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Dodgers hope Puig finds his game in Minors
- Updated: August 3, 2016
DENVER — More than three years into his big league career, at the age of 25, Yasiel Puig remains filled with untapped potential.
He has survived the inconsistencies because of the dramatic moments he creates. Not anymore.
The Dodgers know there is the ability of a superstar within Puig, but they also are about winning now and they have finally decided they can’t wait on Puig any longer.
That’s why Josh Reddick was in the starting lineup in right field for Tuesday night’s game against the Rockies at Coors Field, one day after he was acquired from the A’s along with starting pitcher Rich Hill in advance of Monday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline.
That’s why Puig was left at home when the Dodgers embarked on the trip to Colorado, sitting out a 48-hour waiver period so that he can be formally assigned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. They want to see improvement in his approach on the field and off the field, both in the clubhouse and away from the park.
“When you talk about even a player’s preparation, how they manage their injuries, those are things that blend the off field and on field,” said Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi. “It’s fair to say they go hand in hand.”
The Dodgers aren’t yet ready to wash their hands of Puig. They, however, have accepted the fact that Puig isn’t ready to help them win a World Series for the first time since 1988, the longest drought the franchise has faced since it won a World Series in Brooklyn for the first time in 1955.
“We had a couple of goals at the Trade Deadline,” said Zaidi. “One was to get another …
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