Javier Báez. Javy, Javy, Javy.
Well, there’s one thing for sure. If the Cubs do want him back after trading him to the Mets at the deadline, they know exactly what they are getting: A passionate player who plays (mostly) outstanding defense, hits for power, strikes out a ton and can make moves on the basepaths like no one else.
After a terrible pandemic season, Báez got off to a slow start in 2021 with the Cubs. On June 22 — oddly, just about the time the Cubs were beginning their epic collapse — Javy was hitting .