Yasiel Puig has been mentioned as trade fodder for years. I never took any of the rumors seriously because I've been led to believe that no other team was "dumb enough" to take him on and everything that goes with him. "The Dodgers are the perfect fit," the narrative goes. "They're all about that Hollywood stuff anyway," it continues. "Style over substance," it whines. I never believed or agreed with the narrative. I've spent the last six years trying to keep alive the 2012 Baseball America scouting report on Puig that said he would never become more than a marginal major leaguer and that the Dodgers' signing of him was "puzzling," just so people are held accountable when they brand people so inaccurately. Puig has dealt with this his entire major leaguer career. He's not worth the trouble, they say. He's a loose cannon. He doesn't listen. He's not a good teammate. He doesn't care. He's n...
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