Yasiel Puig: I Can't Even Think of a Word That Rhymes!

he has 10 walks in the last 13 games. the league should be afraid if he keeps it up.

how he has adjusted to the adjustments

http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=21501

nice throw: http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=29721587

I think his WAR pro-rated is still higher than any position player--3.8 in 63 games going into play today.

depends which you use - trout's on pace for 11.0 fWAR (through 119 games), puig "just" 7.7

I go by Baseball Reference. I'm on that site all the time anyway.

so per this morning's BP podcast, a lot of "writers" are worried that Puig's "lack of discipline" will cost the Dodgers postseason games! Backlash sure can be funny.

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/8/21/4644214/yasiel-puig-dodgers-mistakes-errors-fielding-running

Didn't read the article but I'm pretty sure if they don't bring puig up they wouldn't even be talking about postseason games

Hmmm, I wouldn't go that far... he's a 4-win player? That doesn't account for the lead over the Dbacks right now, unless you believe he Makes Players Around Him Better (TM).

you can basically boil it down to hanely and puig

they've both been key to the turnaround, sure, but let's not flirt with Shannon Stewart Syndrome.

Puig and Ramirez are exceeded in WAR by Kershaw and Ryu. Or Kershaw and Paco Rodriguez.

Agree with that. Puig's arrival (June 3) and Ramirez's return (June 4) were almost simultaneous. The Dodgers have been 50-20 starting on June 4. (If you wanted a counter-argument, they didn't start winning immediately: from June 4 to June 21, they were 6-10. That's when they took off.)

But I do believe that the arrival of certain players can spark a team in ways that can't be measured, sure, though not in the way Morbius dismisses the idea.

Dodgers big turnaround was stabilizing their rotation with Kershaw-Greinke-Ryu-Nolasco-Capuano. They had 8 starters going into the season and were on their 9th in about 2 weeks. The bullpen turnaround with the intro of Withrow and promotion of Paco and Jansen to higher leverage situations staunched the bleeding there. Hanley replaced mendoza line production from SS. Puig made up for the complete absence of Kemp, and Either started hitting higher than .220.

puig replaced by skip schumaker to start the fifth today -- 'manager's decision'

yeah the hell is mattingly's problem

"lack of hustle"

I think the lack of playoff races is making the media desperate for stories. This one has developments every now and again but at its core its stupid and boring. if he still plays like a dingleberry and hits .350 nobody will care

except mattingly i guess

mattingly's not going to do that in a game that counts

sore knee for Yasi, day to day I guess

Interesting "Hey Bill":

Who would you rather have, Puig or Bryce Harper?
Asked by: Steve9753

Answered: 9/11/2013
Not sure. To me, Puig is in a line marked by Vladimir Guerrero on the one end and Jeff Francoeur on the other. He's certainly out-played Harper this year.

Puig's been great, but long-term, I sure would feel a lot safer with Harper.

the good, the bad

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/9/19/4747438/yasiel-puig-gifs-bees-pants

Didn't realize he already had a nickname: "Wild Horse" according to Baseball Reference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFLJFl7ws_0

http://distilleryimage11.ak.instagram.com/400e75c6273211e390af22000a9e0631_7.jpg

umps enraged by "antics"

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20131018&content_id=63112940

aw poor umps

http://www.dodgersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Puig-Dances.gif

need more of this on the field

Dee Gordon in the red laces

yasiel plush

Weird that four voters thought him ROY, but not outlandish, I guess--6.3-5.0 isn't that big gap in WAR. If you look at historical context, though, not to mention Cy Young stats for a team that lost 100...

I'm being silly. When you think about how much of an early jump Puig had, and all the attention he attracted, 26-4 is a very reasonable result.

puig would have been a deserving ROY in a lot of other years (and in the AL this year). and i generally think the gap between him and jose has been overstated

I agree--after a moment's thought, I realized I was doing the kind of nitpicking I hate. Also, Fernandez made up so much ground the last month, credit to the voters for not freezing the vote in August.

not that fernandez's season wasn't historic, of course. but puig had a pretty insane season (or 2/3 of a season) too, 4th in the majors in wRC+

The interesting question is, in light of how mercurial Puig's season was, and weighing that against how much of a roll of the dice young pitchers are, who would you rather have going forward? Puig's about a year-and-a-half older.

definitely puig, mostly because he plays every day and like you said is less of a gamble than a young pitcher. he's not just going to forget how to hit, and his walk rate showed a pretty steady improvement over the course of the summer. i feel pretty good about him being a star

also he's got so much defensive talent, i think once he grows up and settles down a bit he'll be a definite plus in the field

Didn't realize Grant Brisbee had a column on that question just today:

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/11/11/5090124/rookie-of-the-year-yasiel-puig-jose-fernandez-wil-myers

Will second this: "Still, never pick the pitcher. Although it's really, really tempting in this case."

ok i'll take jose

If "going forward" means the next ten years, I'd take Puig, but if it's the next five years (i.e. until free agency) I would probably take Fernandez. Great pitchers are a lot harder to find and develop.

Dee Gordon in the red laces

― Andy K, Wednesday, October 23, 2013 6:56 PM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

LOLOLOLOLOL

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/12/30/5256988/yasiel-puig-arrested-speeding-florida

i wonder what Puig has to do that moralizing will be permitted by Rob Neyer.

Content!

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/01/28/reckless-driving-charges-dropped-against-yasiel-puig

fat?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbaly79/12244900933/

3 hits and still 'controversial'

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/10658691/los-angeles-dodgers-manager-don-mattingly-upset-yasiel-puig-field-behavior

If you go back to the beginning of this thread, you seemed to be one of the skeptics.

skeptical of what?

That he's for real--you seem to be throwing cold water on the idea. Maybe I misinterpreted.

@BNightengale
Dodgers OF Yasiel Puig has received 1-game suspension and fine for his obscene gesture last night, but has elected to appeal.

<3 http://deadspin.com/the-mets-are-pissed-at-yasiel-puig-for-admiring-his-hom-1796325948 <3

love this dude

Puig should've worn the Mr. Met outfit on his day off

Flores said he told Puig to “run the bases.” Puig responded, according to Flores, “Fuck you.”

pretty much the best possible response

respect to reyes and cespedes for trying to deal with this like grown-ups, even though i think they're still wrong

On his home run, Yasiel Puig said he thought he got enough to hit it out, but then "I saw the outfielder saying 'I got it.' I guess the wind helped me a little tonight," he smiled. Then asked if this is the most fun he's had playing baseball, he joked, "I've had fun since 4 years old."

Sounds like the words of someone who doesn’t know how to play the game the right way

i don't think that last sentence was a joke, either

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/demonstrative-takes-by-yasiel-puig/

^^came to post this

ha love it

“Fucking baby Stadium.” Yasiel Puig as he bangs balls over the railroad at Minute Maid Park

Three HR today, five in two games.

How can you not love a guy who's out there brawling on behalf of the team that just traded him?

that is an instant classic Puig moment, in a career that is full of them

Hope he stays productive enough to play till he's 40. He seems very much in the tradition of Fidrych/Mickey Rivers/John Kruk-type characters you never forget.

https://media.golfdigest.com/photos/5cab5bcd8a55807b1d53b642/master/w_960,c_limit/Screen%2520Shot%25202019-04-08%2520at%252010.00.22%2520AM.png

I really hope Puig pays someone to paint this and put it over his mantle in his mansion.

https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Pirates-Reds-Baseball_2_2.jpg?w=810

has it been confirmed he knew he was traded?

The interesting question is, in light of how mercurial Puig's season was, and weighing that against how much of a roll of the dice young pitchers are, who would you rather have going forward? Puig's about a year-and-a-half older.

― clemenza, Monday, November 11, 2013 11:28 PM

I.e., Puig or Jose Fernandez--a question I wish I hadn't asked.

(That crossed my mind too--my guess is, even though it undermines the story, probably not.)

I really hope Puig pays someone to paint this and put it over his mantle in his mansion.

it's am amazing shot all around, down to little details like Puig's number, right in the center, being the only immediately visible one in the image (you can make out small numbers on the other jerseys but none of them pop out in the same way)

who is the Red holding his ankles? along with the Hurdle-helmed Pirates surging forward against Puig, it comes off like a pastiche of military paintings

this pic is nearly as good

https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1921308/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3052x2035+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fca-times.brightspotcdn.com%2F86%2F88%2Fb006086e424992eb6dd28f3d98a7%2Faptopix-pirates-reds-baseball-40302.jpg

Got a little choked up at that last moment when he came off the field and that fan in the front row, right in front of him, was waving that Reds #66 jersey at him.

i did some investigating and I think Tucker Barnhart is holding Puig's ankles there.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27386321/indians-puig-becomes-american-citizen

What a guy!

Puig our imitator. 😂 pic.twitter.com/VKcVJK9HFb

— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 18, 2019

My offseason training with sumo wrestlers in Japan 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/HmqAaGpEej

— Yasiel Puig (@YasielPuig) December 14, 2019

He came up in an e-mail response on James's site today. Where is he? What happened? How can a 30-year-old who hit 24 HR and had a slash line of .267/.327/.458 when he last played two years ago not have potential value for someone? A little erratic, true, but he never really had a bad season, and I would think his flair and enthusiasm would be clubhouse positives.

Okay, I didn't know there were sexual assault allegations pending. That explains that.

he is apparently trying to start bench-clearing brawls for being pitched around

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should probably direct his anger towards the ump if he'd been calling that pitch a strike all game

Shot: Yasiel Puig could do up to five years in prison for lying to the feds arising out of an illegal gambling ring.

Chaser: he was in over $200K in debt at one point, paid it, and then made 899 more bets in a two month period! https://t.co/NpxN6ls8SD

— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) November 15, 2022

not a name i remember but perhaps some of you do:

Federal prosecutors today also filed a plea agreement for former MLB player Erik Kristian Hiljus, 49, of Panorama City, who agreed to plead guilty to two counts of subscribing to false tax returns and will face up to six years in federal prison upon entering his guilty plea. Hiljus was an agent for Nix’s illegal gambling business but did not work with Puig.