Javy Baez isn’t getting beat by high fastballs anymore.
For example, here’s Javy striking out against a high heater later in 2017.
And here he is smacking another such pitch, albeit slower, up in the zone last week.
While these are just two single examples, more complete data indeed shows Javy might be on the verge of successfully adjusting to high pitches. The electric second baseman’s whiff rate is about 13 percentage points lower against all pitches up in the strike zone this season compared to last year.
Specifically, those up-and-in pitches aren’t getting past Javy’s quick hands right now, as illustrated below.