Credit to ESPN's Keith Law, who posted today that Yasiel Puig was better than he had originally expected (link insider only):
When I saw Puig last summer, once in a workout and once in an Arizona League game (rookie ball), he was still sporting some excess weight around his midsection, running average to above average, showing hand strength, but not a lot of pitch recognition. By March of this year, he'd lost every ounce of that extra weight, went from being a 50-55 runner to a 70 runner (on the 20-80 scouting scale), and pitch recognition was immaterial because he could hit everything.
Where I missed here was his preternatural ability to hit -- the quiet approach and crazy hand strength translated immediately to hard contact, even with all the time off from facing live pitching. And while I don't think he's a .400 BABIP guy going forward, he has been a .296/.392/.497 hitter in the second half off a .358 BABIP, and that's a level I could see him holding into next season. Yasiel Puig, OF | Los Angeles Dodgers
Law also commended Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt and Patrick Corbin. Oh, and former Dodger Shane Victorino. But at least Puig got some props!
Earlier: "Keith Law Doesn't Like The Lipstick On This Puig" (June 29, 2012)
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