Yasiel Puig Benched

Yasiel Puig is one of the best rookies in the MLB. He was called up by the Dodgers earlier this year, and since then the Dodgers have been on a hot streak. Even though he has been red hot, he was benched in the 5th inning against the Cubs Wednesday night. The manager Don Mattingly made the decision to bench Puig and he replaced him with Skip Schumaker because he felt like Skip gave them a better chance to win. The Dodgers did later on end up winning 4-0. Puig didn't slide into 2nd base on a double play and was lazily catching fly balls. Puig was benched last week because he showed up late to game in Miami. Some people think if Puig doesn't get his act together then he will cost his team to win games in the playoffs. Sitting Puig down is a good lesson for the rookie. Puig makes a big impact on the Dodgers, since he has been on the Dodgers they have gone 51-21. If Puig is not acting right but the team is still winning with him on the roster, then I wouldn't get to worried about it unless he does something really stupid to hurt his team. Its more likely that Puig will help the Dodgers win a game in the playoffs rather than lose one by his mentality. Puig is a big reason the Dodgers will go to the playoffs.