Question: When should I really start getting excited about Jurickson Profar’s recovery? (February)? March?
Fraley: June-July. He has to play every day under regular-season conditions for a while to re-establish himself. A week in spring training is not nearly enough.
Question: I’m against Rangers trying to extend Odor’s contract because he just hasn’t proven himself yet for multiple seasons. What say you?
Fraley: In the opposite camp. Rougned Odor is going to be an All-Star. Better to lock him up now. The price is not coming down. It never does.
Question: Do you think Elvis will be able to bounce back after what happened in ALDS Game 5? Or will he suffer a permanent case of the yips?
Fraley: You bring up a good question that I cannot answer. Elvis has been in good spirits every time I have seen him in the off-season. The Rangers won’t be certain about him until they get well into the regular season. Will the doubts come rushing in the first time he flubs a chance at an important time?
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