Yasiel Puig has played in only 53 of the Dodgers' 100 games. After spending five weeks on the disabled list because of a strained hamstring, he is batting .253 with six home runs and 22 runs batted in.
"The season hasn't turned out the way I wanted," Puig said in Spanish.
Now, with Friday's nonwaiver trade deadline fast approaching, Puig is bracing himself for the possibility of another unexpected turn — the prospect of a trade.
Like Matt Kemp before his breakout season in 2011, Puig is a divisive figure to observers close and far, who debate whether he will ever realize his seemingly limitless potential.