The Dodgers' Josue De Paula can hit. Now he's out to prove he can play defense, too

One was Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong , the National League MVP favorite and MLB's defensive fWAR leader. Another was Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages , who has evolved into an elite center fielder during his time with the organization. And the third was De Paula.

"There's a lot of colors in the game, and when you have red, it's not good, and when you have green, it's good," Ebel said in a recent conversation with The Times. "And he saw a lot of green from the other two players, and he saw some green and some red on his side. So it kind of hit home with him."

The reports broke down his first step, going right and left, arm strength, and so on.