Yasel Puig, a Cuban-born outfielder, will shortly be signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers to a seven-year, $42 million contract. This, you already know. Now, thanks to Dodgers beat writer Dylan Hernandez, we have a few more details:
Puig’s $42 million deal with #Dodgers pending physical and MLB approval.Deal expected to be submitted to league office by tomorrow morning.
— Dylan Hernandez (@dylanohernandez) June 28, 2012
Puig is undergoing a physical in Mexico City today.
— Dylan Hernandez (@dylanohernandez) June 28, 2012
Hernandez also tweeted that Puig’s deal allows him to opt out and go to arbitration after three years of MLB service time. Also, there’s some brave talk from Puig’s agent:
Agent thinks Puig could play in the majors this year, but #Dodgers aren’t counting on that. Could be a year or two away.
Pretty optimistic, that agent, about a 20-year-old coming to a new country and culture.
Incidentally, presuming Puig makes it, he won’t be the first MLB player with that unusual surname. Rich Puig played in four games for the 1974 Mets, going 0-for-10.
Presumably, Yasel Puig will do better than that for the Dodgers. For $42 million, they’d better hope so.
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