San Diego Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar makes his presence felt.
San Diego defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, on Sunday at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif.
Outfielder Profar, who made his big league debut in 2012, batted leadoff and did his part. He went 4-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs, and a run scored. His season batting average improved from 3-for-8 to 4-for-2.
A good feeling at the top of the order. In April, San Diego’s leadoff hitter was Xander Bogaerts. However, Bogaerts’ batting average was so poor that the Padres started using Profar at first.
On April 29, Proppa batted leadoff against Philadelphia and went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, a run scored, and a walk. Although the team lost 6-8, 토토사이트 Proppa’s three-run game was an “offensive spark” for the team.
He had one hit (a home run), one RBI, and one run scored against Cincinnati on March 30 and a three-hit game against Cincinnati on April 1.
He followed that up with a four-hit, two-RBI game today.
In his last seven games, Profar is 5-for-9 with two home runs, six RBIs, two doubles, a .552 slugging percentage and an .815 on-base percentage. He’s the hottest hitter on the team.
He’s also filling the void left by Juan Soto, who was sent to the New York Yankees in a trade. Soto has been with San Diego since the middle of the 2022 season and joined the Yankees in a trade last year. Soto was a key part of San Diego’s offense last year, batting .275 with 35 home runs and 109 RBIs.
Losing him to the Yankees was feared to significantly weaken the San Diego offense. However, the Padres signed Profar to a one-year, $1 million deal in February.
Proppa made his big league debut with Texas in 2012 and has been with San Diego since 2020, after playing in Oakland. He then played in Colorado before returning to San Diego last year. In Colorado, he batted just 2-for-36 in 111 games and was released during the season.
He’s filling the void left by Soto and Trent Grisham.
MLB.com writes, “Replacing Soto will be impossible, San Diego realized. It would take a team effort to trade away the fearsome hitter and make up for the lost production.”
However, MLB.com notes that “Following the Soto trade, San Diego signed Profar to a one-year, $1 million contract to play left field. Five weeks into the 2024 season, Profar is on pace to be Soto’s best player.”
Soto batted .275 with 35 home runs and 109 RBIs in 162 games with San Diego last season. His previous career high in batting average came in 2020 with Washington. Soto went 3-for-5 then, and his home runs were his most last year.
Profar has the highest batting average of his big league career. 파워볼사이트 He still has four home runs, but he’s on pace to hit 20 or more.
While he doesn’t compare to Soto in every statistical category, Soto, who is eligible for free agency after this season, has been quoted as high as $500 million. Profar makes $1 million a year. He’s filling the void left by Soto by performing above expectations.