On December 21st, the Oakland Athletics acquired infielder Jurickson Profar in a three-team trade with the Rangers and Rays. The Rangers picked up a few prospects, while the Rays basically rearranged deck chairs. The trade, however, was all about Profar.
Depending on who you ask, the Yankees had varying levels of interest in Profar before he got shipped to Oakland. Gerry Fraley, a Rangers beat writer, noted that the Bombers liked him as a fill-in for Didi Gregorius, “but weren’t willing to give up much.