Comments on: The Dodgers sign Cuban outfielder Yasiel Puig for $40 million http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/28/the-dodgers-sign-cuban-outfielder-yasiel-puig-for-40-million/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mianfr http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/28/the-dodgers-sign-cuban-outfielder-yasiel-puig-for-40-million/comment-page-1/#comment-321777 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:40:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175247#comment-321777 Yeah, now. The Mets used to have money to spend, too, and they spent way more of it than a player was worth, consistently.

]]> By: SmackSaw http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/28/the-dodgers-sign-cuban-outfielder-yasiel-puig-for-40-million/comment-page-1/#comment-321712 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:22:59 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175247#comment-321712 Difference is, the Dodgers have the money to spend.

]]> By: machinegunner99 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/28/the-dodgers-sign-cuban-outfielder-yasiel-puig-for-40-million/comment-page-1/#comment-321711 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:21:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175247#comment-321711 well there goes the Cubs chance….. thanks LA. good luck young man

]]> By: cur68 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/28/the-dodgers-sign-cuban-outfielder-yasiel-puig-for-40-million/comment-page-1/#comment-321676 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:29:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175247#comment-321676 Poor kid. Away from home, different culture, probably no family, and a collection of hard-assed scouts chasing him all over Mexico. Good luck to him.

]]> By: mianfr http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/28/the-dodgers-sign-cuban-outfielder-yasiel-puig-for-40-million/comment-page-1/#comment-321675 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:27:02 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175247#comment-321675 Someone really needs to tell the Dodgers to stop acting like the Mets.

]]> By: paperlions http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/28/the-dodgers-sign-cuban-outfielder-yasiel-puig-for-40-million/comment-page-1/#comment-321666 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:19:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175247#comment-321666 …and that just way over-paid Ethier to keep him.

]]> By: drewsylvania http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/28/the-dodgers-sign-cuban-outfielder-yasiel-puig-for-40-million/comment-page-1/#comment-321659 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:15:49 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175247#comment-321659 This is the same team that coveted…Juan Rivera.

]]> By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/28/the-dodgers-sign-cuban-outfielder-yasiel-puig-for-40-million/comment-page-1/#comment-321655 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:14:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175247#comment-321655 Doubt it, considering most of the scouts couldn’t even find him for his first workout. Check out this article by Ben Badler:

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/international-affairs/2012/2613601.html

]]> By: dan1111 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/28/the-dodgers-sign-cuban-outfielder-yasiel-puig-for-40-million/comment-page-1/#comment-321652 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:10:10 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175247#comment-321652 I suppose this is rather obvious, but the Dodgers’ scouts must disagree with the assessment of the scouts in question. One thing’s for sure: some scouts are going to be wrong on this one. I am eager to find out, since there’s a whole lot of not-my-money riding on it.

]]> By: mybrunoblog http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/28/the-dodgers-sign-cuban-outfielder-yasiel-puig-for-40-million/comment-page-1/#comment-321638 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:51:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175247#comment-321638 I know the Dodgers are now flush with $ but that seems like way too much for an untested prospect who has never played an inning of U.S. pro ball.(did he play some international tournaments?)
Oh well, I guess who cares right? It isn’t my money.

]]> By: cur68 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/28/the-dodgers-sign-cuban-outfielder-yasiel-puig-for-40-million/comment-page-1/#comment-321630 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:41:15 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=175247#comment-321630 Any chance he did a bang-up training montage and that was worth the 40mil?

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