The Dodgers packed up, left the land of the saguaro cactus and headed back to Los Angeles on Wednesday with their Opening Day roster confirmed. Yasiel Puig, despite all the off-field drama over his Dodger career, the month-long demotion to Triple-A last season and the disappointing on-field results that have progressively deteriorated over the last four years due to lack of preparation and injury, was among those who made the trek, is still a Dodger and is presumably stenciled in as their starting right fielder.
At 26, Puig should be in his prime and remains an integral part of the Dodgers’ plan for a World Series ring.