Ian Kinsler has changed his mind about moving to first base, preferring to remain at second, according to sources.

Kinsler agreed to a five-year, $75 million contract extension last April.

According to sources, talk of Kinsler moving from second to first played out differently that initially believed.

The Rangers informed Kinsler when they signed him that he was unlikely to remain at second for the entirety of the deal. Kinsler asked only that the team not move him after the first season.

Then came Jurickson Profar.

Club officials, intrigued by the idea of playing Profar at second, broached to Kinsler the idea of moving to first base earlier this offseason.