A new name has emerged in the Los Angeles Dodgers' winter search for a second baseman.
According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Dodgers have spoken with the Texas Rangers about utility player Jurickson Profar. Rosenthal writes that the "stalemate" between Los Angeles and its top target, Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier, has prompted the Dodgers to "cast a wide net."
Profar, 23, slashed .239/.321/.338 with five home runs and 20 RBIs in 90 games for Texas in 2016 after sitting out the previous two seasons because of a shoulder injury.