When the Colorado Rockies signed veteran left fielder Jurickson Profar late in spring training, the move came from a position of need.
Last season’s surprising rookie Sean Bouchard had suffered a ruptured bicep that would potentially shelve him for the entire season, and Randal Grichuk was recovering from a bilateral sports hernia surgery. Nolan Jones and Michael Toglia both struggled in spring training while Brenton Doyle wasn’t considered ready for MLB play.
Although Profar’s contract was expensive at $7.75 million plus incentives over one year, it made some sense for the Rockies to bring him in.