Tryptamine 927 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 After a really poor first month or so Baez is rebounding nicely. He's 5/5 so far tonight with 3 2B and his 9th HR pushing his OPS up to .840. He and Soler both seem likely to see AA in the not to distant future. Link to post Share on other sites
Tryptamine 927 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 2 HR so far tonight brings him up to 11 on the year and an .872 OPS. Even if he can't stick at SS that bat is going to be able to play anywhere. Link to post Share on other sites
Tryptamine 927 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Make that 3HR so far tonight and 12 on the year. Link to post Share on other sites
Sergeant Arms 16 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 What are the chances he stays at SS? With the Cubs drafting Kris Byrant, it seems 3B would be out of the question. Would be a waste if he gets moved to the OF. Starlin Castro trade? Link to post Share on other sites
Tryptamine 927 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 What are the chances he stays at SS? With the Cubs drafting Kris Byrant, it seems 3B would be out of the question. Would be a waste if he gets moved to the OF. Starlin Castro trade? 2B is most likely. An infield of Rizzo, Baez, Castro and Bryant sounds rather nice. Link to post Share on other sites
landobate 30 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 What are the chances he stays at SS? With the Cubs drafting Kris Byrant, it seems 3B would be out of the question. Would be a waste if he gets moved to the OF. Starlin Castro trade? 2B is most likely. An infield of Rizzo, Baez, Castro and Bryant sounds rather nice. I have always thought Castro would be a great CF. He is too careless in the infield. Maybe they move him soon if the errors keep piling up... Link to post Share on other sites
landobate 30 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Make it 4 HRs tonight and 13 on the year. EDIT: Just noticed he made his 26th error of the night. Yikes! That bat is for real though Link to post Share on other sites
Posting In The Clutch 1,920 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Make it 4 HRs tonight and 13 on the year. Kid is special. Link to post Share on other sites
Tryptamine 927 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Make it 4 HRs tonight and 13 on the year. EDIT: Just noticed he made his 26th error of the night. Yikes! That bat is for real though I'm not going to defend Baez too much, but his 1B Geiger is just atrocious defensively. Give him a remotely capable 1B and you probably remove at least half a dozen of those. Even so, he's not going to stick at SS, but 3B/2B are still likely. Link to post Share on other sites
Sergeant Arms 16 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Wowza. Link to post Share on other sites
AdamAE24 4 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Hopefully a 2B with a Big Stick. Link to post Share on other sites
Tryptamine 927 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 5th highest OPS in the FSL now. Not bad for a guy who is likely to be able to stick up the middle. AA is imminent. Link to post Share on other sites
Sergeant Arms 16 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I was down on Baez for the longest time. It's amazing what one historic game can do, haha. Link to post Share on other sites
Sonny_D 1,976 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Make it 4 HRs tonight and 13 on the year. EDIT: 26th error of the night. Yikes! Yikes is right. That's a lot of errors for one night!! Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew 259 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 What's really encouraging is that strikeout rate drop the past month. Link to post Share on other sites
lospantalones 61 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 My guess if Castro doesn't get traded, Baez goes to outfield. Alcantara is my bet to replace Barney at second. You'll see him on lots of top 100 prospect lists after the season. Link to post Share on other sites
mjk356 4,553 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 He has big-time bat speed, but I think he is going to be in for a huge adjustment when he gets to the majors. He has 25 BBs in 589 minor league PAs. Having read scouting reports on him, the dude swings at everything. It will be interesting to see how he adjusts as he reaches AA and higher. Guys like Baez, who really like to swing it, will continually be tested as they face more advanced pitching. Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Lee Jones 614 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Holy mary mother of god! Link to post Share on other sites
Tryptamine 927 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Just another HR for Baez. That gives him 16 and ties him for the league lead with recently promoted Miguel Sano. Even better news is that he's taking a lot more walks lately. Link to post Share on other sites
MJG44 98 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 This kid is a beast...So excited for the Cubs future. Link to post Share on other sites
Tryptamine 927 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Promoted to AA. Link to post Share on other sites
2445ricardo 152 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 I hope we get to see him playing in this year's Futures Game. Link to post Share on other sites
Posting In The Clutch 1,920 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Promoted to AA. If he does well in AA, he might have a shot at making the team out of Spring Training. I hope the Cubs call him up at some point next year. Link to post Share on other sites
grimsfield 922 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 can't believe this guy plays SS. I'm in love. Link to post Share on other sites
Tryptamine 927 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 HR in his first AA at bat Link to post Share on other sites
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