Dude he's a FUCKING MONSTER with runners on and especially in scoring position. I wonder if the heat of the moment/weight of it causes him to not be able to over think and in turn just be able to preform
@@User-b9q2z with RISP the benefit of putting the ball in play is higher relative to a walk than when the bases are empty. There are productive outs, and even if you put a bad pitch in play and it does nothing it’s still more defensible than when the bases are empty. For a guy like Baez, that probably takes a lot of pressure off.
I do find it amazing how Baez has fallen so far off a cliff with his hyper aggresive approach while Salvador Perez has managed to thrive with it. I understand the pressure to hit for a catcher isn't the same as it is for an infielder but it's amazing how their peak years are so similar. Peak Baez (17-21): .271/.312/.503 (.815 OPS), 111 OPS+, 162 game averages of 32 HR 97 RBI Peak Salvy (17-now): .266/.305/.487 (.791 OPS), 112 OPS+, 162 game averages of 35 HR 107 RBI
Really insightful comment and it’s an example of why I do think some approaches are uncoachable yet should remain untouched. No one in their right mind should teach their player to be like Javy Baez or Salvador Perez. Salvy has had wild year to year differences but has remained largely effective BECAUSE he’s held steady at being hyper aggressive while Javy attempted to transform into a different player and flailed as a result.
Baez batted ball stats are middling. When salvy makes contact you hear it but as much free swinging Baez does he’s more equivalent to the metrics of a Miguel Rojas when he actually makes contact if anything ( for his tigers tenure )
@@nomorefielders Publically he’d never say this because Salvy is 300lbs of cherubic demeanor and power, but his approach was essentially forged knowing that if he doesn’t get a hit (I.e. walks) he knows the guy behind him (ex. Hunter Dozier, Lucas Duda, Maikel Franco, Nick Pratto, MJ Melendez)ain’t doing anything productive. IMO both these guys are natural 6-hole hitters (good power and average but lacks OBP consistency) but one adapted to being THE GUY better than the other.
A motivated Baez is a good MLB player. 2021 was a perfect storm for Javy. Playing alongside his best friend and playing for a contract at the end of the season catapulted him into a difference maker not only with the glove but with the bat. I truly believe if Javy were to get traded to a contending team, he would be a productive player again.
No competitive team would want him as it is right now. Any trade he’ll get will be the same situation as the Tigers: a mid team looking for a star to take them up. Javy is simply not that guy.
@@Garvey-vm3qt I know and I agree. No team should take the risk because he isn’t “the guy”, he’s a complimentary player on a good team that can provide good solid defense and potentially a spark like he did with the Mets.
It hurts especially as a Tigers fan who was excited about the signing as at the time it seemed like a huge upgrade over the Willi/Harold Castro tandem and should've provided a much needed offensive boost
Why don't the Tigers try batting him in the cleanup spot? Despite only hitting .183 he is only 4 RBIs behind the team lead. He hits .390 with runners in scoring position versus only .124 with nobody on. In case you think that's a fluke he is hitting .316 with runners in scoring position since joining the Tigers in 2022. The Tigers have only batted him in batting positions 6 through 9 in 2024. I think it's worth a shot if they batted him anywhere from 3-5 in the order as he would get more chances with runners in scoring position and it might boost his confidence and production.
It's so fucking weird man. Like he strikes out LESS with Detroit than he did with the Cubs, but it's like he traded off some of his K rate, to increase his contact rate a bit at a massive expense to his power. How the fuck did he manage to make such unsustainable methods work well for so long but he gets to Detroit and the wheels fall off? I'm chalking his fall off to the expression "Can't have shit in Detroit." I look forward to him hitting 30 homers for the Dodgers playing on the vet minimum in a few years
it’s not weird, like you said.. “ can’t have shit in detroit” and that’s exactly it. he just doesn’t want to be here and it shows in the way he carries himself on the field.
As a Cubs fan I think him leaving Chicago hurt more than anything. He needs the fans. We loved him and he loved the fans. He fed off of that energy. You can't get that in New York, or Detroit.
This reminds me of jerry hadley. A tenor with a great voice, but as he developed his technique was changed by coaches who wanted him to fill a certain role. Those technique changes ruined his voice, which ruined his career, and he committed harakiri. Sometimes you actually literally need to tell your coaches to f off
There is very few players who get their bag and are ok with being trash. Most people in life want to do good at their job. Yes there is athletes like this, Albert Haynesworth is a great example, Javy does not seem like him. Players like Javy have commented about depression when they go through stuff like this.
This is such a weird take for people who made it to professional sports. Like "Hey, I dedicated 20 of my 27 years on this earth to this game and since I'm now rich I'm going to feel fulfillment from money and not the thing I love. fuck off now please and thanks." like?
People that baez problems are mental or confidence dont know baseball very well, its purely mechanical. The 2 -3 bat twirls over his head during the swing make it impossible to hit well. It makes for a convoluted long swing causing the need to commit early to swing. The reason he got away with this earlier in his career was younger players have better batspeed and reflexes. Typically in late 20s these skills erode and necessitate better, simpler, shorter hitting mechanics. The chickens have come home to roost with his poor mechanics. Nobody on the planet can hit todays MLB pitching with its velo. Getting down to the brass tacks mechanically- the bottom of the bat needs to point to the pitcher as soon as possible- Baez instead points the top of the bat at the pitcher with his bat twirls well before swinging forward. If hes interested in staying in Detroit he needs to change his swing if he wants to move to miami for example dont change anything and get cut from team, move to Miami and then change his swing. Regarding good stretches of hitting its just guessing right on pitches occasionally.
I wanted him to be a hall of famer so badly. Not only is that not going to happen, he's so close to being demoted to the minors I worry he won't be around much longer in MLB at this point.
Thank god the Phillies didn't sign him or bryant. They were heavy after Bryant with Alec Bohn waiting in the minors. Our SS/3B with Bohm and turner at their age is going be tops in the MLB for years. Imagine Javier playing that lazy baseball in Philly
I got back into baseball again last year and only knew Baez as the guy who was nice on the infield but was rancid at the plate. Seeing him blast balls in my other favorite team's uniform blew my mind. Did not know he had it in him. Sounds like he needs to get hungry for competition again. I know my Tigers aren't amazing, but he could be the guy who sparks something to get them going. There's a lot of potential in that club and I want that Baez I saw smashing wild pitches like Vladdy G to show up again. Also the direct look at the camera for the "What else are friends for?" bit got me good. Love the channel man.
I’m a Phillies fan primarily and a Tigers fan second and I wanted the Mets to screw up and resign Baez so bad. I used to be a Tigers fan but stupidity like this made me quit them. A Baez highlight reel makes you think, is this guy incredible or what? A Baez lowlight reel has you thinking, how is he in the league swinging at pitches that hit the ground four feet in front of him?
Such a fun baseball player. Always an amazing defensive player and average hitter, but now he is mentally screwed. Just like Justin Fields, athleticism is there but mentally not there
I think what happened is more of… well: Baseball is getting more statistically advanced every year and these days flailing sluggers like Javy are fading away because pitchers know how to pitch to them. His approach has never changed sure he’s “older” but he’s only 31. And I don’t think he’s got rich and doesn’t care anymore, I doubt that… just his breed of hitters aren’t as good/aren’t good enough for the bigs anymore. (Edit: I also think he got really comfortable with Wrigley and the kind folks over there, and he couldn’t adapt to different home)
The thing is he was such a good defender he doesn't need to be a league avg hitter to be a good player. And defense shouldn't fade like this. So either hes hurt or hes really got the yips
0:38 this was by far the stupidest play I've ever seen at the major league level. It's not like Baez did anything amazing, Will Craig just literally forgot one of the simplest rules in baseball.
Tbf I’ve never seen a runner retreat to home plate down the first base line. I’d say the play was 60% Craig forgetting how to play baseball but 40% Javy doing something so out of convention that it broke his opponent’s brain.
Javy is also negative DRS. And the only reason he isn't sitting on the bench is because his ONLY replacement is Zack McKinstry who is an outfielder that can moonlight at SS once a month (watch the June 4th game against the Rangers).
He’s no longer in a lineup with Bryants Rizzo Bryant Schwarber Contreras etc. Without clogged base paths pitchers no longer hae to give him pitches in the zone to the point he’ll swing at pick off attempts.
Even if he did take the same approach as in Chicago you have to look at what lineup he was apart of. Pitchers knew he would swing at anything but the couldn't afford to walk him with such a deep lineup so they attacked and he took advantage. On the Tigers they don't even have to enter the zone against him, if he was the same hitter in Chicago he would be better but I don't think we'd be talking about a star player.
Javy Baez has always been like this with chasing pitches, took the league a few years to figure it out but even in his Cubs days you could throw him nothing but down and away sliders and he would strike himself out before taking a walk
I remember Joe Maddon saying something a long the lines of, "I don't want to couch these guys out of doing they do naturally well". Basically, trying to tinker and perfect the players might do the opposite. Maybe he saw that trying to get Javy to be something he wasn't would rob him of what made him special. Looks like he might have been right.
Javy Baez is the SS- known as the worlds toughest position- on a playoff team who has this year's Cy Young. There are a grip of STARTING shortstops in MLB today where either of those achievements would be IMPOSSIBLE due their weak run prevention skills. And beyond that Javy Baez is a superstar- or at the very least a bonafide star in a landscape of the relatively boring baseball personalities that exist in 2024. Major League Baseball has REAL problems and they don't include Javy Baez and most importantly: Rob Manfred ain't got the answers
Javy Baez is the SS- known as the worlds toughest position- on a 2024 playoff team who have this year's Cy Young. There are a grip of STARTING shortstops in MLB today where either of those achievements would be IMPOSSIBLE due their weak run prevention skills. And beyond that Javy Baez is a superstar- or at the very least a bonafide star in a landscape of the relatively boring baseball personalities that exist in 2024. Major League Baseball has REAL problems and they don't include Javy Baez and most importantly: Rob Manfred ain't got the answers
I honestly think he’d go back to being a good player if traded to the Cubs. He’s still incredibly skilled. I rly think he j needs a vibe shift. He’s genuinely a good dude. This gotta be a mental health thing or something, his world beating skill didn’t just vanish..
Every Tigers fan out there: "why the hell did we pay him that much." Me also a Tigers fan: "pain." edit: feels weird as hell seeing a player that had high highs, then just crash and burn after moving in another org.
It’ll come out in July. I had some writer’s block trying to tie everything together. I was gonna work on it next, but due to some matters behind the scenes, I’m having to push it back to July.
I refuse to believe anything other than he got his bag and just straight up stopped trying. I fully believe he's capable of being the player he was with the cubs if he wants, but he never will. Poor tigers
I thought I was the only one that noticed a change of attitude/approach specially in his batting stance. He’s always been a bad ball hitter he just lost his confidence.
Báez was never that great of a player and was seriously overrated during his "good" years. He has always been undisciplined and impatient but was buoyed up by raw athleticism. Some flashy defense and good luck at the plate tricked everyone into thinking he was a better player than he was. Nothing "happened to him," his performance just regressed to the level of the player he always truly was.
He needs to ask Dion Waiters for advice. Go 0-30, not 0-9. Don’t lose confidence. Don’t stop shooting.
Javier Báez is truly worthy of an emergency therapy session
Someone showed me Javy’s splits with the bases empty vs runners in scoring position in 2024 and I almost cried
.345 Ops vs .939 Ops 💔💔
Dude he's a FUCKING MONSTER with runners on and especially in scoring position. I wonder if the heat of the moment/weight of it causes him to not be able to over think and in turn just be able to preform
@@Dezzyyyit's almost like he tries when there's runners on but not when there aren't lmao
Low and mid leverage splits with risp 🥵
@@User-b9q2z with RISP the benefit of putting the ball in play is higher relative to a walk than when the bases are empty. There are productive outs, and even if you put a bad pitch in play and it does nothing it’s still more defensible than when the bases are empty. For a guy like Baez, that probably takes a lot of pressure off.
I do find it amazing how Baez has fallen so far off a cliff with his hyper aggresive approach while Salvador Perez has managed to thrive with it. I understand the pressure to hit for a catcher isn't the same as it is for an infielder but it's amazing how their peak years are so similar.
Peak Baez (17-21): .271/.312/.503 (.815 OPS), 111 OPS+, 162 game averages of 32 HR 97 RBI
Peak Salvy (17-now): .266/.305/.487 (.791 OPS), 112 OPS+, 162 game averages of 35 HR 107 RBI
Really insightful comment and it’s an example of why I do think some approaches are uncoachable yet should remain untouched. No one in their right mind should teach their player to be like Javy Baez or Salvador Perez. Salvy has had wild year to year differences but has remained largely effective BECAUSE he’s held steady at being hyper aggressive while Javy attempted to transform into a different player and flailed as a result.
Baez batted ball stats are middling. When salvy makes contact you hear it but as much free swinging Baez does he’s more equivalent to the metrics of a Miguel Rojas when he actually makes contact if anything ( for his tigers tenure )
@@nomorefielders Publically he’d never say this because Salvy is 300lbs of cherubic demeanor and power, but his approach was essentially forged knowing that if he doesn’t get a hit (I.e. walks) he knows the guy behind him (ex. Hunter Dozier, Lucas Duda, Maikel Franco, Nick Pratto, MJ Melendez)ain’t doing anything productive.
IMO both these guys are natural 6-hole hitters (good power and average but lacks OBP consistency) but one adapted to being THE GUY better than the other.
Are you saying the pressure for a catcher to hit is greater or less than that of an infielder?
Are you saying the pressure for a catcher to hit is greater or less than that of an infielder?
A motivated Baez is a good MLB player. 2021 was a perfect storm for Javy. Playing alongside his best friend and playing for a contract at the end of the season catapulted him into a difference maker not only with the glove but with the bat. I truly believe if Javy were to get traded to a contending team, he would be a productive player again.
No competitive team would want him as it is right now. Any trade he’ll get will be the same situation as the Tigers: a mid team looking for a star to take them up. Javy is simply not that guy.
the tigers are literally 31-31 as you made this comment
To translate, he half-asses it when it doesn't "matter" enough. Not exactly team leader material.
@@Garvey-vm3qt I know and I agree. No team should take the risk because he isn’t “the guy”, he’s a complimentary player on a good team that can provide good solid defense and potentially a spark like he did with the Mets.
@@999spot5 Imagine if Baez was playing decent. They would be a winning ball club right now
How come literally all these dudes who do baseball videos HAVE THE SAME EXACT VOICE
It’s funny bc for so long I used to think my voice sounded weird and stood out in a bad way, so thank you for the compliment even if unintended.
@@nomorefielders good answer. Very professional. You are definitely a youtuber!
He said they all sound the same, he didn't say they don't sound weird
It hurts especially as a Tigers fan who was excited about the signing as at the time it seemed like a huge upgrade over the Willi/Harold Castro tandem and should've provided a much needed offensive boost
Why don't the Tigers try batting him in the cleanup spot? Despite only hitting .183 he is only 4 RBIs behind the team lead. He hits .390 with runners in scoring position versus only .124 with nobody on. In case you think that's a fluke he is hitting .316 with runners in scoring position since joining the Tigers in 2022. The Tigers have only batted him in batting positions 6 through 9 in 2024. I think it's worth a shot if they batted him anywhere from 3-5 in the order as he would get more chances with runners in scoring position and it might boost his confidence and production.
Love your content man keep grinding
Thank you! Your support means a lot
What’s kind of hilarious as a Tigers fan (and by hilarious I mean sad) is that he truly is the exact opposite of what Scott Harris wants in a hitter.
And now they’re stuck together like a dysfunctional sitcom family
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It's so fucking weird man. Like he strikes out LESS with Detroit than he did with the Cubs, but it's like he traded off some of his K rate, to increase his contact rate a bit at a massive expense to his power. How the fuck did he manage to make such unsustainable methods work well for so long but he gets to Detroit and the wheels fall off? I'm chalking his fall off to the expression "Can't have shit in Detroit." I look forward to him hitting 30 homers for the Dodgers playing on the vet minimum in a few years
it’s not weird, like you said.. “ can’t have shit in detroit” and that’s exactly it. he just doesn’t want to be here and it shows in the way he carries himself on the field.
Guy will be in KBO next year
That was quite an expension therapy session...
It’s a tough world out there for those who aren’t covered
As a Cubs fan I think him leaving Chicago hurt more than anything. He needs the fans. We loved him and he loved the fans. He fed off of that energy. You can't get that in New York, or Detroit.
This reminds me of jerry hadley. A tenor with a great voice, but as he developed his technique was changed by coaches who wanted him to fill a certain role. Those technique changes ruined his voice, which ruined his career, and he committed harakiri. Sometimes you actually literally need to tell your coaches to f off
He got the ring, got the money, he's done and doesnt care. He's now his teams golddigger
Baez is too prideful of a guy to do that. He wants to be the best.
There is very few players who get their bag and are ok with being trash. Most people in life want to do good at their job. Yes there is athletes like this, Albert Haynesworth is a great example, Javy does not seem like him. Players like Javy have commented about depression when they go through stuff like this.
Still doesn't have the plsque in cooperstown. He forgot about that clearly. Shame because he really had potential for it too.
He makes himself available unlike Ben Simmons or Rendon. He just sucks. If he was hitting the ball everybody would say his effort is great.
This is such a weird take for people who made it to professional sports. Like "Hey, I dedicated 20 of my 27 years on this earth to this game and since I'm now rich I'm going to feel fulfillment from money and not the thing I love. fuck off now please and thanks." like?
Probably just his batting approach catching up with him
You’d be surprised
He probably isnt only 31 right now...
It was crazy how he went off for the Mets in that half season.
girl you have done it again. constantly raising the bar for us all
People that baez problems are mental or confidence dont know baseball very well, its purely mechanical. The 2 -3 bat twirls over his head during the swing make it impossible to hit well. It makes for a convoluted long swing causing the need to commit early to swing. The reason he got away with this earlier in his career was younger players have better batspeed and reflexes. Typically in late 20s these skills erode and necessitate better, simpler, shorter hitting mechanics. The chickens have come home to roost with his poor mechanics. Nobody on the planet can hit todays MLB pitching with its velo. Getting down to the brass tacks mechanically- the bottom of the bat needs to point to the pitcher as soon as possible- Baez instead points the top of the bat at the pitcher with his bat twirls well before swinging forward. If hes interested in staying in Detroit he needs to change his swing if he wants to move to miami for example dont change anything and get cut from team, move to Miami and then change his swing. Regarding good stretches of hitting its just guessing right on pitches occasionally.
I wanted him to be a hall of famer so badly. Not only is that not going to happen, he's so close to being demoted to the minors I worry he won't be around much longer in MLB at this point.
he can’t be demoted without a DFA. and the tigers cheap ass owner isn’t gonna eat that money
I'm very skeptical of this bat speed stuff. I'm pretty certain that the best hitters don't all have a really high bat speed.
Ted Williams is going to haunt you tonight
Thank god the Phillies didn't sign him or bryant. They were heavy after Bryant with Alec Bohn waiting in the minors. Our SS/3B with Bohm and turner at their age is going be tops in the MLB for years. Imagine Javier playing that lazy baseball in Philly
I just posted a comment that autocorrect changed Bryson Stott to Bryson Scott but for some reason I can’t edit my comment. Sorry Bryson!
I got back into baseball again last year and only knew Baez as the guy who was nice on the infield but was rancid at the plate. Seeing him blast balls in my other favorite team's uniform blew my mind. Did not know he had it in him. Sounds like he needs to get hungry for competition again. I know my Tigers aren't amazing, but he could be the guy who sparks something to get them going. There's a lot of potential in that club and I want that Baez I saw smashing wild pitches like Vladdy G to show up again.
Also the direct look at the camera for the "What else are friends for?" bit got me good. Love the channel man.
I’m a Phillies fan primarily and a Tigers fan second and I wanted the Mets to screw up and resign Baez so bad. I used to be a Tigers fan but stupidity like this made me quit them.
A Baez highlight reel makes you think, is this guy incredible or what?
A Baez lowlight reel has you thinking, how is he in the league swinging at pitches that hit the ground four feet in front of him?
as a tigers fan i needed this just to know im not crazy and this isnt an average falloff.
truly a cinematic masterpiece, this film made me feel nostalgia, sadness, and hope like never before.
Such a fun baseball player. Always an amazing defensive player and average hitter, but now he is mentally screwed. Just like Justin Fields, athleticism is there but mentally not there
I think what happened is more of… well: Baseball is getting more statistically advanced every year and these days flailing sluggers like Javy are fading away because pitchers know how to pitch to them. His approach has never changed sure he’s “older” but he’s only 31. And I don’t think he’s got rich and doesn’t care anymore, I doubt that… just his breed of hitters aren’t as good/aren’t good enough for the bigs anymore. (Edit: I also think he got really comfortable with Wrigley and the kind folks over there, and he couldn’t adapt to different home)
The thing is he was such a good defender he doesn't need to be a league avg hitter to be a good player. And defense shouldn't fade like this. So either hes hurt or hes really got the yips
Great video, quickly becoming my fav baseball youtuber
Thank you, glad to have you on board
This was always his destiny. A man cannot sustain that K/BB ratio and expect to continue as a major league worthy hitter.
Sounds like coaching messed him up. As a player, how do you know when to ignore versus when to listen?
0:38 this was by far the stupidest play I've ever seen at the major league level. It's not like Baez did anything amazing, Will Craig just literally forgot one of the simplest rules in baseball.
Tbf I’ve never seen a runner retreat to home plate down the first base line. I’d say the play was 60% Craig forgetting how to play baseball but 40% Javy doing something so out of convention that it broke his opponent’s brain.
Javy is also negative DRS. And the only reason he isn't sitting on the bench is because his ONLY replacement is Zack McKinstry who is an outfielder that can moonlight at SS once a month (watch the June 4th game against the Rangers).
He’s no longer in a lineup with Bryants Rizzo Bryant Schwarber Contreras etc. Without clogged base paths pitchers no longer hae to give him pitches in the zone to the point he’ll swing at pick off attempts.
Even if he did take the same approach as in Chicago you have to look at what lineup he was apart of. Pitchers knew he would swing at anything but the couldn't afford to walk him with such a deep lineup so they attacked and he took advantage. On the Tigers they don't even have to enter the zone against him, if he was the same hitter in Chicago he would be better but I don't think we'd be talking about a star player.
Javy Baez has always been like this with chasing pitches, took the league a few years to figure it out but even in his Cubs days you could throw him nothing but down and away sliders and he would strike himself out before taking a walk
Super high bat speed but has a super long swing, maybe he should shorten up and see what happens
Awesome video man
I remember Joe Maddon saying something a long the lines of, "I don't want to couch these guys out of doing they do naturally well". Basically, trying to tinker and perfect the players might do the opposite. Maybe he saw that trying to get Javy to be something he wasn't would rob him of what made him special. Looks like he might have been right.
Joe Maddon was really ahead of his time in a lot of ways
Javy needs to be free to be him. I was sad to see him go from the Cubbies
Javy Baez is the SS- known as the worlds toughest position- on a playoff team who has this year's Cy Young. There are a grip of STARTING shortstops in MLB today where either of those achievements would be IMPOSSIBLE due their weak run prevention skills. And beyond that Javy Baez is a superstar- or at the very least a bonafide star in a landscape of the relatively boring baseball personalities that exist in 2024.
Major League Baseball has REAL problems and they don't include Javy Baez and most importantly: Rob Manfred ain't got the answers
Cubs fans always knew he would decline with age but wow, it happened fast
I was just wondering this yesterday! Great video
Javy Baez is the SS- known as the worlds toughest position- on a 2024 playoff team who have this year's Cy Young. There are a grip of STARTING shortstops in MLB today where either of those achievements would be IMPOSSIBLE due their weak run prevention skills. And beyond that Javy Baez is a superstar- or at the very least a bonafide star in a landscape of the relatively boring baseball personalities that exist in 2024.
Major League Baseball has REAL problems and they don't include Javy Baez and most importantly: Rob Manfred ain't got the answers
Cole, your videos make me so happy
This comment makes me happy
very creative, great vid
Thank you!
Love this video so much. reminds me of an emplemon video if he did baseball.
As an EmpLemon worshipper, this is an amazing compliment.
I honestly think he’d go back to being a good player if traded to the Cubs. He’s still incredibly skilled. I rly think he j needs a vibe shift. He’s genuinely a good dude. This gotta be a mental health thing or something, his world beating skill didn’t just vanish..
I hope javy Baez sees this and realizes you’re an artist and remembers how to play baseball
We were right, the fall of Javy Baez did need to be studied. This was amazing!
I love you Cole
He was El Mago when he was with the cubs.
I’ve hated him since he called out Mets fans for booing him and his bum teammates. He’s sucked since then. Us Mets fans broke him.
this is a great video, i have hope for javy
He turned 28, and fell hard out of his prime. Shame, but, it happens...
Hahahahahaha
wait a minute
I turn 28 next year.
I’m cooked
@@nomorefielders people are different, I mean, SS are usually able to continue producing into their 30s, but some guys, dont have the longevity
That Treyman Seenee video was great
David Wright had spinal stenosis and his drop off wasn’t this dramatic.
Every Tigers fan out there: "why the hell did we pay him that much."
Me also a Tigers fan: "pain."
edit: feels weird as hell seeing a player that had high highs, then just crash and burn after moving in another org.
you're onto something
i really enjoyed your video, i can see why javy sent you to rehab
Dude has never been anything but a streaky hitter. Put him in a huge ballpark and humid air, he ain’t gonna do well.
Chicago was his home. We miss you, el mago.
Love this❤
Love you, Nana
Still a cubbie legend send him back to chitown we will take him a player minimum if nothing else he can hangout with fans during games
Where’s replacing Mo 😢
It’ll come out in July. I had some writer’s block trying to tie everything together. I was gonna work on it next, but due to some matters behind the scenes, I’m having to push it back to July.
6 years man. we gonna be ass for so long
He was fun to watch, but last 2 years on the cubs you could see this coming
This is extremely Scott the Woz coded
I refuse to believe anything other than he got his bag and just straight up stopped trying. I fully believe he's capable of being the player he was with the cubs if he wants, but he never will. Poor tigers
I bet Canseco McGwire & Sosa know what he's missing since he left the Cubs.
I thought I was the only one that noticed a change of attitude/approach specially in his batting stance. He’s always been a bad ball hitter he just lost his confidence.
nice vid
Thank you as always, witgiz
I mean Baez has always been a big free swinger ....he was so slick in the field and was bashing homeruns so he was highly overrated
Infinite Jest sighting.
Surprised more people didn’t pick up on the Attached sighting. Set decorator used careful consideration placing it there.
@@nomorefielders Surprised you missed out on the opportunity to drop a medical attaché reference my friend ;)
If javy baez didn’t swing at the slider, he’d be a hall of famer
Warning: Infinite Jest spotted. "No way you read the whole thing" memes inbound, over.
I’m surprised more people haven’t commented about Attached being on the book shelf
As a tigers fan I hate Baez and hope he is in the KBO next year!!!
Great video but the audio sucks lol
Imagine how good the Tigers would be if he could play baseball
They were my pick to win the AL Central 😭😭
bros gotta learn the difference between less and fewer
he swung at FEWER pitches
I’ll learn next time don’t give up on me senpai 😥
@@nomorefielders i believe
People forget that Javier Baez literally only had two years where he was really that good.
2021 Javy would like to have a word with you
@@nomorefielders very fair. I feel like he was overly harped on for his bad plate discipline with the mets. He did hit just a hair under 300 with them
This would have made me laugh but I am a Tigers Fan.
Detroit would be so good if they had a "mediocre hitter" and good defensive player at SS. This guy is garbage.
I am a super fan of BAEZ, ❤❤ Let's go Mago
Excellent!
Another Al Avila masterclass
You know your 2023 is bad when you're only being outdone by 2023 Tim Anderson.
49 k's to 8 bb's
Horrible hitter.
Why is he still starting?????
He got paid and he doesn’t care. Anthony Rendon vibes
He has a huge contract in a city that means nothing to him and already has a ring
This is a really lazy take did you even watch the video at all?
Nothing happened except peole are gullible and belive ESPNs Cubs propaganda
Fun fact Luis arraez has one of the slowest bat speeds in the league
He got to Detroit and stopped giving a shit
Can everyone please learn the word "fewer" please.
I’ll try 🙏🙏
Báez was never that great of a player and was seriously overrated during his "good" years. He has always been undisciplined and impatient but was buoyed up by raw athleticism. Some flashy defense and good luck at the plate tricked everyone into thinking he was a better player than he was. Nothing "happened to him," his performance just regressed to the level of the player he always truly was.
You don’t rank among the best in the league in barrel rate through luck alone
Answer to your question is that he got paid the big bucks.
These 2 mfs remind me of Minus the Bear and I honestly don't know why. Sorry random thought.
Who’s to say we aren’t Minus the Bear?
@@nomorefieldersWell shit, when you put it that way... Planet of Ice is a classic album and your content is excellent brother. cheers
It’s pretty obvious why he stinks now.
You come to my job, give me $140M guaranteed, Imma stink too.
thank you voice in my head that wont stop making noise for making this
Still hasn’t stopped SMH
This guy swings at everything. He’s always been a bum.