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2013 Stats: .319/.391/.534, 66 R, 42 XBH (19 HR), 11 SB, 97/36 K/BB, 4.0 fWAR (104 G) 

Season Highlight: His entire first week in the major leagues.

Breakdown: Though Fernandez will likely take home Rookie of the Year honors in the National League, 2013 will be remembered as the "Year of Puig."

At the time of his promotion from Double-A Chattanooga to the major leagues on June 3, the Dodgers were last in the NL West with a 23-32 record and 7.5 games behind the division-leading Arizona Diamondbacks.

With big-name players Matt Kemp, Hanley Ramirez and Carl Crawford all missing time with respective injuries, Puig can be credited for the Dodgers’ dramatic turnaround this season. Following his arrival in early June, the 22-year-old outfielder took baseball by storm, batting .436/.467/.713 with 44 hits and seven home runs in his first month with the Dodgers.

According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com, Puig was the first player since Joe DiMaggio in 1936 to collect 70-plus hits and 10-plus homers in his first 50 career games. Most importantly, in the 104 games in which he was in the lineup this season, the team posted a 66-38 record.

However, Puig’s production steadily regressed over the subsequent months, while his all-out style of play resulted in a slew of minor injuries. In September, he posted a season-worst .214 batting average and .333 on-base percentage over 26 games.

Now, imagine the numbers Puig might have put up had he not spent the first two months of the season in the minor leagues.