Rangers second baseman Jurickson Profar could miss his second straight season because he needs right shoulder surgery, an operations he had tried to avoid through rest and rehabilitation. Texas general manager Jon Daniels said Thursday that doctors recommended surgery in September, when Profar was told to stop playing for the third time since he aggravated a 2010 injury during spring training last year. Unfortunately, it played out this way.'' Once the team's top prospect, Profar spent most of 2013 with the Rangers in a utility role, hitting .234 in 85 games. ''It just wasn't what any of them expected.'' The Rangers weren't counting on Profar as a regular because of the uncertainly surrounding his shoulder. More...