Jurickson Profar

Few major league prospects were as highly touted as Texas Rangers shortstop Jurickson Profar. In 2009 Profar signed with the Rangers out of his native Curacao at the age of 16. Prior to his signing he competed in both the 2004 and 2005 Little League World Series as a part of the Pabao Little League team. After signing with the Rangers he spent three years in the minors and established himself as a phenom middle infielder with the ability to both defend and hit for average at the top of the lineup. Profar was selected to play in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game, and was called up to the big leagues a month later, making his debut on August 31, 2012 and hitting a homerun in his first major league at bat. Profar continued to be a steady performer for the Rangers until being traded to the Oakland Athletics in 2018. The A's then swapped him to the San Diego Padres in 2019.