When the Braves signed Jurickson Profar earlier this week, it looked like big trouble for outfielder Jarred Kelenic. However, the front office says that Kelenic will get every opportunity to win a job in right field,
Jurickson Profar will be the Braves' everyday LF, leaving Jarred Kelenic and Bryan De La Cruz to fight for time. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.
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Jurickson Profar agreed to a $42 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves, less than a year after the outfielder got a $1 million deal from the San Diego Padres with spring training already underway.
The Braves also signed Bryan De La Cruz to a one-year deal on Dec. 16 to add outfield depth, but the team otherwise had a quiet offseason before the addition of Profar. A switch-hitter, he will join Michael Harris, Jarred Kelenic, Eli White and De La Cruz as Atlanta's top outfielders.
Profar, a switch-hitter, began lifting his front leg higher at the start of his swing. He said advice from former major leaguer Fernando Tatis and work with San Diego outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. last offseason helped convince him to make the change, which added power to his swing.
Profar will join Michael Harris, Jarred Kelenic and De La Cruz as ... awaited breakout at 31 after signing a one-year deal with San Diego. He made his major league debut with Texas as a 19-year ...
Jurickson Profar agreed to a $42 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, less than a year after the outfielder got a $1 million deal from the San Diego Padres with spring ...
Local insiders seem to largely consider the Atlanta Braves signing outfielder Jurickson Profar a significant win. It's now an even bigger victory after the Jan.
The Padres already have a shortstop under contract in Xander Bogaerts. Kim, who’ll turn 30, is a better defender than Bogaerts, who’ll be 33 in October. Bogaerts has a much better career track record as a hitter, though it’s notable that his slugging rate has declined each of the past five years.
Profar will join Michael Harris, Jarred Kelenic and De La Cruz as Atlanta ... breakout at 31 after signing a one-year deal with San Diego. He made his major league debut with Texas as a 19 ...
Last season with the San Diego Padres, Profar posted a career ... depth chart that projected to feature the largely unproven Jarred Kelenic and recent signee Bryan De La Cruz in a platoon of ...