The Padres already have a shortstop under contract in Xander Bogaerts. Kim, who’ll turn 30, is a better defender than Bogaerts, who’ll be 33 in October. Bogaerts has a much better career track record as a hitter, though it’s notable that his slugging rate has declined each of the past five years.

Local insiders seem to largely consider the Atlanta Braves signing outfielder Jurickson Profar a significant win. It's now an even bigger victory after the Jan.

Questions about the Padres’ ownership are having an impact on free agency. At least that was the impression that Jurickson Profar gave Friday, when he met with Atlanta media in a video call. The 31-year-old switch-hitter signed a three-year,

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Profar, a switch-hitter, began lifting his front leg higher at the start of his swing. He said advice from former major leaguer Fernando Tatis and work with San Diego outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. last offseason helped convince him to make the change, which added power to his swing.

Jurickson Profar agreed on a three-year, $42 million, deal with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. That comes as no surprise with Profar's affinity with the Braves growing up in Willemstad, Curaçao, and watching the likes of Andruw Jones win games.

In light of Ronald Acuna Jr. not being available when Opening Day hits, the Atlanta Braves has addressed their outfield by signing Jurickson Profar to a three-year, $42 million, deal on Thursday.

The Atlanta Braves are finally making moves, with Jurickson Profar now slated to roam the outfield alongside Ronald Acuña Jr. and Michael Harris II.

Profar, a switch-hitter, began lifting his front leg higher at the start of his swing. He said advice from former major leaguer Fernando Tatis and work with San Diego outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. last offseason helped convince him to make the change, which added power to his swing.

The Atlanta Braves filled their biggest offseason need yesterday, inking Jurickson Profar to a three-year, $42 million contract. The addition patches up the outfield until Ronald Acuña Jr.

One year after asking fellow Curacao native Andruw Jones to help him land a deal with the Braves, Jurickson Profar will realize a childhood dream. “Every Wednesday, they were putting the Braves games on TV in Curacao,

Jurickson Profar’s earliest baseball fandom was aided by fellow Curacao native Andruw Jones’ rise to greatness. He will now get his own opportunity to serve as a Braves outfielder. The Braves filled one of their most significant needs on Thursday when they signed Profar to a three-year,