Javier Báez

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Team: Chicago Cubs (majors)

Born: December 1, 1992 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (9th) of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft.

High School: Arlington Country Day School (Jacksonville, FL)

Debut: August 5, 2014 (Age 21-247d, 18,323rd in MLB history)
vs. COL 6 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2014 season

2018 Contract Status: Signed thru 2018, 1 yr/$657k (18)

Service Time (01/2018): 2.089 • Arb Eligible: 2019 • Free Agent: 2022

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: Ednel Javier Baez

Nicknames: Javy or El Mago

Twitter: @javy23baez

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

5.8

11.5

AB

555

1734

R

248

H

163

464

BA

.294

.268

HR

RBI

105

263

SB

OBP

.328

.309

SLG

.566

.471

OPS

.893

.780

OPS+

129

103

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2011	18	CHC-min	Rk,A-	5	18	18	2	5	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	.278	.278	.389	.667		7	0	0	0	0	0		CBZ,BOI · ARIZ,NORW
2012	19	CHC-min	A,A+,Fal	94	381	350	59	98	15	6	20	62	27	5	16	83	.280	.331	.529	.859		185	5	12	0	3	1		PEO,DYT,MES · MIDW,FLOR,AZFL
2013	20	CHC-min	A+,AA	130	577	517	98	146	34	4	37	111	20	4	40	147	.282	.341	.578	.920		299	11	11	0	9	2		DYT,KNX · FLOR,SOUL
2014	21	CHC-min	AAA,FgW	115	483	431	68	111	27	2	25	87	18	8	39	151	.258	.321	.503	.824		217	14	5	0	8	3		IWA,SNT · PCL,PRWL
2014	21	CHC	NL	52	229	213	25	36	6	0	9	20	5	1	15	95	.169	.227	.324	.551	52	69	5	1	0	0	0	64
2015	22	CHC-min	AAA,FgW,Rk	89	387	345	59	109	18	2	15	72	19	5	29	88	.316	.383	.510	.894		176	7	10	1	2	0		IWA,SNT,CBZ · PCL,PRWL,ARIZ
2015	22	CHC	NL	28	80	76	4	22	6	0	1	4	1	2	4	24	.289	.325	.408	.733	102	31	0	0	0	0	1	45/63
2016	23	CHC-min	AAA	4	15	15	3	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	.267	.267	.467	.733		7	2	0	0	0	0		IWA · PCL
2016	23	CHC	NL	142	450	421	50	115	19	1	14	59	12	3	15	108	.273	.314	.423	.737	94	178	8	11	1	2	3	546/37
2017	24	CHC	NL	145	508	469	75	128	24	2	23	75	10	3	30	144	.273	.317	.480	.796	102	225	10	1	6	2	15	46/539
2018	25	CHC	NL	147	590	555	94	163	37	9	32	105	21	9	25	148	.294	.328	.566	.893	129	314	10	5	1	4	8	*465/3	AS
5 Yrs				514	1857	1734	248	464	92	12	79	263	49	18	89	519	.268	.309	.471	.780	103	817	33	18	8	8	27
162 Game Avg.				162	585	547	78	146	29	4	25	83	15	6	28	164	.268	.309	.471	.780	103	257	10	6	3	3	9

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Javier Báez

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Name + "Statistics" Translations

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