Yasiel Puig had one of the most impactful rookie seasons in Dodgers' history this year, igniting a fire in June when the Dodgers were in dead last place in the NL West. He ended up hitting .319 with 19 homers, 42 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases.
All awesome numbers... but still not good enough to beat Jose Fernandez for Rookie of the Year.
In what turned out to be pretty much a blowout, Fernandez took home 26 of a possible 30 first place votes in winning the National League Rookie of the Year. He's the fourth Marlin to take home the prize.
As much as I'm a believer in how Puig helped turned a dreadful season around in LA, I can't say I'm surprised by this. If this was voted on in June, July, or August, then Puig would have easily won. But as Puig slowly cooled off, and the negative attention started coming his way, Fernandez was red hot to close out the season, despite being shut down after a September 11 start against the Braves.
The argument can be made that Puig's team not only made the playoffs, but went to the NLCS, while the Marlins were eliminated... well, pretty much once Opening Day hit. But, if that's the stance that people are going to take, then that takes away great seasons by players who have bad teammates, which isn't right.
Puig still has plenty to be proud of, as he was so good this season, the Dodgers seem open to at least exploring the possibilities of trading Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, or Carl Crawford. In other words, right field belongs to Puig and no one else.
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Monday, November 11, 2013
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Puig and Ryu named to Baseball America's All-Rookie team
Congratulations goes out to Yasiel Puig and Hyun-Jin Ryu for being named to Baseball America's All-Rookie team on Tuesday. The only other teams with multiple players chosen were the Cardinals (Matt Adams, Shelby Miller, Trevor Rosenthal) and the Braves (Evan Gattis, Julio Teheran).
Puig joins Wil Myers and A.J. Pollack in the outfield. He was called up on June 3, and proceeded to hit .319 with 19 homers, 42 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases. There's no doubt that his style of play was a big factor in turning a dreadful Dodgers' season around, which lasted until Game 6 of the NLCS. Plus, his cannon arm in right field made runners think twice about advancing an extra base, no matter where they were.
In addition to the Cardinals and Braves pitchers, Ryu is joined by Garrit Cole and Jose Fernandez (who took home the site's Rookie of the Year award). His 192 innings were the most for any rookie. He finished the season 14-8 with a 3.00 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 154 K's. Control and off speed pitchers were the key to his success, which proved to be a great change of pace from more powerful pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke.
The official Rookie of the Year award by the BBWAA will come on November 11. Do either Puig or Ryu have a chance of winning the top award? For quite awhile I would've said yes to Puig, but probably not anymore. It's a combination of Puig cooling off a bit towards the season's end, his not-so-great relationship with opposing players and the media, and Fernandez's scorching hot close to the season which most likely favors the Marlins' ace.
Puig joins Wil Myers and A.J. Pollack in the outfield. He was called up on June 3, and proceeded to hit .319 with 19 homers, 42 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases. There's no doubt that his style of play was a big factor in turning a dreadful Dodgers' season around, which lasted until Game 6 of the NLCS. Plus, his cannon arm in right field made runners think twice about advancing an extra base, no matter where they were.
In addition to the Cardinals and Braves pitchers, Ryu is joined by Garrit Cole and Jose Fernandez (who took home the site's Rookie of the Year award). His 192 innings were the most for any rookie. He finished the season 14-8 with a 3.00 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 154 K's. Control and off speed pitchers were the key to his success, which proved to be a great change of pace from more powerful pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke.
The official Rookie of the Year award by the BBWAA will come on November 11. Do either Puig or Ryu have a chance of winning the top award? For quite awhile I would've said yes to Puig, but probably not anymore. It's a combination of Puig cooling off a bit towards the season's end, his not-so-great relationship with opposing players and the media, and Fernandez's scorching hot close to the season which most likely favors the Marlins' ace.
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