OAKLAND — Jurickson Profar’s tenure with the A’s hasn’t necessarily started off on the right foot, although it’s his arm that’s been more of an issue.
In his first month with his new club, Profar — acquired from the Rangers in a three-team trade in the offseason — was brought in to fill the void left by then free-agent Jed Lowrie. It wasn’t an easy task.
Lowrie posted a .267/.353/.448 slash line and notched his first career All-Star berth with the A’s last season, while committing just four errors at second base in 154 games. Still, with Profar fresh off a career-best 20 homers and .