Jurickson Profar will enter a season for the first time in his career with a role as an everyday player, and it’s a tall task as the Texas Rangers replace third baseman Adrian Beltre.
Profar, though, showed that he’s a capable MLB player in 2018, posting a .793 OPS thanks to 20 homers, 61 extra-base hit, 54 walks and 12 times being hit by a pitch. The glaring deficiency was his 25 errors, 11 at third base and many on throws.
But all the good the Rangers saw in Profar in the minor leagues, before his shoulder gave way and cost him two seasons, showed up last season.