SS Javier 'El Mago' Baez #16
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/06/2029
 OA: 46 POT: 46
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SS JAVIER 'EL MAGO' BAEZ #16 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 40 45
Gap 45 50 45 45
Power 50 55 50 50
Eye 35 40 35 35
Avoid K's 35 40 35 35
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 35
Errors: - 65 45
Arm: 20 65 50
Turn DP: - 70 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 70 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Nothing ever uncommon about Javier.
High: Greed
Low: Leader
Birthday:12/01/1992
Born in:Bayamón, BAY
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 33 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:13 Years, 2 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2014 Chicago - MLB 21 52 213 36 6 0 9 20 25 15 1 0 95 5 1 .169 .227 .324 .551 56 53 -0.3
2015 Chicago - MLB 22 28 76 22 6 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 24 1 2 .289 .325 .408 .733 104 98 0.2
2016 Chicago - MLB 23 142 421 115 19 1 14 59 50 15 11 2 108 12 3 .273 .314 .423 .737 98 95 1.4
2017 Chicago - MLB 24 145 469 128 24 2 23 75 75 30 1 2 144 10 3 .273 .317 .480 .796 109 92 1.7
2018 Chicago - MLB 25 160 606 176 40 9 34 111 101 29 5 4 167 21 9 .290 .326 .554 .881 138 133 5.1
2019 Chicago - MLB 26 138 531 149 38 4 29 85 89 28 0 2 156 11 7 .281 .316 .531 .847 119 117 3.4
2020 Chicago - MLB 27 144 587 157 31 5 42 121 94 40 4 1 192 5 5 .267 .318 .552 .870 123 124 5.7
2021 Chicago - MLB 28 161 633 163 36 4 22 83 85 40 7 9 205 10 1 .258 .305 .431 .736 92 93 3.5
2022 Chicago - MLB 29 161 608 153 25 4 27 80 73 29 5 7 180 4 1 .252 .288 .439 .727 96 98 3.8
2023 Chicago - MLB 30 127 471 121 17 2 26 75 54 27 3 3 165 8 3 .257 .300 .467 .767 98 100 2.8
2024 Chicago - MLB 31 104 375 88 14 3 16 45 39 17 2 2 121 0 5 .235 .270 .416 .686 80 80 1.0
2024 St. Louis - MLB 31 49 177 39 12 0 3 20 18 11 1 0 58 2 0 .220 .270 .339 .609 66 59 0.2
2024 Total - MLB 31 153 552 127 26 3 19 65 57 28 3 2 179 2 5 .230 .270 .391 .661 76 73 1.2
2025 St. Louis - MLB 32 159 574 144 26 4 19 69 61 26 7 6 164 3 3 .251 .289 .409 .698 88 86 2.4
2027 Philadelphia - MLB 34 144 450 95 19 4 16 49 56 25 4 0 140 1 0 .211 .259 .378 .637 66 66 0.3
2028 Texas - MLB 35 67 237 51 8 1 6 26 19 13 2 0 86 1 0 .215 .262 .333 .595 61 57 -0.7
Total MLB 1781 6428 1637 321 43 287 922 843 349 53 38 2005 94 43 .255 .297 .452 .749 98 96 30.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2011 Chicago N (AZL) - R 18 3 12 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .333 .333 .500 .833 170 234 0.2
2011 Boise - A- 18 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 -28 -0.1
2012 Peoria - A 19 57 213 71 10 5 12 33 41 9 10 3 48 20 3 .333 .383 .596 .979 191 220 3.9
2012 Daytona - A+ 19 23 80 15 3 1 4 13 9 5 1 0 21 4 2 .188 .244 .400 .644 98 88 0.4
2012 Total - A+ 19 80 293 86 13 6 16 46 50 14 11 3 69 24 5 .294 .346 .543 .888 166 185 4.3
2013 Daytona - A+ 20 76 299 82 19 4 17 57 59 21 11 6 78 12 2 .274 .338 .535 .873 168 196 4.2
2013 Tennessee - AA 20 54 218 64 15 0 20 54 39 19 0 3 69 8 2 .294 .346 .638 .983 183 195 3.4
2014 Iowa - AAA 21 104 388 101 24 2 23 80 64 34 5 7 130 16 8 .260 .323 .510 .833 111 107 2.2
2015 Chicago N (AZL) - R 22 4 12 5 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .417 .533 .500 1.033 241 380 0.3
2015 Iowa - AAA 22 70 281 91 14 2 13 61 49 21 8 2 76 17 3 .324 .385 .527 .911 133 130 2.5
2016 Iowa - AAA 23 4 15 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 .267 .267 .467 .733 85 90 0.0
2017 Puerto Rico - TRN 24 7 27 8 1 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 5 4 0 .296 .345 .444 .789 100 104 0.1
2026 Memphis - AAA 33 9 36 10 3 0 2 5 5 4 0 0 12 0 0 .278 .350 .528 .878 124 126 0.4
2028 Nashville - AAA 35 57 231 57 12 3 6 25 35 10 0 1 52 1 0 .247 .277 .403 .679 74 64 -0.2
Total PCL 244 951 263 53 7 45 172 156 69 13 10 274 35 11 .277 .331 .489 .820 109 105
Total SL 54 218 64 15 0 20 54 39 19 0 3 69 8 2 .294 .346 .638 .983 183 195
Total FSL 99 379 97 22 5 21 70 68 26 12 6 99 16 4 .256 .319 .507 .826 154 174
Total MID 57 213 71 10 5 12 33 41 9 10 3 48 20 3 .333 .383 .596 .979 191 220
Total NWL 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 -28
Total AZL 7 24 9 3 0 0 1 5 1 2 0 2 3 0 .375 .444 .500 .944 209 315
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2015 Chicago - MLB 22 4 15 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 .333 .333 .533 .867 138 144 0.2
2016 Chicago - MLB 23 7 46 8 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 17 0 0 .174 .191 .304 .496 32 24 -0.3
2017 Chicago - MLB 24 5 26 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 11 2 0 .077 .143 .308 .451 16 7 0.2
2018 Chicago - MLB 25 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 .200 .333 .400 .733 102 105 0.5
2020 Chicago - MLB 27 4 15 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 .267 .250 .467 .717 83 75 2.1
2025 St. Louis - MLB 32 8 11 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636 72 68 1.2
Total MLB 29 118 23 2 0 6 13 13 4 0 1 44 6 0 .195 .220 .364 .584 55 49
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 Chicago - MLB 2B 25 25 60 51 18 116 5 .957 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Chicago - MLB SS 30 27 45 89 22 139 5 .964 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Chicago - MLB 2B 17 5 13 16 7 30 1 .967 59.2 4.37 0.0 .000
2015 Chicago - MLB 3B 11 6 5 19 1 25 1 .960 64.0 3.38 0.0 .000
2015 Chicago - MLB SS 8 5 7 14 3 21 0 1.000 45.0 4.20 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB 1B 6 2 18 4 1 22 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB 2B 59 38 88 127 23 221 6 .973 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB 3B 62 36 27 91 4 125 7 .944 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB SS 25 21 40 61 13 103 2 .981 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Chicago - MLB 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2017 Chicago - MLB 2B 80 56 105 132 33 241 4 .983 503.2 4.23 0.0 .000
2017 Chicago - MLB 3B 8 4 8 11 2 19 0 1.000 43.0 3.98 0.0 .000
2017 Chicago - MLB SS 73 67 91 165 39 267 11 .959 573.1 4.02 0.0 .000
2017 Chicago - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 0.0 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB 2B 104 75 163 204 60 373 6 .984 699.2 4.72 0.0 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB 3B 22 18 11 36 7 50 3 .940 142.2 2.96 0.0 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB SS 65 52 67 155 29 230 8 .965 462.2 4.32 0.0 .000
2019 Chicago - MLB 3B 1 1 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 0.0 .000
2019 Chicago - MLB SS 129 128 165 366 88 546 15 .973 1116.2 4.28 0.0 .000
2020 Chicago - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Chicago - MLB SS 143 141 189 391 74 590 10 .983 1263.1 4.13 +14.6 1.072
2021 Chicago - MLB SS 158 158 210 468 118 696 18 .974 1391.2 4.38 +8.8 1.064
2022 Chicago - MLB SS 155 154 197 421 93 627 9 .986 1386.0 4.01 +11.1 1.060
2023 Chicago - MLB SS 125 125 153 349 85 519 17 .967 1112.0 4.06 +4.1 1.041
2024 Chicago - MLB SS 103 102 121 254 57 385 10 .974 891.0 3.79 +2.8 1.005
2024 St. Louis - MLB SS 48 48 64 126 29 194 4 .979 417.2 4.09 +1.3 1.012
2025 St. Louis - MLB SS 154 153 200 412 73 627 15 .976 1349.1 4.08 +5.7 1.013
2026 Memphis - AAA SS 9 9 10 22 3 32 0 1.000 76.1 3.77 +0.6 1.065
2027 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 25 15 27 45 8 72 0 1.000 150.1 4.31 +1.5 1.093
2027 Philadelphia - MLB SS 119 116 127 327 58 475 21 .956 994.1 4.11 -1.6 .988
2028 Texas - MLB 2B 21 21 26 55 9 83 2 .976 184.0 3.96 +1.3 1.092
2028 Nashville - AAA 2B 40 40 104 116 35 222 2 .991 339.0 5.84 +1.1 1.054
2028 Texas - MLB 3B 7 6 3 7 0 11 1 .909 47.0 1.91 -1.1 .836
2028 Texas - MLB SS 40 37 56 98 29 160 6 .963 328.0 4.23 -4.2 .930
2028 Nashville - AAA SS 24 16 39 69 14 109 1 .991 148.1 6.55 -1.8 .997
TOTAL 1B 12 2 20 4 2 24 0 1.000 2.1 92.57 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 371 275 586 746 193 1358 26 .981 1936.1 6.19 +3.9 1.073
TOTAL 3B 111 71 56 167 14 235 12 .949 305.2 6.57 -1.1 .836
TOTAL SS 1408 1359 1781 3787 827 5720 152 .973 11555.2 4.34 +41.4 1.032
TOTAL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/2011 Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (9th) of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arlington Country Day School (Jacksonville, FL).
10/22/2016 Voted the 2016 NLCS Co-Most Valuable Player.
11/02/2016 Won the 2016 MLB World Series with the Chicago Cubs.
07/08/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/08/2018 Wins the 2018 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at 2B.
01/11/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,200,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
06/30/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/10/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $10,000,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
04/07/2020 Injured on 04/04/2020, diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss 2 weeks.
06/25/2020 Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 2 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R.
07/12/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/25/2020 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $110,000,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
11/03/2020 Wins the 2020 MLB NL Great Glove Award at SS.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 35 (35).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 30 (35).
04/18/2022 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 30 (30).
07/16/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/26/2023 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 4-5 weeks.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 30 (30).
05/23/2024 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for one week.
08/05/2024 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with 1B Ian Happ, in exchange for SS Angel Sauceda, CF Jim Whittington.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 30 (30).
09/03/2025 Injured (Mild hip strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/15/2025 Rejected the St. Louis Cardinals qualifying offer.
11/17/2025 Became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 30 (30).
07/01/2026 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,550,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
07/15/2026 Injured (Broken kneecap), out for 6 months.
11/23/2026 Became a free agent.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 35 (35).
02/09/2027 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,000,000 with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
04/20/2027 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
11/29/2027 Became a free agent.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 35 (35).
02/08/2028 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,200,000 with the Texas Rangers organization.
03/23/2028 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week.
04/14/2028 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for one week.
06/08/2028 Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/26/2028 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/30/2028 Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)),out for 4 months.
11/27/2028 Became a free agent.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (35).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2021 158 5
Year AB Rank
2018 606 8
2021 633 8
Year H Rank
2018 176 8
Year K Rank
2018 167 5
2020 192 10
2021 205 1
2024 179 9
Year TB Rank
2018 336 3
2020 324 9
Year 2B Rank
2018 40 6
2019 38 5
Year 3B Rank
2018 9 2
Year HR Rank
2018 34 7
2020 42 8
Year RBI Rank
2018 111 1
2020 121 3
Year R Rank
2018 101 8
Year IBB Rank
2017 15 2
Year SF Rank
2021 9 3
2022 7 5
Year EBH Rank
2018 83 2
2020 78 9
Year SLG Rank
2018 .554 4
Year RC Rank
2018 105.50 10
Year ISO Rank
2018 .264 6
2020 .284 8
Year WAR Rank
2018 4.7 6
2020 5.5 9
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