The recent influx of non-tendered players onto the free agent market channeled baseball’s inner-Victor Frankenstein, briefly jolting a moribound hot stove to life. Fans all over the league began meticulously scrolling through the non-tender lists to find the skinniest kid at fat camp for their favorite team to target. While that’s going on, I’d rather look at a traditional free agent who fits well for the Cardinals. Let’s make the case for Jurickson Profar.
Until recently, Profar was primarily known as a busted Texas Rangers prospect. In 2012, he was Baseball America’s #7 prospect.