with 78 dwelling runs, 313 RBIs and a .708 OPS over 836 video games on the huge league degree.
