Edgar Martinez had eyesight problems (strabismus) that started in 1999 and spent hours every day doing just eyesight training. Only stayed in the league 5 years after it started but still
Everyone saw this coming, or at least should have. Guys who swing at everything have no chance of aging remotely well; their approach is entirely dependent on an elite bat speed and barrel rate, no fallback skills or methodology, so when their physical abilities decline just the slightest bit they’re completely cooked.
I remember in 2021, many Met fans were crying for the Mets to sign him to a long-term deal in the offseason. Their mouths drooled over the thought of a Baez lindor infield. Thank God they dodged that bullet.
@@rich7787 i feel like good teams develop their own shortstops instead of buying them. look at who have been generational talents at that position, arod, jeter, hanley ramirez, even simmons cozart. all were young guys locked under team control in their prime years
This is a severe case of the Yips. I wish him the best of luck, it's not easy being under so much pressure. That contract musta felt like 100+million lbs on his back.
Javy was so much fun to watch when he was with the Cubs. Him, Rizzo, Bryant, Arrieta. Rizzo is good, but not the HoF player we thought he would be. Bryant is plagued by back problems. And Arrieta has retired and faded away.
You can still be a big Baez fan! He's clearly lost his touch the last few years, but the amount of baseball joy he's created can last a a lifetime. The play where he hits the infield ball and literally calls the runner at home "safe" while he runs around the bases back and forth against pittsburgh... that's a priceless play
@@fuktrumpanzeeskum Nah it makes sense. With how ass the pistons are Baez might actually be helping them, even if he sucks like Jordan. It isn’t a terrible example.
For me it’s the fact that he goes out there and NEVER CHANGES ANYTHING. It’s the same approach time and time again. Like idk try removing that huge leg kick, or less movement, different stance.. something!!
I totally agree, however when you are constantly swinging at pitches that are not even hittable, mechanics don’t matter much. Dude needs to get his head straight and learn some discipline up there. He has to be up there as one of the easiest hitters to scout and pitch to in the history of the game. Basically just don’t throw strikes.
Ironically, Yogi was known for being better than anyone at hitting pitches nowhere near the strike zone. Baez has to remember he's not Yogi though lol.
One thing not mentioned in this video and I feel is super important is this year he is hitting .390 with 24 RBI with RISP. It's an anomaly but Baez plays best in big situations which doesn't happen much here in Detroit. Truthfully I think he performs best under spotlight
I truly think this is the majority of the problem. There’s not enough fans out there on a regular basis for him to really feel the pressure and lock in. All the Mets fan started booing him when he got off to a horrible start, then what happened? He raked the rest of the season. This dude thrives in the spotlight, he’s El Mago. I couldn’t believe he chose to go to Detroit, I thought the Mets were a perfect fit.
Baez is the only hitter I ever saw who actually swung at a pitch that bounced a foot in front of the plate and managed to golf it into the gap for a double, like a cricket player.
don't forget in 2018 out in Milwaukee when Baez destroyed an entire clubhouse sink with a baseball bat bc the Cubs lost a ballgame. sadly we still haven't seen the worst of Javier Baez. don't be surprised if he ends up in prison
@@Victor-jm3eh buffoon said it's completely normal for a professional athlete to destroy an entire sink with a baseball bat bc his team lost a game. i see the clowns are out today
That's exactly who Baez reminds me of with that swing but Soriano even being a free swinger still put up power numbers and a respectable batting average.
Baez was a product of the special ball first introduced in 2016, and over modified from 2019-2021. 2022 they changed the ball again it was deader. So I think some of his success came from that. As for his stint in NYC, as a Puerto Rican, I’m sure it helped given how many of us live in NYC, plus Lindor playing with him probably lifted his spirit, contending may have also helped. I think he def would have been a worse hitter given the ball, but overall probably league average had he stayed in NYC. And as a Mets fan as well, I’m sorry to say I’m glad they didn’t resign him then and now
This contract, although not a huge contract, it will end up, think being one of the absolute worst contracts ever that the tigers have signed since juan gonzalez. The tigers will have a hard time trading him, who would want him? the houston astros ran into a similar problem with abreu, they payed him 30 million dollars to go away, they got nothing for him.
@@dennisdezarn5895I’ve been ok thanks! How are you, DeWayne and the ferrets doing? I’d imagine pretty well after collecting Margaret’s life insurance huh haha
never noticed this in footage before but it looks like baez changes the grip on his follow through on different swings. hes the first hitter ive seen use a one handed and two handed followthrough like that. most guys stick to picking one or the other.
I remember when he first started going viral for these whiffs, the first thing I thought of is he's just not seeing the ball. Not that he's not recognizing the pitch, he's just not seeing it until it's too late. I've long suspected he might have vision issues and just cannot accept it. When I was in high school I all of sudden was struggling to get contact even on pitches I was sure about after not having those issues in middle school or grade school. I could still draw walks but had a lot more swings and misses than usual. Turns out, I have astigmatisms in both eyes and I didn't know about until years later because I just didn't get my eyes checked. My vision at distance was NOT good and my close up vision was better, but also not ideal. A lot of people think their vision is fine so they don't get them checked and they won't know their vision is bad until they actually see what good vision looks like. I now wear glasses and I still cannot imagine how I was able to bowl in my league without them. Even in a sport a lot simpler, vision matters in regards to targeting things. I take off my glasses to clean them and think, "how did I ever bowl like this?", after looking down the lane with them off. I've always regretted not catching this sooner, it would've made playing baseball back in those days a lot better. I had suspected there might have been something wrong, I had lost the ball in the sky quite a few times with no sunlight to blame, but didn't think anything of it because I was athletic and quick enough to adjust to a fly ball at the last second and catch it. That was really my big tell now that I look back on it. I know people now that are in their 50s that are still too stubborn to get their eyes checked, or wear the glasses they are prescribed too. I will never understand why people are so stubborn about eye heatlh. Not saying Baez is, just my speculation of his struggles, but it definitely would make sense if it ever came out that he had eye issues.
Pitchers realized that they didn't ever have to throw Baez a strike and he never adjusted. I'm actually surprised Detroit hasn't bought out his contract. He's actively hurting a competitive team.
Baez bat speed has slowed, and since they're pitching faster these days, the combination of those two things is an absolute disaster. He is Vladimir Guerrero with opposite results.
I watched biography on Greg Maddox, most MLB players sit on pitches, so it’s easier to get a strikeout. But, once hitters hit 35, it’s hard to catch up to pitches. Meaning, he has to choose his pitch when he goes to bat.
Side topic, was playing rec room baseball and someone started swinging at everything. 15 people including me started chanting “Take a pitch, stupid b!” and “Let’s go Baez, let’s go!”
Thank god the Mets did not give this absolute waste of space money. I wish they hadn't given up a prospect to get him in the first place one of the worst trades in team history.
It was easy to find him good on the cubs because rizzo, Bryant, zorbrist and fowler never struck out. You can hide the ks when the other hitters give you such great at bats.
As a Tigers fan he’s been frustrating. I don’t hold the ire that many others do because I’ve seen when he’s clicking and that Javy is impressive. There is a delay right now on any possible upswing for him however as he just went on the IL. Apparently according to manager AJ Hinch on a radio interview just after his stint started he said that have had been dealing with chronic back pain for 2 years and it just finally became unbearable. I could lean conspiracy and think they’re getting ready to drop him, or I can look at this break for him as a potential blessing. (For the record I thought he looked a little stiff on fielding play right before this designation so I think this is a legit injury) hopefully the time off allows him to heal his body and mind and he comes back on fire. Frankly I hope both him and Torkelson both break out of their struggles because when those guys are right they’re fun to watch.
I played baseball from tball through high school and American Legion. I was a good fielder. Played 2nd and shortstop. I was not a good hitter. I realized I was deciding to swing or not before the pitch was even thrown. I couldn't make the decision as I was seeing the pitch. Guess I just wasn't quick enough.
Seems like he playing poorly because he doesn't care, and maybe he doesn't care because he's unhappy. Last time I seen him happy was with the Mets with Lindoor and with team PR. shrug who knows for sure.
This is my least favorite player in Tigers history. Yeah he sucks, and even worse he doesn’t care. He’s on his own program, doesn’t listen to anybody. Doesn’t make adjustments, same approach every at bat. Tigers just DFA him and cut our losses.
7:42 After seeing half a video of Baez swings and misses it feels like Bobby's waiting an eternity to swing at those outside pitches. Way more compact of a swing than Baez
He’s always swing at everything. He was able to make it work. But problem is as soon as that bat speed drops just a tad now he can’t make up for bad plate discipline
He's always been a great fielder with good home run power who refuses to adjust his approach, hence, his failures now. You can only skate by on talent for so long. He got the bag though. Does he need glasses?! Only half joking, a vision problem could explain why he makes so many seemingly clueless swings
Man…I forget the play…but there was a CB for the Redskins that couldn’t catch an interception to save his life. He ended up going to the chargers, where a coach had him get his vision checked on a whim. One laser eye surgery later and he was near the top of the league in interceptions. So you never know.
I have to believe teams give their players regular eye exams to head off potential issues, since vision is the most important thing for a hitter. But if it's just a basic vision test, it might not pick up more subtle problems like with spatial acuity. But something is obviously wrong with him, physical or mental.
javy struck out at a higher rate with the cubs than he ever has with the tigers, (his past few seasons have the lowest K% of his career) and he doesn't chase as much for the tigers either. the issue is that with the cubs he managed to have an elite barrel rate despite chasing so much. he could barrel literally anything, and he played like it. but now? he doesn't play with the same confidence. he's found himself in a middle ground where he doesn't chase as much, but lost his ability to barrel the ball and punish hittable pitches. the issue isn't that he swings at everything, the problem is that he lost confidence in his ability to hit any pitch thrown at him.
Before the video even got to how long his swing was I was thinking to myself "Damn, his swing is long af". If he could adjust his mechanics to have a more compact swing along with keeping his bat speed, he'd be in a better spot. Instead he just keeps going up there and daddy hacking
we all gonna mention he decided to go to the park where all hitters go and suck? Comerica Park? LOL. Look at how Nick Castellanos left Detroit and immediately played the best baseball of his career.
im sure this video just shows some of his worst swings but his head just goes all the way to left field line. That's literally the number one thing they tell you not to do becaue it shows you are just trying to hit homeruns and pull the ball.
As a tigers fan there’s no doubt he saw our offer said yes and was like I guess I’ll play for Detroit for my summertime. He does not care about hitting 😂😂😂 it’s fckn wild.
I feel like teams are going to have so much hesitation signing players to long term deals anymore that players wont be signed until before spring training and have to take shorter deal like we saw this past offseason
Does Baez smile because he hits well or does he hit well because he's smiling? why not go up there there with a forced smile on his face? what could it hurt? nothing else seems to be working.
Actually, hard to believe as it may be, Javy’s issue is that he’s not swinging ENOUGH. For how bad he is, he has over a .300 batting average with RISP this year as well as last year. Javy has actually been swinging less every year since he’s been in Detroit. Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press did some statistical research and found that Javy’s swing % with RISP is just as high if not higher than it was pre-2022. Detroit’s coaches have tried to make javy more selective because he’s such a free swinger, but being selective was never what made him so good. He’s always had terrible pitch recognition, but swinging at everything lead to more hits regardless of how much he struck out. He is too conscious of his approach. He is too in his head. Evan Petzold told him this in an interview and Javy said he was not aware of those statistics but that it was interesting to him. I blame the Tigers hitting coaches.
no...... The Tigers don't have an adequate hitting coach ..... That's why Baez average has dropped - that's why Torkelson was sent to the minors - that's why it's taken Colt Keith so long to get up to speed ... that's why Baddoo's average has dropped off .... that's why the Meadows brothers career ended...That's why both Tiger catchers are hitting a paltry .220..... That's why the team average is .232...... Hinch is a LOUSY manager and his staff is even worse.
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I was at a Tigers game a few weeks ago and a vender was walking by so I asked him to toss me a bag peanuts. Baez swung at it and struck out.
Stop it bro 😂😂😂
I’ve heard that one before haha 😂
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Javy saw this comment. He went to click the dislike button, but he missed that too.
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In his first month in MLB, he set the record for most K's in one month by a batter.
Tigers GM: “here’s a blank check, put any number on there with how many years and we’ll do the rest”
Baez is just me in MLB the Show
Literally 😂
Same lol 😂
Same
I can't lay off the outside sliders 😂😂
His eyesight could be going at this point. I've never liked free swingers in general, but this is just crazy.
Edgar Martinez had eyesight problems (strabismus) that started in 1999 and spent hours every day doing just eyesight training. Only stayed in the league 5 years after it started but still
No, he started this with the Cubs around 2018 or so.
He was always undisciplined at the plate but for his time in Chicago he batted over the league average. It honestly seems like he just doesn’t care
@@keithpennington8259no he didn’t lmao
Everyone saw this coming, or at least should have. Guys who swing at everything have no chance of aging remotely well; their approach is entirely dependent on an elite bat speed and barrel rate, no fallback skills or methodology, so when their physical abilities decline just the slightest bit they’re completely cooked.
Everyone except Al Avila
But Salvador Perez swings at everything and he gets hits
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Catchers are a weird exception. I have no idea why or how this is.
Perez is a weird one. Apparently his hand eye coordination is just flat better than Baez even being significantly older by probably 6 or 7 years.
how bout Vlad?
I remember in 2021, many Met fans were crying for the Mets to sign him to a long-term deal in the offseason. Their mouths drooled over the thought of a Baez lindor infield. Thank God they dodged that bullet.
Yea just think if they had done that. They’d be 10 games under .500 instead of just 6
Lindor contract is terrible too.
@@doublem1975xI don’t think he’s a bad player, but at that salary he’s way overpaid.
@@rich7787 Lindor is a good defensive shortstop, but he is incredibly streaky. He just can't seem to hit in the spring.
@@rich7787 i feel like good teams develop their own shortstops instead of buying them. look at who have been generational talents at that position, arod, jeter, hanley ramirez, even simmons cozart. all were young guys locked under team control in their prime years
I was a big Baez fan when he was in his prime. He is capable of pure magic! It is sad to see this decline.😢
This is a severe case of the Yips. I wish him the best of luck, it's not easy being under so much pressure. That contract musta felt like 100+million lbs on his back.
Javy was so much fun to watch when he was with the Cubs. Him, Rizzo, Bryant, Arrieta. Rizzo is good, but not the HoF player we thought he would be. Bryant is plagued by back problems. And Arrieta has retired and faded away.
You can still be a big Baez fan! He's clearly lost his touch the last few years, but the amount of baseball joy he's created can last a a lifetime. The play where he hits the infield ball and literally calls the runner at home "safe" while he runs around the bases back and forth against pittsburgh... that's a priceless play
@@jessetaylorkoechling true. That play is my favorite all time play in MLB history. El Mago making magic.
simply bad coaching
He should pull a Michael Jordan but switch to basketball. He might make the Pistons better.
Lol 😂
You do realize MJ sucked at baseball, don't you? Terrible example to use.
@@fuktrumpanzeeskum Nah it makes sense. With how ass the pistons are Baez might actually be helping them, even if he sucks like Jordan. It isn’t a terrible example.
@@fuktrumpanzeeskum Concept, not example.
Why does this actually sound like a good idea, lol
For me it’s the fact that he goes out there and NEVER CHANGES ANYTHING. It’s the same approach time and time again. Like idk try removing that huge leg kick, or less movement, different stance.. something!!
I totally agree, however when you are constantly swinging at pitches that are not even hittable, mechanics don’t matter much. Dude needs to get his head straight and learn some discipline up there. He has to be up there as one of the easiest hitters to scout and pitch to in the history of the game. Basically just don’t throw strikes.
Ironically, Yogi was known for being better than anyone at hitting pitches nowhere near the strike zone. Baez has to remember he's not Yogi though lol.
One thing not mentioned in this video and I feel is super important is this year he is hitting .390 with 24 RBI with RISP. It's an anomaly but Baez plays best in big situations which doesn't happen much here in Detroit. Truthfully I think he performs best under spotlight
In the postseason, Baez is a career .221 hitter. In the World Series, Baez hits .167
@@jaedog53 - LCS MVP + WS game 7 home run
I truly think this is the majority of the problem. There’s not enough fans out there on a regular basis for him to really feel the pressure and lock in.
All the Mets fan started booing him when he got off to a horrible start, then what happened? He raked the rest of the season.
This dude thrives in the spotlight, he’s El Mago. I couldn’t believe he chose to go to Detroit, I thought the Mets were a perfect fit.
Money
@@jasonmilly3320 Yeah those 4 runs scored and 6 RBIs really cement him in with the greatest postseason players that ever played, ...Tool.
Baez is the only hitter I ever saw who actually swung at a pitch that bounced a foot in front of the plate and managed to golf it into the gap for a double, like a cricket player.
Vladimir Guerrero did that a couple times
Vladimir Guerrero
Vladimir Guerrero Sr
Tbf to Baez, the highlights I've seen of Guerrero hitting balls that bounce in front of the plate resulted in singles, not doubles.
Vladdy says hi.
My favorite Moneyball (film) quote: "If he's a good hitter, why doesn't he hit good?"
Even back when he was on the Cubs, i knew he was a trainwreck waiting to happen. Too undisciplined in every facet of the game. Wants to be the hero.
don't forget in 2018 out in Milwaukee when Baez destroyed an entire clubhouse sink with a baseball bat bc the Cubs lost a ballgame. sadly we still haven't seen the worst of Javier Baez. don't be surprised if he ends up in prison
@@marcuswilliams7512wtf is this comment 2018 was 6 years ago and we have seen ppl break things bc there team lost a game its completely normal
@@Victor-jm3eh buffoon said it's completely normal for a professional athlete to destroy an entire sink with a baseball bat bc his team lost a game. i see the clowns are out today
Still have my Baez cubs jersey
His biggest issue is he swings through the ball. Hes trying to destroy every pitch thrown at him instead of getting power through contact.
That swing reminds me a lot of that Alfonso Soriano kid. I MISS THAT KID! 😭
That's exactly who Baez reminds me of with that swing but Soriano even being a free swinger still put up power numbers and a respectable batting average.
He reminds me of me in MLB 9 innings, I always go for the first pitch, even if it’s outside the strike zone
You beat me to this comment. I do this in mlb the show
@@antbojo 💯
Basically Javey is now Orioles Chris Davis in a costume
not as bad and his contract ends in like 3 years only thank god lmao
Baez was a product of the special ball first introduced in 2016, and over modified from 2019-2021. 2022 they changed the ball again it was deader. So I think some of his success came from that. As for his stint in NYC, as a Puerto Rican, I’m sure it helped given how many of us live in NYC, plus Lindor playing with him probably lifted his spirit, contending may have also helped. I think he def would have been a worse hitter given the ball, but overall probably league average had he stayed in NYC. And as a Mets fan as well, I’m sorry to say I’m glad they didn’t resign him then and now
the swing on the intro always has me cracking up man
The ball looks like it’s a good 8-10 feet from home when he swings. I can’t even fathom how you could swing that early on a pitch.
This contract, although not a huge contract, it will end up, think being one of the absolute worst contracts ever that the tigers have signed since juan gonzalez. The tigers will have a hard time trading him, who would want him? the houston astros ran into a similar problem with abreu, they payed him 30 million dollars to go away, they got nothing for him.
I miss the prime Baez he was so good and I loved him in a cubs fan I remember the World Series I was at the house watching it
I remember seeing you there. What's up? How've you been?
@@dennisdezarn5895I’ve been ok thanks! How are you, DeWayne and the ferrets doing? I’d imagine pretty well after collecting Margaret’s life insurance huh haha
@@Smidey_65. Baez was never “so good.”
never noticed this in footage before but it looks like baez changes the grip on his follow through on different swings. hes the first hitter ive seen use a one handed and two handed followthrough like that. most guys stick to picking one or the other.
I remember when he first started going viral for these whiffs, the first thing I thought of is he's just not seeing the ball. Not that he's not recognizing the pitch, he's just not seeing it until it's too late. I've long suspected he might have vision issues and just cannot accept it. When I was in high school I all of sudden was struggling to get contact even on pitches I was sure about after not having those issues in middle school or grade school. I could still draw walks but had a lot more swings and misses than usual. Turns out, I have astigmatisms in both eyes and I didn't know about until years later because I just didn't get my eyes checked. My vision at distance was NOT good and my close up vision was better, but also not ideal. A lot of people think their vision is fine so they don't get them checked and they won't know their vision is bad until they actually see what good vision looks like.
I now wear glasses and I still cannot imagine how I was able to bowl in my league without them. Even in a sport a lot simpler, vision matters in regards to targeting things. I take off my glasses to clean them and think, "how did I ever bowl like this?", after looking down the lane with them off. I've always regretted not catching this sooner, it would've made playing baseball back in those days a lot better. I had suspected there might have been something wrong, I had lost the ball in the sky quite a few times with no sunlight to blame, but didn't think anything of it because I was athletic and quick enough to adjust to a fly ball at the last second and catch it. That was really my big tell now that I look back on it.
I know people now that are in their 50s that are still too stubborn to get their eyes checked, or wear the glasses they are prescribed too. I will never understand why people are so stubborn about eye heatlh. Not saying Baez is, just my speculation of his struggles, but it definitely would make sense if it ever came out that he had eye issues.
Nice book
Pitchers realized that they didn't ever have to throw Baez a strike and he never adjusted. I'm actually surprised Detroit hasn't bought out his contract. He's actively hurting a competitive team.
Baez bat speed has slowed, and since they're pitching faster these days, the combination of those two things is an absolute disaster. He is Vladimir Guerrero with opposite results.
He misses Lindor. 💔💔
I watched biography on Greg Maddox, most MLB players sit on pitches, so it’s easier to get a strikeout. But, once hitters hit 35, it’s hard to catch up to pitches. Meaning, he has to choose his pitch when he goes to bat.
Side topic, was playing rec room baseball and someone started swinging at everything. 15 people including me started chanting “Take a pitch, stupid b!” and “Let’s go Baez, let’s go!”
He has a homer in back to back days lol
Don’t forget his base running errors- not realizing how many outs there are and getting doubled up
The Eric Sim of the MLB
This is me when I play mlb the show
Thank god the Mets did not give this absolute waste of space money. I wish they hadn't given up a prospect to get him in the first place one of the worst trades in team history.
Coming from a Tigers fan. We hate him.
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We don’t hate him Mabey the injury he had changed somthing
And at least he’s better than Ryan kriedler
It was easy to find him good on the cubs because rizzo, Bryant, zorbrist and fowler never struck out. You can hide the ks when the other hitters give you such great at bats.
Great video must’ve taken awhile to put all those Baez swings in this video
i would give this video a thumbs up, but baez would probably swing at my cursor moving across the screen.
Don’t worry, he wouldn’t hit it!
As a Tigers fan he’s been frustrating. I don’t hold the ire that many others do because I’ve seen when he’s clicking and that Javy is impressive. There is a delay right now on any possible upswing for him however as he just went on the IL. Apparently according to manager AJ Hinch on a radio interview just after his stint started he said that have had been dealing with chronic back pain for 2 years and it just finally became unbearable. I could lean conspiracy and think they’re getting ready to drop him, or I can look at this break for him as a potential blessing. (For the record I thought he looked a little stiff on fielding play right before this designation so I think this is a legit injury) hopefully the time off allows him to heal his body and mind and he comes back on fire. Frankly I hope both him and Torkelson both break out of their struggles because when those guys are right they’re fun to watch.
As a baseball fan I agree
If those guys start clicking… that will be a dangerous Tigers team. Coming from a Mariners fan.
I agree, it's so frustrating because they both could be great players but we just watch them struggle game after game.
I would say this makes sense, but swinging full force 100% effort at pitches 2 feet outside the zone does not happen cause of a back injury 😂
I’m confident personally that Tork is getting back on track in Toledo. Javy I’m not as certain with.
I played baseball from tball through high school and American Legion.
I was a good fielder. Played 2nd and shortstop. I was not a good hitter. I realized I was deciding to swing or not before the pitch was even thrown. I couldn't make the decision as I was seeing the pitch. Guess I just wasn't quick enough.
no.... you just had no one show you the proper way to hit.
Great vid
Seems like he playing poorly because he doesn't care, and maybe he doesn't care because he's unhappy. Last time I seen him happy was with the Mets with Lindoor and with team PR. shrug who knows for sure.
This is my least favorite player in Tigers history. Yeah he sucks, and even worse he doesn’t care. He’s on his own program, doesn’t listen to anybody. Doesn’t make adjustments, same approach every at bat. Tigers just DFA him and cut our losses.
7:42 After seeing half a video of Baez swings and misses it feels like Bobby's waiting an eternity to swing at those outside pitches. Way more compact of a swing than Baez
My opinion is that he is going blind. At least he has a bright future as an umpire.
I LOVE IT!! Baez is my most hated player ever. Such a cocky punk. Anyone who didn’t foresee this is a fool!
Dude his swing looks hard as shit lol idk if it's just me but it looks like one of the strongest swings I ever noticed
He’s always swing at everything. He was able to make it work. But problem is as soon as that bat speed drops just a tad now he can’t make up for bad plate discipline
Javier baez is the type of guy that will listen to the "swing!"noise in MLB the show.
He was amazing when he was with the Cubs, he was El Mago.
"I paid for the full at bat"
"Imma swing during the whole at bat"
He's always been a great fielder with good home run power who refuses to adjust his approach, hence, his failures now. You can only skate by on talent for so long. He got the bag though.
Does he need glasses?! Only half joking, a vision problem could explain why he makes so many seemingly clueless swings
Man…I forget the play…but there was a CB for the Redskins that couldn’t catch an interception to save his life. He ended up going to the chargers, where a coach had him get his vision checked on a whim. One laser eye surgery later and he was near the top of the league in interceptions.
So you never know.
I have to believe teams give their players regular eye exams to head off potential issues, since vision is the most important thing for a hitter. But if it's just a basic vision test, it might not pick up more subtle problems like with spatial acuity. But something is obviously wrong with him, physical or mental.
Baez is a real life version of my RTTS player
javy struck out at a higher rate with the cubs than he ever has with the tigers, (his past few seasons have the lowest K% of his career) and he doesn't chase as much for the tigers either. the issue is that with the cubs he managed to have an elite barrel rate despite chasing so much. he could barrel literally anything, and he played like it. but now? he doesn't play with the same confidence. he's found himself in a middle ground where he doesn't chase as much, but lost his ability to barrel the ball and punish hittable pitches. the issue isn't that he swings at everything, the problem is that he lost confidence in his ability to hit any pitch thrown at him.
Man, its that one guy from Signs all over again
Before the video even got to how long his swing was I was thinking to myself "Damn, his swing is long af". If he could adjust his mechanics to have a more compact swing along with keeping his bat speed, he'd be in a better spot. Instead he just keeps going up there and daddy hacking
2:43 “doesn’t strike out much” um, are we watching the same games?
His arrogance ruined his career! I can’t stand him!!!
It’s arrogance is what it is. The guy wants to hit everything and is willing to go down swinging(literally) to do so.
we all gonna mention he decided to go to the park where all hitters go and suck? Comerica Park? LOL.
Look at how Nick Castellanos left Detroit and immediately played the best baseball of his career.
@@ashwinranji8790. Nasty Nick was solid in the D.
im sure this video just shows some of his worst swings but his head just goes all the way to left field line. That's literally the number one thing they tell you not to do becaue it shows you are just trying to hit homeruns and pull the ball.
He’s just like me (when I play The Show)
He isn't intentionally swinging at balls, he probably just can't pick up the spin (anymore).
As a tigers fan there’s no doubt he saw our offer said yes and was like I guess I’ll play for Detroit for my summertime. He does not care about hitting 😂😂😂 it’s fckn wild.
I hope not but we might have another Baez situation in Christopher Morel. Ugh
Pretty Baezed about it.
Baez could be so good still. His batting average when there are RISP is nearly .400. That just shows he still can get hits if he wants to focus
As a Tigers fan….. never mind 😡😤
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"
-Wayne Gretzky
I feel like teams are going to have so much hesitation signing players to long term deals anymore that players wont be signed until before spring training and have to take shorter deal like we saw this past offseason
He has so much movement in his load. If he cut down on chasing out of the zone and quieted his hands before swinging, he would be much better off
His career was over a long time ago.
8:01 sits on the toilet is crazyyyyyyyyy
Tigers need to DFA Javy. They are literally better without him there.
So THIS is what Vladimir Guerrero Sr. would have looked like if he sucked…:/
Yeah. Pretty much
This is me in MLB the show...
When a guy has a SIX-TO-ONE career strikeouts to walk ration, NO ONE IS GOING TO THROW HIM A STRIKE.
i was at the sox game were he went way out of the zone
They should rename him Christopher Morel.
Even after hearing his early career stats, he didn't sound that impressive... wtf is baseball on to give him a massive deal
Does Baez smile because he hits well or does he hit well because he's smiling? why not go up there there with a forced smile on his face? what could it hurt? nothing else seems to be working.
He should take ever pitch until he gets 2 strikes. He would walk 50% of the time
supposedly that's what Trout did all through the minor leagues
3:00 lmfao
He got the bag. That's what happened.
Actually, hard to believe as it may be, Javy’s issue is that he’s not swinging ENOUGH. For how bad he is, he has over a .300 batting average with RISP this year as well as last year. Javy has actually been swinging less every year since he’s been in Detroit. Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press did some statistical research and found that Javy’s swing % with RISP is just as high if not higher than it was pre-2022. Detroit’s coaches have tried to make javy more selective because he’s such a free swinger, but being selective was never what made him so good. He’s always had terrible pitch recognition, but swinging at everything lead to more hits regardless of how much he struck out. He is too conscious of his approach. He is too in his head. Evan Petzold told him this in an interview and Javy said he was not aware of those statistics but that it was interesting to him. I blame the Tigers hitting coaches.
Yea it’s totally the hitting coaches fault 🤡
As a Mets fan who wanted to resign him, my god we dodged a bullet (and now I feel dumb) 😂
I think that as pitching and hitting metrics advance batters will fall further than further behind.
Baez swings like me in The Show 🤦🏾♂️
Baez is just all of our RTTS players
He was going off in the wbc.
Im a cubs fan and i remember saying “if we only keep one (bryant, rizzo, or baez), i want them to keep baez.” Glad im not making decisions lol
for me it was Bryant😂
This guy is such a huge drag on our budget here in Detroit, can't stand this guy.....
This video is a peek into Bo Bichette's future.
If the Tigers trade Baez he will hit 250 and play good defense with his new team. I think a lot of his issues are the Tigers
Man everyone thought back in the 2021 offseason thought that Correa to Detroit was gonna happen and instead get jabroni baez
no...... The Tigers don't have an adequate hitting coach ..... That's why Baez average has dropped - that's why Torkelson was sent to the minors - that's why it's taken Colt Keith so long to get up to speed ... that's why Baddoo's average has dropped off .... that's why the Meadows brothers career ended...That's why both Tiger catchers are hitting a paltry .220..... That's why the team average is .232...... Hinch is a LOUSY manager and his staff is even worse.
Well this also explains to me what is going on with julio Rodriguez right now
He should have stayed with the Mets if it was an option cause his numbers then were actually really good
He's just another example of why contracts should be INCENTIVE based