{"id":120324,"date":"2025-11-13T09:18:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T09:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=120324"},"modified":"2025-11-13T09:18:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T09:18:35","slug":"report-free-agent-market-wrinkle-justifies-braves-jurickson-profar-signing-in-hindsight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=120324","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Free agent market wrinkle justifies Braves&#8217; Jurickson Profar signing in hindsight"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large !mb-2.5 md:mb-5\">\u0455t\u0456ll \u0430 v\u0430lue.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source 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