JURICKSON PROFAR: LAST LEFT FIELDER STANDING?

Will the Yankees fill the left fielder hole with Juriskson Profar? That's the big question and every publication has talked about this connection for the past week.

The Score writes about it. The idea would be the sign him but it's gotta be under that luxury tax, which could be hard. They write:

"New York is insistent on not going over the "Steve Cohen" luxury-tax threshold of $293 million to sign the 29-year-old, Heyman adds. The Yankees' payroll is sitting around $290 million.

Profar appeared in a career-high 152 games for the San Diego Padres last season, his third with them. The switch-hitter slashed .243/.331/.391 with 15 home runs, 36 doubles, and 58 RBIs with 140 hits."

Now look, the Yanks have Aaron Hicks, Aaron Judge, Harrison Bader and even Oswaldo Cabrera for the outfield. They also signed a bunch of guys to minor league deals and they're probably gonna duke it out for a bench role. But there is always this intriguing idea of Profar. 

The Yankees have been connected to Profar before you know. Back in 2015, BYB wrote about their need for the shortstop and Profar was one for the Rangers back then. Read YANKEE TARGET: JURICKSON PROFAR for a trip down memory lane.

These days Profar is a nimble outfielder, but will he come at a low cost and be immediately placed on the Major League roster if he comes to New York? We will have to see.

Fun stuff. Let's see what happens next.