On Sunday the team placed Puig on trade waivers, according to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal.
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Ouch. Even so, the Dodgers seem to be in no hurry to trade Puig.
Puig has batted just.258/.321/.411 over the last two Major League Baseball seasons (160 games due to injury) but is slashing.382/.440/.645 since his demotion to Triple-A Oklahoma City on August 2.
Down in Triple-A with the Oklahoma City Dodgers, Puig is crushing the ball. Despite an early incident involving offensive material on his Snapchat account, Puig has reportedly received positive reviews as a teammate at Triple-A while hitting.382/.440/.645 with five home runs in 22 games. After the non-waiver trade deadline, any team can put in a claim on a player on waivers like Puig.
So, if the Dodgers aren’t recalling Puig or trading him, that means he’s about to play out the rest of the season in a purgatory state.
The Dodgers are expected to pull Puig off waivers after he is claimed and try to work out a trade in the offseason, according to FOX Sports.
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Puig is still only 25 years old with a very affordable contract that will pay him roughly $17.5 million over the next two seasons. Regardless, it appears Yasiel Puig has worn out his welcome for good in Los Angeles.
