Profar signs

by Jamey Newberg on Jul 3, 2009 12:35 AM CDT

According to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com: "Word has been confirmed that the Rangers have signed Jurickson Profar, a former Little League World Series star from Curacao. The 16-year-old Profar is one of the top prospects to sign on international signing day. He is a pitcher and a shortstop who led Curacao to the Little League World Series title in 2004."

This is big news. Profar has said he prefers shortstop, and the speculation the last few days is that the Rangers would be inclined to let him stay there rather.

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So, LSB prospectofiles:

How big a “yay” are we talking here? “YAY!!!” or “Yay!” or just “yay.”?

I’ll admit, I haven’t paid too much attention to the international scouting stuff lately.

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by LSJ on Jul 3, 2009 12:59 AM CDT reply actions

i think a Yay! is about right

of course, you can say YAY! cuz the world hasnt ended and we actually have money to spend

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by blalock84 on Jul 3, 2009 1:19 AM CDT up reply actions

Seems like the answer depends on just how adamant Profar is about staying at short

Everything I’ve read suggests he’s not a great prospect there, but could be something special in terms of a pitching prospect.

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by Snark on Jul 3, 2009 1:26 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, that's kind of what I'm wondering

I haven’t seen anything about his shortstop skills, myself.

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by LSJ on Jul 3, 2009 1:44 AM CDT up reply actions

He's 16

Let him play shortstop for two years. Have you really lost a whole lot by letting the kid figure out for himself that he can’t make money at short but may well do it as a pitcher. He’s young and headstrong. A short wait, 2-3 years is hardly detrimental to him or the club.

by Hull Fan on Jul 3, 2009 9:04 AM CDT up reply actions

2 years without pitching is pretty significant

I’m not a fan of a kid who is still learning how to pitch pretty much taking 2 years off from developing as a pitcher regardless of if he’s 16 or 20.

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.

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by Gdawg on Jul 3, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, hopefully we can at least convince him to keep throwing on the side

Maybe hook him up with Maddux or something, and see if we can steer him down the road to pitching.

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by LSJ on Jul 3, 2009 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions

So I guess Maddux is the new "Old Rudy"? Heh.

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by inactive lsb user on Jul 3, 2009 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions

As long

as the defense holds up and/or injuries don’t sink the staff.

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by t ball on Jul 3, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Even if he signed for just $700k

That is still one of the biggest deals they’ve ever done, including inflation.

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by Brett Perryman on Jul 3, 2009 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions

A love song to J. Alfred Profar.

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by Snark on Jul 3, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

I think Font would be #1 at 700k in 05(or 06) money, Profar #2

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by Goyogringo on Jul 3, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions

although, funnily

back then 700k couldve fetched him a nice house down in florida, while now profar could probably get 2 of them for his 700k

by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Jul 3, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Cool.

Expected, but still nice to see it go down.

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by thedirkatron on Jul 3, 2009 2:09 AM CDT reply actions

Whew

Good to see the budget for signings has apparently not been affected. I’d love to see the Rangers sign several internationals and still sign Purke and Scheppers, crossing my fingers.

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by t ball on Jul 3, 2009 7:25 AM CDT reply actions

From what I understand way back

when Hicks put money aside for both the draft and FA signings. The money has/is there and since it’s separate from the rest of the team budget it’s not affected. So Texas can sign it’s picks. Sign LA free agents and all that without the issue of MLB shortfalls being affected.

by Hull Fan on Jul 3, 2009 9:06 AM CDT up reply actions

what is the typical protocol

when you have a player who wants to play a different position than the organization wants him to play? obviously we’d like to have him WANT to pitch, but how much can we sort of ‘bully’ him into it if need be. i mean if strasburg signs for $20 mil then says he wants to play third base, that’s not gonna happen. since he’s only 16 i dont mind keeping an open mind about what he develops into, but if the org thinks he is going to be a much better pitcher,itd be nice to get him started on that, developing pitches, refining mechanics, etc. as early as possible.

by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Jul 3, 2009 12:33 PM CDT reply actions