Check out Yasiel Puig in the MLB FanCave, pic via twitter @YasielpuigPuig.
- Jason Parks at Baseball Prospectus provides a brief look at Dodgers 16-year old prospect Julio Urias.
Listed at 5’11’’, the southpaw is actually closer to 6’1’’, with a projectable frame and a present fastball that routinely touches 95 mph on the gun. From an easy, repeatable delivery, Urias works 91-93 with the heater and has two secondary pitches that he can drop for strikes in any situation. While it’s easy to get excited about a would-be high school sophomore pitching in a full-season league, the real excitement comes from the reality that Urias is a very legit talent on the fast track to prospect fame.
- Via Mike Oz at Big League Stew, "Young Dodgers fan ‘stands tall’ against Giants-loving classmates in fifth-grade graduation speech". This is just awesome! You must watch the video!
- Eric Rodriguez at The Sports Quotient writes, "Delving Into Yasiel Puig’s Unbelievable Debut Week".
- Via Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated, "Yankees and Dodgers give rare spice back to interleague play".
- Ben Reiter at Sports Illustrated writes, "A scout's take on game's big mystery: how to get Yasiel Puig out".
"You've got to go in on him, go in on those hands because big strong guys want to get their arms away from them," says the scout, who was granted anonymity by SI.com so that he could speak freely. "That's where you have to start. He's got to prove to me he can handle that ball. He kind of leans over the plate, maybe you can straighten him up a bit."
- Gwen Knapp at Sports on Earth writes, "Puig: A Hollywood-style Rookie".
Look into the 22-year-old Puig's future, and you'll see hallucinations. You'll imagine a latter-day Willie Mays, maybe start constructing a Cooperstown plaque from just 13 games in a Dodgers uniform. You'll know it's absurd, but the brain just goes there, on autopilot at the sight of him. Until Puig arrived, it didn't seem possible that an outsider would pity L.A., with its pricey roster sundered by injuries. But the city's joy over him seemed hard-earned, a form of restitution.
- Jon Weisman is back at Dodger Thoughts and shares a interview with Alex Belth of Bronx Banter.
- Via Mark Saxon at ESPN, "Is an Andre Ethier trade inevitable?".
- Holy Moly! Gellman at Sportscards Uncensored writes about the Puig effect on the rising prices of 2013 Bowman Baseball cards. Wow! Puig really is selling for some unbelievable prices.
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