San Diego Padres back in MLB playoffs after 'selfishness' doomed last season's flop
Veteran Jurickson Profar, 31, who signed a one-year, $1 million contract after the start of spring training in February, was supposed to be just an insurance policy. He instead became the team’s MVP in the first half and finished the season hitting .280 a career-high 24 homers and 85 RBI.