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Rangers Receiving Trade Interest In Jurickson Profar

By Mark Polishuk | December 20, 2015 at 10:07pm CDT

Rangers shortstop Jurickson Profar is drawing “a lot of hits” from teams interested in acquiring the former top prospect, CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman reports (via Twitter).  Despite all this trade buzz, Texas is “at the moment very much inclined to hold” onto the 22-year-old.

In this respect, not much has changed since early November, when Rangers GM Jon Daniels said “we are not looking to trade” Profar.  The only difference is that the Arizona Fall League season is now complete and teams may have had a fuller chance to scout and analyze Profar’s impressive performance.  He hit .267/.352/.453 with two homers over 91 AFL plate appearances, playing exclusively as a DH as he continues to work his way back from the shoulder injuries that sidelined him for virtually all of the last two seasons, save a handful of minor league games in 2015.

It’s no surprise that Profar continues to generate trade interest given his high pedigree.  Baseball America, MLB.com, ESPN’s Keith Law and Baseball Prospectus all unanimously tabbed Profar as the game’s top prospect prior to the 2013 season, and he received his first significant taste of MLB action that year, hitting .234/.308/.336 over 324 PA as a 20-year-old.  It’s still an open question, however, whether or not Profar’s troublesome right shoulder is fit enough to handle throwing.  Since the Rangers aren’t going to accept a buy-low offer, it’s unlikely that any team will make a serious push for Profar until scouts can see him play the field during Spring Training.

Even at the height of his prospect value, Profar still drew a lot of trade speculation given the presence of Elvis Andrus as the Rangers’ everyday shortstop and Rougned Odor also making his way up the minor league ladder.  Andrus still has seven years and $105MM remaining on his pricey extension (though he has opt-out clauses after 2018 and 2019) and Odor established his claim on the second base job with a strong 2015 season, so there’s even more question about where Profar fits into the Rangers’ long-term middle infield plans.

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37 Comments

  1. MajesticExpress

    10 years ago

    Please, do not trade him!!
    -sincerely, a Texas Rangers fan

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    • pat r. 2

      10 years ago

      I think Rangers would be out of their mind to trade him at his current status.
      But then again they signed Matt Bush so anything is possible apparently.

      Reply
      • Mason Carroll

        10 years ago

        To be fair, the Matt Bush deal is low risk. If he doesn’t work out, well…peace out. Not a big deal.

        Just no reason to trade Profar though. Wouldn’t get anyone good for him, and the risk of him developing into something good in another team’s farm system is very real.

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        • pat r. 2

          10 years ago

          Oh I fully agree it is low risk, but with all the chances this man has had over the years, it is disgusting that mlb organizational personnel would continue giving this murderer another chance. He has had more than enough chances yet he always reverts to his teenage self. It doesn’t do any good giving a recently released prisoner an MLB contract because he will never learn all of the people that he has hurt and the piece of scum that he is. I am very close to this situation regarding Matt Bush and have heard and seen all the horrible things he has done throughout his adult life. This guy doesn’t deserve another chance. Shame on the Rangers for signing him. Maybe they will go after Papelbon next.

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          • jleve618

            10 years ago

            Pap wouldn’t take second bananas to Giles… Oh wait…

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          • gnats

            10 years ago

            He didn’t murder the guy, “guy who is supposedly close to the situation.”

            Also, he wasn’t given an MLB contact, but rather a MiLB one.

            This is such an ignorant rely.

            Reply
          • pat r. 2

            10 years ago

            gnat
            he ran over a person’s head and fled the scene. If that isn’t murder then we can just say that stabbing someone in the brain is just a brain freeze.
            And don’t pick apart what I said. You know what i meant when I said he was given an MLB contract. A team agreed to sign him. That is a contract with an MLB organization.
            And don’t question how close I am to this situation when you clearly know nothing about it or haven’t been affected by it personally.

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            • herecomethephillies2018

              10 years ago

              I’m not trying to sound ignorant here (which means I will sound ignorant) but being personally involved in a situation like this does not make you more informed of the situation, in fact it tends to make you more biased.

              Matt Bush made a terrible decision, one that he paid for with his time served. The whole point of placing someone in jail is for them to pay the debt to society for the crime committed. He paid that price. It is unfair to expect him to continue to have to pay that price for the rest of his life.

              If you want to point fingers, you should point them at the judicial and penal systems of the United States. They are the ones who were responsible for determining what price Mr. Bush should have to pay. It would be grossly unfair (and arguable reprehensible) for the Rangers or and other team to refuse to sign Matt Bush due to his mistakes for which he has already paid the price.

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          • bartoloshomie

            10 years ago

            Uhm, Alfredo Simon apparently killed someone and the Tigers traded for him. He will likely have a job this season. As for Bush, he left someone for dead and went to prison where he supposedly got reformed. This guy will mostly be known as the kid drafted ahead of Justin Verlander but hes still gotta be athletically talented. Im sure rhe Rangers are banking on him being reformed and still talented.

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          • pat r. 2

            10 years ago

            bartoloshomie
            All i am saying is that organizations need to have a sense of reality within choosing players to represent their organization other than who they think can be of value to them. Just because a person may have money or is an athlete or actor doesn’t exclude them from being persecuted for what they have done and treated as who they really are.

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          • jtt11 2

            10 years ago

            In order for him to be a murderer, a homocide would need to have taken place. No one ever died.

            He may not be the best individual to keep giving chances, but he isn’t a murderer.

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          • gobraves46

            10 years ago

            I think we can all agree to be thankful for the fact that MLB has nowhere close to as many of these situations as the NFL…

            Reply
    • doolindalton

      10 years ago

      Of course, trade him, depending on what other teams are willing to part with.

      Reply
  2. texranger

    10 years ago

    I say trade him. He’s always getting hurt. Might as well get someone good in return for him while teams are still interested in him.

    Reply
    • Mason Carroll

      10 years ago

      Dude, re read your comment and then tell me how we plan to get “someone good” for him.

      Reply
    • No Soup For Yu!

      10 years ago

      The thing is, they likely aren’t getting anyone good for him right now.

      Reply
      • texranger

        10 years ago

        Look guys if he’s getting a lot of trade interest we can use him in a package deal for someone who can actually play the field. Profar will only be a DH we don’t need a DH we have fielder for that.

        Reply
  3. kingfelix34

    10 years ago

    I don’t know much about profar, but just by looking at his stats he doesn’t look very good

    Reply
    • Sky14

      10 years ago

      His numbers are extremely impressive when you consider he got his first taste of the majors at age 19 and in the minors was playing in leagues where the average player were roughly 4-6 years older than him.

      Reply
  4. pat r. 2

    10 years ago

    I’m absolutely shocked to hear this. Just shocked.

    Reply
  5. Diablo 2

    10 years ago

    Billy Eppler get this kid to play second base! Trade Alcanatara for him!

    Reply
  6. PhilliesFan012

    10 years ago

    If they are going to trade him it will be after spring training if he doesn’t preform. And if he gets traded I see him going to the Yankees or the Nationals of the Nationals don’t acquire anyone else before spring

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    • gnats

      10 years ago

      They’re not going to trade him if his value sinks lower…why would they do that?

      Reply
      • Diablo 2

        10 years ago

        Maybe they lose faith on him.

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      • PhilliesFan012

        10 years ago

        The rangers lose faith in him and then another team still sees value in him it’s that simple, if the Rangers give up on him then there will be more then a few teams making some calls to Texas about him. It won’t be the first time a team finds value in someone that nobody else sees, look at what the Pirates do every year with pitchers

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      • Out of place Met fan

        10 years ago

        Value only sinks lower if he can’t throw at all.

        Reply
  7. jacknbd

    10 years ago

    Padres need to be all over this

    Reply
  8. jabmets

    10 years ago

    Mets will take him

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    • James7430

      10 years ago

      I think the Mets should certainly give a trade a look. Profar is still young, and although he’s been injured a lot the past couple of years, he would fit in nicely in the Mets lineup for years to come. They have a lot of young arms, and since Texas lost a lot of them in the Hamels trade, it would make some sense. Maybe Wheeler, who has similar injury issues?

      Reply
  9. bravesfan88

    10 years ago

    I wonder if Inciarte + Williams Pérez + Ryan Weber would get the deal done for Profar + another 15-20 prospect on the Rangers list??

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    • R.D.

      10 years ago

      He’s got plenty of years of control left, he’s a Boras client, and the Braves have Aybar, Jace, Albies, and Swanson all looking like they could contribute over the next two years. If the Braves get in the market for young hitters, it should be for a power hitting 3B.

      Reply
      • bhambravesfan

        10 years ago

        Braves will take the best players available to them regardless of position. I think Inciarte is the best player currently in that trade though. Profar was injured on the MLB roster so he only has 4 years of control left and nobody even knows if he can play defense.

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        • therealryan

          10 years ago

          I agree. You also don’t know how much the shoulder injury and missed developmental time will affect Profar offensively. Melvin Upton tore his labrum early in his second season and had surgery in the offseason between his 2nd and 3rd seasons. It messed with his swing and while he had some good offensive seasons after, he never looked like the same player who was the #2 prospect in baseball and hit .300 as a rookie. Until we see how Profar bounces back from these lost seasons, his value is way down.

          Reply
      • gobraves46

        10 years ago

        Whoops, replied to wrong question…

        Reply
  10. TheAdrianBeltre

    10 years ago

    We’ve held onto him for this long, may as well wait it out barring an unforseen upside-swap. In the minors, this guy switch-hit .811OPS, skipping A+ ball completely, while delivering ++ defense from SS not long enough ago. And he is still younger than guys like Kris Bryant, Delino Deshields, Matt Duffy, Odubel Herrera… Please please Jurickson, force us to trade Elvis.

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    • PhilliesFan012

      10 years ago

      I honestly think they need to hold onto this guy, he has great upside and they need anybody to step up so they can ship andrus off to whoever will take him, Elvis’ best days are behind him in my opinion but trading Profar would be foolish because of his potential and age

      Reply
  11. Bob M.

    10 years ago

    This would be selling really really low. The Rangers need to find out if its best to eat money on Andrus or move Profar for a significant package. They have to be completely convinced he couldnt handle the outfield as well. He is 22.

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