Braves predicted to trade $42M All-Star, Silver Slugger to bolster depleted rotation amid injuries
This Braves veteran won't be playing, so might as well make something out of nothing.
Braves predicted to trade $42M All-Star, Silver Slugger to bolster depleted rotation amid injuries originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Last season, the Atlanta Braves faced an early challenge when Jurickson Profar was suspended due to PED use.
The situation strained his relationship with the fanbase, leaving him needing to regain their trust. “Atlanta keeping Profar doesn't change the fact that the outfielder will still be on thin ice. The veteran is going to need more than a handful of nice moments to win back a frustrated fan base.
It will take a solid season of production and help push the franchise back into the postseason chase. Until the outfielder is traded or this happens, there is still going to be a level of frustration with the poor choice Profar made. Something that will continue to define the outfielder's time in Atlanta for the foreseeable future,” ATL All Day’s Nick Halden wrote.
Right before the World Baseball Classic, Profar was suspended a second time. “Atlanta Braves designated hitter Jurickson Profar is facing a 162-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug for the second time in the last year, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Profar, 33, is the sixth player to receive a 162-game ban for PED use since Major League Baseball increased the penalty for two-time offenders to a full season in 2014.