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I have to admit that I had not watched much of Báez in the minors. I kept up with the stats and saw a few highlight clips but that was it.
After getting a better look at him at the plate the last two days I have to say that his swing does remind me a bit of Jack Clark. He even shares the same uniform number as The Ripper.
Yep I mentioned that in my post above. I use The Score App on my phone and they have had Cabrera listed as today’s starter since last night.
I believe the Cubs are going with Edward Cabrera today. The righty will probably be a much stiffer challenge for Baez than what he faced yesterday.
Yesterday was a magical moment but I am trying to keep things in perspective. Baez has a lot of talent but he is going to struggle and go through the ups and downs with lots of K’s like Walker did. But at some point he has a good chance of being an everyday LF. Is he going to be the next Aaron Judge with the bat? Probably not but we should still celebrate what he did yesterday because we probably will never see it again in our lifetime.
Well he has the set the bar pretty high that is for sure…lol
No, we all know he is going to K a lot, especially against RH pitching, but today was still a lot of fun. And it couldn’t have happened against a better team.
That is a well worded statement Mike. People act like dynasties are new. From 1949 to 1964 either the Yankees or Dodgers were in the World Series every year but one. This has been going on for a long time.
Well said C27. The Cubs are a much better team than the Cards this year. Heck the Cubs may make it to the World Series. But over the next couple of years they and the Brewers are going to have to deal with the Cardinals. There are others in our minor league system that are on the way.
That was fun to watch. Even better than the Pujols 3HR game at Wrigley in 2004 and I saw that one in person.
I agree Mike. Despite Winn’s offensive woes I hope the Cards lock him up long term. That would be a dynamic duo up the middle for the next several years.
I’m not sure the NFL having a salary cap is really that beneficial for MLB. Did you know that in the last 25 years the AFC representative in the Super Bowl has been either the Patriots or the Chiefs 15 times! That isn’t much parity.
I guess you could say that at least it gives small markets like KC a chance to have a dynasty but if you think the championship is going to be determined by different teams each year then you will be disappointed because smart teams are going to rise up and do their thing. It turns out that drafting Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes was pretty smart.
The other side of that argument is that Crooks has probably hurt his trade value by his dismal results in STL but Bernal’s trade value is still high since he hasn’t had the opportunity to hurt his value yet.
Baez, Mathews, and Fitts are the only three on that list that I think will definitely be on the 2027 team.
Doyle hasn’t even been to AAA yet, Cijntje needs more time at AAA, Hjerpe has quite a history of injuries, and either Bernal or Crooks are likely to get traded before next season.
Despite 2026 being a bust Ramon Urias is actually a pretty good player, especially at that price point. I thought that was a good signing last winter. Unfortunately it hasn’t worked out because of the tennis elbow. I can speak from experience that tennis elbow is no joke. I have had it twice. Urias ended up dealing with it both arms which must have been really tough.
I would like to see him get some PT at 3B in September, and this may sound counterintuitive for a team focusing on youth, but I would consider picking up his very cheap option for next year. He is a former gold glover with some pop in the bat. You would like to hope he will be injury free next year.
willie, you are correct in that a lot of the public comments are probably a negotiating tactic, at least I hope so. I would like to think that Manfred and the owners are smart enough to know that they aren’t getting a hard salary cap but they know they have to stake out that hardcore position now in order to get the tougher CBT penalties.
Or maybe both sides are really delusional and we are looking at an opening day 2028.