Javier Baez 2014 ROY-MVP-World Series MVP Thread

[Slaky]

Eh, that second one was a very Coors dong. If he does that at Wrigley with wind blowing in it's probably only going about 370 feet up some Chad's nostril.  

Homers at Coors don't count

[Saul Goodman]

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[Slaky]

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That is very cool however Gary Sheffield K and BB rates were off the charts insane (in a good way) and Javy's will be not so good.

[SKO]

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That is very cool however Gary Sheffield K and BB rates were off the charts insane (in a good way) and Javy's will be not so good.

Yeah, although most people I've seen making the Baez/Sheffield comp have said the same thing. Bat speed is not the same as plate approach. Plus Javy probably has more raw power than Sheffield, at least at the same age anyway, so hopefully the tradeoff is more homers earlier. Sheffield average 18 homers a year before 1999 and then 35 a year between 1999-2005 because chemicals.

[Quality Start Machine]

via BN via Reddit:

That is very cool however Gary Sheffield K and BB rates were off the charts insane (in a good way) and Javy's will be not so good.

Yeah, although most people I've seen making the Baez/Sheffield comp have said the same thing. Bat speed is not the same as plate approach. Plus Javy probably has more raw power than Sheffield, at least at the same age anyway, so hopefully the tradeoff is more homers earlier. Sheffield average 18 homers a year before 1999 and then 35 a year between 1999-2005 because chemicals.

Soler will be the guy with the insane K/BB totals. His minor league K rate is outstanding for someone with that much power.

[Saul Goodman]

That was a hell of an AB in the 6th inning.  Down 0-2, Odorizzi is trying to get him to chase, Baez refuses to swing at a high fastball.  Odorizzi bounces a change up there, it's 2-2.  Odorizzi throws a slider away, Baez checks his swing to go 3-2.  Along the way he's fouling off everything that could be called a strike including some tough splitters.  Finally Baez goads Odorizzi into challenging him with a fastball and he one-hops the wall in left field.  Masterful.

[CBStew]

In 37 at bats he is averaging .243, with 13 strikeouts and no walks. 

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/26572/baez-still-getting-into-swing-of-things?ex_cid=espnapi_public

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

In 37 at bats he is averaging .243, with 13 strikeouts and no walks. 

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/26572/baez-still-getting-into-swing-of-things?ex_cid=espnapi_public

Jesus, Stew.

[Slaky]

Wow - we're melting down over good prospects being bad and so-so prospects being worse.

I hate all of you.

[InternetApex]

Dong.

FY, All Of You.

[flannj]

Dong.

FY, All Of You.

Texting my kids with game updates hasn't been this much fun in quite some time.

Fuck yeah.

[CBStew]

In 37 at bats he is averaging .243, with 13 strikeouts and no walks. 

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/26572/baez-still-getting-into-swing-of-things?ex_cid=espnapi_public

Jesus, Stew.

Just saying that fewer than 50 at bats is a little early to vote him into the Hall of Fame.

[Quality Start Machine]

In 37 at bats he is averaging .243, with 13 strikeouts and no walks. 

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/26572/baez-still-getting-into-swing-of-things?ex_cid=espnapi_public

Baez has had an adjustment period following every promotion. This is why they brought him up now, when the games don't count as much. Next season he'll have it figured out when Soler and Rizzo - two guys who have hit the ground running at each level - show up.

[ChuckD]

In 37 at bats he is averaging .243, with 13 strikeouts and no walks. 

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/26572/baez-still-getting-into-swing-of-things?ex_cid=espnapi_public

Baez has had an adjustment period following every promotion. This is why they brought him up now, when the games don't count as much. Next season he'll have it figured out when Soler and Rizzo Bryant - two guys who have hit the ground running at each level - show up.

Fixed, I'm guessing.

[SKO]

I'm sorry but I don't think Fork needs to even excuse Baez to Stew by talking about his adjustment period. The guy's been fucking awesome since he got called up. Sure the lack of a walk sucks, but the strikeouts, and I cannot fucking stress this enough do not matter. They're just outs. If he'd shown a Pattersonian tendency to chase hopeless pitches, sure, and he's had a couple just plain bad at-bats, but for the most part I've seen a guy who sees a lot of pitches and sometimes misses them and sometimes hits them 500 feet. That is acceptable, because to this point it has added up to .878 OPS.