"Like they say in the big leagues, I am a five-tool player," Puig said. "I have what it takes and do it with a lot of love. I am going to bring my best stuff to the Dodgers. I don't want to disappoint the Dodgers or the fans."

how would you assess the amount of love with which Puig hits? on the ike turner to luther vandross scale, of course.

you really think Puig will start off in the Southern League ?

Jason, reading your reports this system seems to have a very high variance factor with so many guys with major skills but also major question marks.

Which system out of the ones you have done so far would you say has the potential to be either way better or way worse than where you have ranked them?

Re: Onelki Garcia. Why is he assumed to be a reliever? Was he one in Cuba? Is there a chance he could become a starter? Thanks!

First, I love reading these -- thanks for your work. But...

"It’s difficult to rank a player like Puig, who could explode into one of the better power bats in the minors or underwhelm against better competition. At this stage, there are too many unknowns for a clear picture."

Yet you ranked him #1?

I supposed that's a commentary on the quality of the rest of the Dodgers' prospects? Where would you rank the Dodgers' top 10 compared to the rest of the league's Top 10s?

Was anyone else struck that of the 10 guys ranked (not including Ryu), 8 have MLB ETAs of 2013 or 2014? For all the young talent they've traded away, the Dodgers might be set to potentially reap a whirlwind of it come 2014 - even if only half of them work out as hoped, and when hoped for.

I don't know if this has been true of any other system ranked to date, but this really jumped out at me here. Is there another possible talent wave behind this one, or are the lower levels more bare (Seager and Bird aside, of course)?

This is more of a general question, so I apologize for dumping it here, but Joc Pederson's profile got me thinking. The quote is "left-field profile puts pressure on stick."

I know this is common - each position has a profile for defensive production and a profile for offensive production.

However, the major league level for each team may not (usually does not?) mirror the optimal or preferred configuration. If Pederson came up with the mid-80s O's that had a power hitting SS (or late 90s Red Sox) or any other variant of team that had power coming from elsewhere, then it wouldn't matter (or not as much).

At what point do teams worry about this issue? Do they stop 'investing' as much in the development of a player if his offensive or defensive profile won't work for the position he's going to play?

I know that teams will wait until the last possible moment (for example, Miguel Sano will probably keep playing 3B even though it seems he has less than a 10% chance of sticking there in the majors) to move a player off of a defensive position that they may not be able to handle at the MLB level. What about offense? At what point does Pederson's probable LF/RF-profile run up against his probable offensive profile which may be more suited for an up the middle defensive position?

Thanks as always for these pieces.

Anyone know how Puig is pronounced? Pweeg? Pugue (like fugue, but with a p)?

The Dodgers have been very active in Latin America, even signing a couple guys last week (Michael Medina and Carlos Aquino). Also, they signed Divel Castillo, Ariel Sandoval, Miguel Urena and Ravel Hernandez a couple weeks back.

Any of these names stick out to you or is it just way too early to tell? Should Dodger fans be excited because they're good or because we're just finally active signing guys again? Thanks.

Plus plus mustache. Thats rich ;-)

"is destined for the bullpen, where the stuff will play up and the command woes will play down."

You hear this all the time. The stuff playing up makes sense, but why does a move to the bullpen help people with command/control problems?

Ryu's picture is 80 grade money.