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Dodgers: Five best positional players over the past decade

By Jeffrey Bellone

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Yasiel Puig #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after hitting a three run home run during the sixth inning of game four of the 2018 World Series against the Boston Red Sox on October 27, 2018 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Yasiel Puig #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after hitting a three run home run during the sixth inning of game four of the 2018 World Series against the Boston Red Sox on October 27, 2018 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 27: Yasiel Puig #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after hitting a three run home run during the sixth inning of game four of the 2018 World Series against the Boston Red Sox on October 27, 2018 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

5) Yasiel Puig

How fun was Yasiel Puig when he broke into the league in 2013? The Cuban defect finished second in Rookie of the Year voting to country mate Jose Fernandez that season. In 104 games, he batted .319 with a .391 on-base percentage and .534 slugging percentage. He hit 19 home runs, and stole the hearts of Dodger fans with every explosive swing.

Puig made his first All-Star team the following season, when he followed up his rookie campaign with another stellar performance, batting .296/.382/.480 with 16 home runs and showcased one of the strongest right field arms in the business.

The excitable outfielder ranks fifth in home runs (108) and runs batted in (331) among Dodger players since 2010. His park and league adjusted hitting (wRC+) ranks sixth, and he accumulated the fifth most wins above replacement level in a Dodger uniform over the past decade.

In four of the six seasons Puig was a Dodger, he produced at least 2.0 bWAR, and was above 3.0 bWAR in three seasons. He might have had his troubles from time to time, but whether it was gunning down an advancing runner, or showing off his ferocious swing at the plate, he was one of the most electric Dodger players over the past decade.

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