Can we find a way to clone Javy Baez? Like, quickly?
Ideally, that would be the Cubs’ best option for some of their roster problems in the middle infield. Just have Javy at both shortstop and second base. There’s a great argument to make for keeping him at short, where he is an elite defender with a Herculean arm. However, that description also fits at second, where his lightning-fast tags are part of what makes him so much better than the average player.
For now, the Cubs are heading into 2019 with Javy penciled in at shortstop to start the year.