When Dexter Fowler manned center field and held the leadoff spot for the Chicago Cubs, a familiar phrase could be heard coming from the bleachers at Wrigley Field.
“You go, we go!”
Now, it applies to Javier Baez. When El Mago is magical, the Cubs, more or less, win ball games. When he struggles, the whole team follows suit. From August (the team’s best month in terms of winning percentage) to September, Baez’s OPS dropped a full 200 points. Sure, September is far from over, but that is a stark contrast.
He’s well on-pace to strike out more this month than at any other point this year.