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Prospect Info and Scouting Report

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Jurickson Profar / SS, TEX
Born 1/1/1993
Willemstad, -, Curacao
School: -
Height 5-11
Weight 165
Bats/Throws R/R


ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/9/2012): #9 none
MLB.com/MiLB.com Season Preview: #7
Scout.com/FOX Sports: #7
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a



A two-way player and 2004 Little League star who most preferred as a pitcher, righthander Jurickson Profar was signed as an international free agent in 2009. At the time, the teen was blessed with a 94mph heater and a slider that could have matured into a real plus pitch, but the Rangers were determined to make a shortstop out of him, and so far it's paying off. A full season off the mound later and he's showing off every tool in the box, including a ridiculously-advanced batting eye for a teenager. In 430 at-bats in the Sally League, Profar walked more often than he struck out (65 vs 63), an incredibly rare feat among young players.

He also did everything else well, showing on-base proficiency (.390 OBP), baserunning (23/32 steals, 8 triples), and even a little unexpected power: 12 homers, .883 OPS. Heck, even his .955 fielding percentage is acceptable considering he's only recently committed to fielding at all. A real future superstar in the making, it's hard to rate this kid too highly: he looks like nothing less than a switch-hitting Justin Upton right now. He could be scary-good come 2014.

[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]




Batting History
Yr Age Lv Lg Tm GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K BA OBP SLG OPS
2010 17 A- NW Spokane TEX 63 252 42 63 19 0 4 23 8 3 28 46 .250 .323 .373 .696
2011 18 A Sally Hickory TEX 115 430 86 123 37 8 12 65 23 9 65 63 .286 .390 .493 .883


Fielding History
Yr Age Lv Lg Tm   Posn GP Ch PO A E Fld
2010 17 A- NW Spokane TEX   SS 63 338 90 232 16 .953
2011 18 A Sally Hickory TEX   SS 114 493 176 295 22 .955

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