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Javier Báez SS
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Scouted by Chris King (Jun 19, 2013)
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Birth Date	12-1-1992
Height	6' 0"
Weight	190 lbs

Age	32 years, 4 months, 12 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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: 4.62018
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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2014	CHN	21	52	229	36	6	0	9	15	95	1	5	1	.169	.227	.324	56	-10.9	1.2	-4.0	-0.7
2015	CHN	22	28	80	22	6	0	1	4	24	0	1	2	.289	.325	.408	72	-2.3	-1.1	1.8	0.1
2016	CHN	23	142	450	115	19	1	14	15	108	11	12	3	.273	.314	.423	90	-4.5	-0.7	3.7	1.3
2017	CHN	24	145	508	128	24	2	23	30	144	1	10	3	.273	.317	.480	94	-2.6	4.4	-7.4	1.3
2018	CHN	25	160	645	176	40	9	34	29	167	5	21	9	.290	.326	.554	120	17.5	3.2	2.8	4.6
2019	CHN	26	138	561	149	38	4	29	28	156	0	11	7	.281	.316	.531	102	4.0	4.3	7.3	3.9
Career			665	2473	626	133	16	110	121	694	18	60	25	.270	.310	.484	97	1.2	11.2	4.2	10.5

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2011	BOI	A-	NOR	2	6	.246	.356	.378	.250	112	-0.9	0.2	0.1	19	0	-0.1	0.0	-0.6	0.0
2011	CUB	Rk	AZL	3	12	.270	.356	.405	.400	104	0.1	0.4	0.2	123	0	1.5	0.5	-0.3	0.2
2012	PEO	A	MID	57	235	.254	.327	.375	.378	97	22.4	6.9	2.5	161	0	2.5	4.4	15.1	3.2
2012	DAY	A+	FSL	23	86	.258	.333	.371	.200	110	-5.2	2.6	1.2	46	0	-1.9	-0.9	-4.3	-0.3
2012	MSS	Wnt	AFL	14	60	.000	.000	.000	.205			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	DAY	A+	FSL	76	337	.254	.325	.368	.310	101	14.4	9.9	4.1	129	0	1.8	2.2	3.4	2.2
2013	TEN	AA	SOU	54	240	.249	.316	.375	.333	106	19.4	6.5	2.6	156	0	1.5	1.0	10.7	2.4
2014	CHN	MLB	NL	52	229	.240	.302	.371	.248	103	-13.8	5.9	1.4	56	7	-4.0	1.2	-10.9	-0.7
2014	IOW	AAA	PCL	104	434	.271	.336	.421	.322	92	13.1	13.0	4.7	108	0	-3.5	2.8	1.6	1.9
2015	CHN	MLB	NL	28	80	.253	.320	.405	.412	92	1.2	2.2	0.3	72	11	1.8	-1.1	-2.3	0.1
2015	IOW	AAA	PCL	70	313	.266	.332	.408	.402	98	21.8	8.7	2.2	148	0	3.9	1.7	10.0	2.7
2015	CUB	Rk	AZL	4	15	.290	.378	.387	.417	99	2.9	0.5	0	194	0	-0.2	1.0	0.6	0.2
2016	CHN	MLB	NL	142	450	.260	.328	.428	.336	90	7.8	12.7	1.4	90	9	3.7	-0.7	-4.5	1.3
2016	IOW	AAA	PCL	4	15	.238	.314	.350	.300	89	-0.7	0.4	0	80	0	0.8	0.5	-0.5	0.1
2017	CHN	MLB	NL	145	508	.259	.327	.430	.345	98	7.6	14.9	3.3	94	8	-7.4	4.4	-2.6	1.3
2018	CHN	MLB	NL	160	645	.249	.317	.408	.347	99	31.3	18.1	2.8	120	7	2.8	3.2	17.5	4.6
2019	CHN	MLB	NL	138	561	.249	.318	.428	.345	99	10.6	16.9	7.4	102	9	7.3	4.3	4.0	3.9

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2011	CUB	Rk	AZL	12	12	2	4	2	0	0	6	0	0	2	2	0	.333	.333	.500	.167	0	0
2011	BOI	A-	NOR	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.000	0	0
2012	MSS	Wnt	AFL	60	57	9	12	2	0	4	26	16	2	14	3	0	.211	.250	.456	.246	0	0
2012	DAY	A+	FSL	86	80	9	15	3	1	4	32	13	5	21	4	2	.188	.244	.400	.213	0	0
2012	PEO	A	MID	235	213	41	71	10	5	12	127	33	9	48	20	3	.333	.383	.596	.263	3	0
2013	TEN	AA	SOU	240	218	39	64	15	0	20	139	54	19	69	8	2	.294	.346	.638	.344	3	0
2013	DAY	A+	FSL	337	299	59	82	19	4	17	160	57	21	78	12	2	.274	.338	.535	.261	6	0
2014	IOW	AAA	PCL	434	388	64	101	24	2	23	198	80	34	130	16	8	.260	.323	.510	.250	7
2014	CHN	MLB	NL	229	213	25	36	6	0	9	69	20	15	95	5	1	.169	.227	.324	.155	0
2015	CHN	MLB	NL	80	76	4	22	6	0	1	31	4	4	24	1	2	.289	.325	.408	.118	0	0
2015	CUB	Rk	AZL	15	12	3	5	1	0	0	6	1	1	0	1	0	.417	.533	.500	.083	0	0
2015	IOW	AAA	PCL	313	281	49	91	14	2	13	148	61	21	76	17	3	.324	.385	.527	.203	2	1
2016	CHN	MLB	NL	450	421	50	115	19	1	14	178	59	15	108	12	3	.273	.314	.423	.150	2	1
2016	IOW	AAA	PCL	15	15	3	4	0	0	1	7	1	0	4	1	0	.267	.267	.467	.200	0	0
2017	CHN	MLB	NL	508	469	75	128	24	2	23	225	75	30	144	10	3	.273	.317	.480	.207	2	6
2018	CHN	MLB	NL	645	606	101	176	40	9	34	336	111	29	167	21	9	.290	.326	.554	.264	4	1
2019	CHN	MLB	NL	561	531	89	149	38	4	29	282	85	28	156	11	7	.281	.316	.531	.250	2	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2014	922	0.4035	0.4653	0.5664	0.5591	0.4018	0.7404	0.4027	0.4336	-0.0030
2015	307	0.4365	0.5114	0.6624	0.6642	0.3931	0.7978	0.4853	0.3376	0.0087
2016	1669	0.4230	0.5183	0.7075	0.6459	0.4247	0.8114	0.5917	0.2925	0.0000
2017	1831	0.4369	0.5571	0.6284	0.6988	0.4471	0.7460	0.4859	0.3716	0.0000
2018	2228	0.4282	0.5763	0.6604	0.7631	0.4364	0.7775	0.5072	0.3396	0.0000
2019	1985	0.4126	0.5516	0.6438	0.7155	0.4365	0.7509	0.5206	0.3562	0.0000
Career	8942	0.4233	0.5424	0.6493	0.6931	0.4314	0.7683	0.5101	0.3507	0.0000

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-04-12	2014-04-20	Minors	8	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-	-
2014-03-22	2014-03-22	Camp	0	Right	Foot	Contusion	Heel	-	-
2012-10-28	2012-12-15	WIN	48	Right	Thumb	Fracture	Tip of Thumb By High Five Celebration	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2015	CHN	$
2016	CHN	$512,000
2017	CHN	$609,000
2018	CHN	$657,000
2019	CHN	$5,200,000
2020	CHN	$10,000,000
2021	CHN	$11,650,000
2022	DET	$20,000,000
2023	DET	$22,000,000
2024	DET	$25,000,000
2025	DET	$25,000,000
2026	DET	$24,000,000
2027	DET	$24,000,000

Years	Description	Salary
9 yr	Previous	$95,628,000
2019	Current	$25,000,000
10 yr	Pvs + Cur	$120,628,000
2 yr	Future	$48,000,000
12 yr	Total	$168,628,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
7 y 89 d	Wasserman	6 years/$140M (2022-27)

Details

6 years/$140M (2022-27). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 11/30/21. 22:$20M, 23:$22M, 24:$25M, 25:$25M, 26:$24M, 27:$24M. Baez may opt out of contract after the 2023 season. Award bonuses: $1M for league MVP award in 2022 or 2023. $2M for league MVP award in 2024-27. Limited no-trade protection (may block deals to 10 clubs annually).
1 year/$11.65M (2021). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by NY Mets in trade from Chicago Cubs 7/30/21 with $4,008,602 remaining on contract (as part of the deal, Cubs pay about $3,847,271, with Mets responsible for $161,331)
1 year/$10M (2020). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$5.2M (2019). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$657,000 (2018). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/18.
1 year/$609,000 (2017). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/9/17.
1 year (2016). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/4/16.
1 year (2015). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/5/15.
1 year (2014). Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 8/5/14.
Drafted by Chicago Cubs 2011 (1-9) (Arlington County Day HS, Jacksonville). $2.625M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
90^o	703	102	188	35	6	32	100	50	177	22	8	.293	.350	.516	126	53.0	SS -1, 3B 0	5.5
80^o	688	97	178	33	6	30	95	48	176	21	8	.283	.338	.497	120	45.5	SS -1, 3B 0	4.7
70^o	678	94	172	32	6	29	92	46	176	20	7	.277	.331	.487	116	40.3	SS -1, 3B 0	4.2
60^o	669	91	167	31	6	28	89	44	175	20	7	.272	.325	.478	112	35.9	SS -1, 3B 0	3.7
50^o	661	88	161	30	5	27	87	43	175	19	7	.265	.319	.464	109	31.9	SS -1, 3B 0	3.3
40^o	653	86	156	29	5	26	84	42	174	18	7	.260	.313	.454	106	28.0	SS -1, 3B 0	2.9
30^o	644	83	150	28	5	25	81	40	173	18	7	.253	.304	.443	102	23.9	SS -1, 3B 0	2.4
20^o	634	80	145	27	5	24	78	38	173	17	6	.247	.298	.433	98	19.3	SS -1, 3B 0	1.9
10^o	619	76	137	25	5	23	74	36	171	16	6	.239	.288	.420	92	13.1	SS -1, 3B 0	1.3
Weighted Mean	662	89	161	30	5	27	87	43	175	19	7	.264	.318	.463	109	32.4	SS -1, 3B 0	3.3

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2020-08-14 14:00:00 (link to chat)	I know he checks in very high on your recently released dynasty rankings, but what are your thoughts on Shohei Ohtani moving forward? Will he ever regain pitching form/Should Angels just let him hit? (Ben from Memphis )	First of two Ohtani questions. I do believe Ohtani regains his pitching form in time. Recovery from Tommy John surgery is complicated and different for each player. Since Ohtani continued to play and split his focus between hitting and recovery/pitching, his full recovery likely will take longer and look different than a normal pitcher. If, and when, he fully recovers, he has #1 overall upside as a two-way player, especially in daily leagues. Now, I do not think it is the end of the world if Ohtani does not recover as a pitcher. He really can hit. As a full-time hitter, who may profile well in right field (for example), Ohtani could hit something like .280/35/15, which is right up there with the likes of Javier Baez. There is plenty of risk with Ohtani. Always has been. The potential reward is sky high, however, and his strong hitting fallback does mitigate the risk, at least compared to other pitchers. Ultimately, Ohtani owners should not bemoan his inability to pitch at the moment because he still carries loads of value as a hitter, just not #1 overall type value. (Jesse Roche)
2020-04-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How has quarantine changed your thoughts on Wander Javier? What's his upside? (Dusty from Colorado)	A history of my Wander Javier chat takes: 1/24: As you well know, Wander Javier represents a dyad in the baseball force between Wander Franco and Javier Baez. Hence, the name. 2/14: His upside is such that all your tireless effort will be recognized throughout the industry and Dusty Colorado will be hailed as a prophet. 2/21: His upside is so high, I had to remove him from the Ceiling-Only Top 101 because it burned with the light of a thousand suns. And today . . . his upside is so high, he will still break minor league single season hitting records despite the shortened season. (Jesse Roche)
2020-01-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Welcome to baseball prospectus Jesse. As you know I've followed your work for some time. I'm a fan! Can I get your thoughts on Wander Javier and what's his upside? (Dusty from Colorado )	As you well know, Wander Javier represents a dyad in the baseball force between Wander Franco and Javier Baez. Hence, the name. (Jesse Roche)
2020-01-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Welcome to baseball prospectus Jesse. As you know I've followed your work for some time. I'm a fan! Can I get your thoughts on Wander Javier and what's his upside? (Dusty from Colorado )	As you well know, Wander Javier represents a dyad in the baseball force between Wander Franco and Javier Baez. Hence, the name. (Jesse Roche)
2018-08-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Cub fans all calling for Javier Baez to be MVP. He has been hitting really well and is a defensive wonder, but given your sabermetrics approach, how does baez look? (Bill from Madison)	NL MVP is pretty wide open this year. Our top 5 by WARP are Arenado, Carpenter, Goldschmidt, Freeman, Baez. B-Ref likes Cain, Carpenter, Baez, Freeman, Goldschmidt. FanGraphs has Carpenter, Goldscmidt, Cain, Arenado, Baez. And we're talking like half a win between first and fifth. So Baez looks really good, which is amazing, given his pretty bad contact skills. (I also think that you can make a pretty good MVP case for Nola, Scherzer, and deGrom, not that they have a chance.) (Rob Mains)

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