SS Javier 'El Mago' Baez #28
Iowa Cubs (CHC) IL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
01/27/2025
 OA: 40 POT: 40
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SS JAVIER 'EL MAGO' BAEZ #28 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
138 447 102 16 1 12 50 20 109 .228 .272 .349 2 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 40
Gap 45 45 40 45
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 45 50 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 40
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: 20 60 60
Turn DP: - 60 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/2024 @ GWI Loss, 5-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/2024 @ GWI Win, 5-4 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/27/2024 @ GWI Loss, 6-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2024 @ GWI Loss, 0-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2024 @ GWI Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2024 MEM Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/21/2024 MEM Win, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2024 MEM Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/2024 MEM Win, 7-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/18/2024 MEM Win, 7-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is a max effort guy.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:12/01/1992
Born in:Bayamón, BAY
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 8 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 8 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 138 447 102 16 1 12 50 46 20 109 .228 .272 .349 .621 .268 .121 56
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 489 8 0 0 19 11 3 156 29 2 0 100.0 39.0 2.78 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   144 36 8 0 4 16 15 9 33 2 1 1 .250 .295 .389 .684
Versus Right   303 66 8 1 8 34 31 11 76 1 10 7 .218 .261 .330 .591
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   69 12 0 0 2 6 4 3 18 1 1 2 .174 .227 .261 .488
May   84 23 4 1 6 21 15 4 20 1 2 2 .274 .319 .560 .878
June   85 23 5 0 2 8 10 4 23 1 0 3 .271 .323 .400 .723
July   75 16 6 0 0 3 6 2 15 0 1 0 .213 .234 .293 .527
August   69 20 1 0 2 9 8 4 12 0 4 1 .290 .338 .391 .729
September   65 8 0 0 0 3 3 3 21 0 3 0 .123 .162 .123 .285
Last Year   447 102 16 1 12 50 46 20 109 3 11 8 .228 .272 .349 .621
Career   1131 298 54 5 49 192 162 75 277 12 12 21 .263 .318 .450 .768
Home   227 46 4 1 5 22 21 13 61 0 4 5 .203 .261 .295 .556
Road   220 56 12 0 7 28 25 7 48 3 7 3 .255 .283 .405 .688
Grass   447 102 16 1 12 50 46 20 109 3 11 8 .228 .272 .349 .621
Day   117 28 1 0 4 16 13 7 25 1 6 1 .239 .286 .350 .636
Night   330 74 15 1 8 34 33 13 84 2 5 7 .224 .267 .348 .616
As Starter   441 100 16 1 12 48 46 19 109 3 11 8 .227 .270 .349 .619
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
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 58 54 -0.1
2015 Chicago - MLB 22 28 76 22 6 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 24 1 2 .289 .325 .408 .733 106 99 0.2
2016 Chicago - MLB 23 142 421 115 19 1 14 59 50 15 11 2 108 12 3 .273 .314 .423 .737 100 97 1.7
2017 Chicago - MLB 24 145 469 128 24 2 23 75 75 30 1 2 144 10 3 .273 .317 .480 .796 111 94 1.6
2018 Chicago - MLB 25 160 606 176 40 9 34 111 101 29 5 4 167 21 9 .290 .326 .554 .881 140 135 5.3
2019 Chicago - MLB 26 138 531 149 38 4 29 85 89 28 0 2 156 11 7 .281 .316 .531 .847 121 118 3.5
2020 Chicago - MLB 27 59 222 45 9 1 8 24 27 7 4 2 75 3 0 .203 .238 .360 .599 59 57 -0.2
2021 New York - MLB 28 47 167 50 9 0 9 22 32 13 6 0 53 5 2 .299 .371 .515 .886 143 142 1.7
2021 Chicago - MLB 28 91 335 83 9 2 22 65 48 15 7 3 131 13 3 .248 .292 .484 .775 111 109 2.1
2021 Total - MLB 28 138 502 133 18 2 31 87 80 28 13 3 184 18 5 .265 .319 .494 .813 122 120 3.8
2022 Detroit - MLB 29 144 555 132 27 4 17 67 64 26 6 3 147 9 2 .238 .278 .393 .671 90 87 1.7
2023 New York - MLB 30 23 24 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .250 .280 .250 .530 44 39 -0.1
Total MLB 1029 3619 942 187 23 166 533 516 183 41 18 1102 91 32 .260 .302 .462 .764 107 102 17.4
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 (ACL) - R 18 3 12 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .333 .333 .500 .833 105 101 0.1
2011 Total - A- 18 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 100 -6 -0.1
2012 Total - A 19 57 213 71 10 5 12 33 41 9 10 3 48 20 3 .333 .383 .596 .979 154 148 2.7
2012 South Bend - A+ 19 23 80 15 3 1 4 13 9 5 1 0 21 4 2 .188 .244 .400 .644 64 65 -0.0
2012 Total - A+ 19 80 293 86 13 6 16 46 50 14 11 3 69 24 5 .294 .346 .543 .888 130 126 2.7
2013 South Bend - A+ 20 76 299 82 19 4 17 57 59 21 11 6 66 12 2 .274 .338 .535 .873 123 119 2.2
2013 Tennessee - AA 20 54 218 64 15 0 20 54 39 19 0 3 48 8 2 .294 .346 .638 .983 155 148 2.5
2014 Iowa - AAA 21 104 388 101 24 2 23 80 64 34 5 7 88 16 8 .260 .323 .510 .833 116 113 2.7
2015 Chicago N (ACL) - R 22 4 12 5 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .417 .533 .500 1.033 156 148 0.2
2015 Iowa - AAA 22 70 281 91 14 2 13 61 49 21 8 2 76 17 3 .324 .385 .527 .911 138 137 2.9
2016 Iowa - AAA 23 4 15 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 .267 .267 .467 .733 89 92 0.1
2017 Total - 24 7 27 8 1 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 5 4 0 .296 .345 .444 .789 100 100 0.1
2024 Iowa - AAA 31 138 447 102 16 1 12 50 46 20 8 3 109 2 0 .228 .272 .349 .621 62 56 0.4
Total IL 316 1131 298 54 5 49 192 162 75 21 12 277 36 11 .263 .318 .450 .768 100 96
Total SL 54 218 64 15 0 20 54 39 19 0 3 48 8 2 .294 .346 .638 .983 155 148
Total MWL 99 379 97 22 5 21 70 68 26 12 6 87 16 4 .256 .319 .507 .826 111 108
Total CAL 57 213 71 10 5 12 33 41 9 10 3 48 20 3 .333 .383 .596 .979 154 148
Total NWL 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 100 -6
Total ACL 7 24 9 3 0 0 1 5 1 2 0 2 3 0 .375 .444 .500 .944 133 127
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 .867 140 145 0.2
2016 Chicago - MLB 23 7 46 8 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 17 0 0 .174 .191 .304 .496 33 24 -0.0
2017 Chicago - MLB 24 5 26 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 11 2 0 .077 .143 .308 .451 17 8 0.0
2018 Chicago - MLB 25 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 .200 .333 .400 .733 104 106 0.5
2020 Chicago - MLB 27 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -32 -38 0.1
Total MLB 19 100 17 1 0 5 9 9 4 0 0 37 5 0 .170 .202 .330 .532 43 37
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 .957 210.0 4.76 0.0 .000
2014 Chicago - MLB SS 30 27 45 89 22 139 5 .964 255.0 4.73 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 21.0 9.43 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB 2B 59 38 88 127 23 221 6 .973 383.0 5.05 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB 3B 62 36 27 91 4 125 7 .944 370.2 2.87 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB SS 25 21 40 61 13 103 2 .981 194.0 4.69 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 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
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 SS 56 56 86 159 34 253 8 .968 469.1 4.70 0.0 .000
2020 Chicago - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 New York - MLB 2B 35 32 58 64 18 126 4 .968 285.2 3.84 0.0 .000
2021 Chicago - MLB SS 88 86 134 240 51 392 18 .954 742.1 4.53 0.0 .000
2021 New York - MLB SS 12 12 18 23 2 43 2 .953 92.1 4.00 0.0 .000
2022 Detroit - MLB SS 133 132 187 354 76 567 26 .954 1122.2 4.34 0.0 .000
2023 New York - MLB SS 19 5 8 21 4 30 1 .967 63.2 4.10 -0.1 .969
2024 Iowa - AAA SS 137 130 163 365 94 538 10 .981 1167.1 4.07 +7.8 1.055
TOTAL 1B 12 2 20 4 2 24 0 1.000 23.1 9.26 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 320 231 487 594 159 1107 26 .977 2141.2 4.54 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 104 65 53 160 14 224 11 .951 629.1 3.05 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 775 721 1011 2012 455 3129 106 .966 6304.1 4.32 +7.6 1.050
TOTAL LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 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.
11/03/2020 Wins the 2020 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at SS.
07/30/2021 Traded by the Chicago Cubs with RHP Trevor Williams and cash to the New York Mets for CF Pete Crow-Armstrong.
11/03/2021 Granted Free Agency.
12/01/2021 Signed by the Detroit Tigers as a free agent.
04/26/2023 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,200,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
08/28/2023 Released by the New York Yankees.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
02/09/2024 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2020 56 10
Year AB Rank
2018 606 8
2020 222 8
Year H Rank
2018 176 8
Year K Rank
2018 167 5
2020 75 3
2021 184 1
Year TB Rank
2018 336 3
Year 2B Rank
2018 40 6
2019 38 5
Year 3B Rank
2018 9 2
2022 4 9
Year HR Rank
2018 34 7
Year SB Rank
2021 18 9
Year RBI Rank
2018 111 1
Year R Rank
2018 101 8
Year IBB Rank
2017 15 2
Year HP Rank
2021 13 8
Year EBH Rank
2018 83 2
Year SLG Rank
2018 .554 4
Year RC Rank
2018 105.50 10
Year ISO Rank
2018 .264 6
Year WAR Rank
2018 5.3 7
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