Wow, Puig should just not open his mouth, ever.
Puig was listed at 255 pounds last season, which Friedman said last month "may not be the optimal size for him to play 150 games, 150-plus games." The Cuban outfielder doesn't believe that it led to his struggles and injuries last season, but he worked over the winter to make a change. "You're right, he did suggest I lose a few pounds, for that exact reason," Puig explained through a team official. "For me, I don't see the correlation between weight and how well one plays baseball, or how that affects one or the other. However, of course, I'm taking him up on that suggestion. Everyone else has encouraged me to do the same. But really, I don't see much correlation." Bothered by hamstring injuries, Puig batted just .255 with 11 homers and a .758 OPS over 79 games last season.