Despite being traded during Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer’s summer sell-off in 2021, Javier Báez still has the city on his mind, writes PWSullivan.
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It’s hard to imagine, but nearly 12 years have passed since former Cubs general manager Jim Hendry drafted Báez with the No. 9 pick of the 2011 draft. In his last act as GM, Hendry signed Baez to a $2.7 million bonus. Four days later, the Cubs announced Hendry had been fired three weeks earlier but they let him stick around to finish signing his final draft class.
“He’s going to put up good numbers. He’s going to be a good player for us. Just let him go out there and let his ability shine. That’s the most important thing.” Sox fans still consider Báez an enemy and boo him every time he steps to the plate. It’s something he doesn’t mind and seemed to egg on. After a 96-loss season in 2022, the Tigers started poorly again, and Báez was hitting .100 on April 13 when he had a particularly bad day. In a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, he was slow getting out of the box while watching a ball he thought was a home run and wound up on second. One batter later he was doubled off on Akil Baddoo’s lineout when he forgot the number of outs.Advertisement
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