Profar is not with the Rockies in San Diego ahead of their season opener Thursday against the Padres, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
Profar signed a one-year, $7.75 million contract with Colorado on March 19, but he had some visa issues and didn't report to camp until March 28. The 30-year-old outfielder will remain at extended spring training for a stretch of tune-up games. He got nine at-bats in a minor-league game there Wednesday.
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Rockies' Jurickson Profar: Visa issues resolved
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Profar resolved his visa issues Tuesday and is on his way to join the Rockies at spring camp in Arizona, Danielle Allentuck of the Denver Gazette reports.
Profar agreed to a one-year, $7.75 million contract with the Rockies last Sunday and can now finally join up with his new team just before the close of spring camp. It's going to be a quick turnaround, but the 30-year-old could very well be in Colorado's starting lineup for Opening Day on Thursday at San Diego. He doesn't offer a ton of power or speed, but Coors Field tends to elevate those things. It's an ideal landing spot for the former top prospect.
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Rockies' Jurickson Profar: Still awaiting visa
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Rockies manager Bud Black told reporters that Profar is still awaiting for a visa, and he's hopeful he can join camp early next week, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
Black mentioned that Profar has a meeting with the consulate in Curacao, which could help speed the process along. Signed in the middle of March to a one-year deal, once Profar joins the Rockies he's expected to be an everyday option for the club. There is a chance that he'll need to spend an extra few days in camp before joining the major-league roster, however.
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Rockies' Jurickson Profar: Lands with COL
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Profar agreed Sunday to a one-year, $7.75 million contract with the Rockies, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Heyman reports that Profar can earn another million in incentives if he reaches 400 plate appearances. Considered to be the top bat remaining on the market, the 30-year-old hit .243/.331/.391 with San Diego in 2022 over 152 games while adding 15 homers and five stolen bases. He's played all over the field and could be an option for Colorado in the outfield as well as at second base. Profar is a flawed option who is unlikely to hit for average, but the friendly confines of Coors Field does give him some potential fantasy relevance in 2023.
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Jurickson Profar: Rockies interested
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Colorado is showing interest in signing Profar, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.
Profar remains a free agent and is playing for the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic, going 2-for-7 with a home run through two games. The versatile 30-year-old batted .243/.331/.391 with 15 home runs and five stolen bases over 152 regular-season games for the Padres in 2022. Colorado could be interested in shoring up its outfield depth after injuries to Sean Bouchard and Randal Grichuk, and a landing spot with the Rockies would boost Profar's fantasy appeal significantly.
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Jurickson Profar: To play for Netherlands in WBC
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Profar will play for Team Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
Profar remains a free agent here at the end of February and can maybe use the WBC as a launching point toward securing a deal with a major-league team. The versatile 30-year-old batted .243/.331/.391 with 15 home runs and five stolen bases over 152 regular-season games for the Padres in 2022.
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Jurickson Profar: Reaches free agency
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Profar declined his $8.33 million player option for 2023 and became a free agent Monday, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
After exercising his $7.33 million player option a year ago, Profar evidently feels he can do better on the open market than the $1 million raise he would have been in line for in 2023. The 29-year-old served mostly as a utility option in 2021, but he settled in as the Friars' everyday left fielder in 2022 and slashed .243/.331/.391 with 15 home runs, 82 runs, 58 RBI and five stolen bases across 658 plate appearances. Still just 29 years old, the former elite prospect shouldn't have much trouble settling into a near-everyday role in 2023, whether it's with the Padres or another club.
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Padres' Jurickson Profar: Rides pine Monday
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Profar isn't starting Monday against the Giants.
After going 7-for-22 over the past seven days, Profar will get a day off Monday. While he rests, Wil Myers will start in left field and bat sixth.
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Padres' Jurickson Profar: Racks up three hits
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Profar went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Dodgers.
Profar extended his hitting streak to seven games with the solid performance from the leadoff spot Thursday. In that span, he's gone 12-for-29 (.414) with six runs scored and three extra-base hits. The left fielder lifted his season slash line to .245/,333.,396 with 15 home runs, 58 RBI, 61 runs scored and five stolen bases through a career-high 147 contests.
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Padres' Jurickson Profar: Not starting Tuesday
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Profar is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
Profar started the past eight games and will head to the bench after he posted a .273/.314/.455 slash line during that stretch. Wil Myers will take over in left field and bat fifth Tuesday for the Friars.
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Padres' Jurickson Profar: Goes deep Thursday
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Profar went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and two total RBI in Thursday's loss to St. Louis.
Profar got San Diego off to a promising start by leading off the bottom of the first inning with a home run, and he added an RBI double in the fifth. He accounted for two of the Padres' three extra-base hits in the contest and notched his first multi-hit performance in over two weeks. Profar is slashing a modest .209/.239/.418 with three homers, five doubles and 10 RBI over 17 games in September.
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Padres' Jurickson Profar: To sit Friday
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Profar isn't starting Friday against Arizona, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Profar is slashing .213/.240/.404 since the beginning of September and will pass starting left field duties to Wil Myers, who will bat in the leadoff spot.
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Padres' Jurickson Profar: Knocks two-run homer
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Profar went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Profar provided a quick response to Arizona taking a 2-0 lead in the second inning, tying the game with his blast in the bottom half of the frame. This was his second homer in six September games after he had just one long ball in all of August. The 29-year-old is up to a .244/.341/.404 slash line with 14 homers, 55 RBI, 73 runs scored and five stolen bases through 130 contests. He should continue to hit leadoff regularly versus right-handed pitchers, but he's lost that role to Ha-Seong Kim versus southpaws.
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Padres' Jurickson Profar: Snaps homer drought
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Profar went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Friday's 7-1 victory versus the Dodgers.
Profar busted the game open with a three-run shot in the sixth inning that extended San Diego's lead to 7-0. It was his first long ball since he went deep in three consecutive contests between July 30 and Aug. 1. Profar slashed .215/.311/.280 with only three RBI in the 28 games between homers.
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Padres' Jurickson Profar: On bench Wednesday
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Profar isn't starting Wednesday against the Giants.
Profar is getting a rare day off after he went 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run and two strikeouts Tuesday against San Francisco. Wil Myers is starting in left field and batting sixth.
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Padres' Jurickson Profar: Receives Thursday off
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Profar is out of the lineup for Thursdya's game versus the Nationals, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
Profar started the past 29 games and will take a seat Thursday, as he is mired in a slump in his last 14 contests with a .155/.234/.190 slash line. Wil Myers will start in left field and bat seventh in the series opener for San Diego.
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Padres' Jurickson Profar: Production lagging
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Profar went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Marlins.
As the table setter for the San Diego lineup, Profar hasn't noticed the burst in counting-stats production that many anticipated when the Friars acquired Juan Soto, Josh Bell and Brandon Drury ahead of the Aug. 2 trade deadline. Profar has started in each of the team's 15 games since the deadline, but he has only eight runs and two RBI to show for it. Profar hasn't helped his cause by getting on base at a modest .304 clip during that stretch, but the Padres haven't shown any inclination to remove him from the top of the lineup. He'll serve as the Friars' starting left fielder and leadoff man once again in Wednesday's series finale in Miami, according to Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune.
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Padres' Jurickson Profar: Seven hits in twin bill
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Profar went 7-for-10 with two doubles, two RBI and three runs scored across both ends of Tuesday's doubleheader sweep of the Rockies.
Getting the start in left field and hitting leadoff in both contests, Profar did most of his damage in the matinee, going 5-for-6 to help fuel a 13-5 rout. The Padres' additions at the deadline could eventually squeeze the 29-year-old for playing time, but Profar may be too hot to take out of the lineup right now -- he's reeled off five straight multi-hit performances, and over his last 14 games he's slashing .375/.426/.661 with four doubles, four homers, nine RBI and 12 runs.
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Padres' Jurickson Profar: Clubs another homer
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Profar went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Monday's 4-1 win over the Rockies.
Profar took the second pitch he saw in his first at-bat and sent it into the right-field seats. He was the only Padre with multiple hits in the contest, which marked his fifth two-hit game in his last seven. The 29-year-old is thriving atop the order with a .249/.349/.422 slash line, 12 homers -- four of which have come in the last seven games -- 45 RBI, 59 runs scored and five stolen bases through 417 plate appearances.
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Padres' Jurickson Profar: Continues hot stretch
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Profar went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run and a stolen base in a 3-2 victory over Minnesota on Sunday.
Profar opened the game's scoring with a solo shot to right off Minnesota starter Dylan Bundy, then singled and scored as part of a sixth-inning rally where the Padres took the lead. Profar stole second after reaching on an error in the seventh. The 29-year-old has now homered in consecutive games and three of his last six, while the theft was his first since he swiped three bases in a six-game span during mid-May. Profar is batting .363 with three home runs across his last six games with more walks than strikeouts.
