They still call, asking about Jurickson Profar.
But no longer is he the gem that catches every team’s eye, the can’t-miss prospect that every team covets most.
Profar was just 19 in 2012 when he made his debut for the Texas Rangers by hitting a home run in Cleveland in his first major league at-bat.
The introduction was accompanied by trumpets. Every major publication and website that ranks baseball’s young prospects – Baseball America, MLB.com and Baseball Prospectus, among them – listed Profar as No. 1.
The club cleared the way for his full-time arrival by trading Ian Kinsler to Detroit before the 2014 season.