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Buster Olney, ESPN Senior Writer 9y

Deciding year in store for Yasiel Puig

Ned Colletti, the former general manager of the Dodgers, offered the perfect description of Yasiel Puig in the outfielder’s first spring training with the team.

“You can’t take your eyes off him,” Colletti said, as he recounted a typical day of watching Puig -- the power of his swing, the speed, the hyperaggression on the bases, and yes, the mistakes so egregious that you can’t help but laugh.

Puig is a living combination of Bo Jackson and the ’62 Mets -- a set of skills that guarantees him center stage for the rest of his life. There’s no telling what he’ll accomplish in his career,

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