http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/08/cubs-to-promote-javier-baez.html
The Cubs will promote star prospect Javier Baez in time for tomorrow’s game
against the Rockies at Coors Field, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports
(Twitter link). Corresponding moves still need to be made to make room for the Puerto Rico native on both the Cubs’ 25- and 40-man rosters. Baez is a
client of the Wasserman Media Group, as he just hired his new representation
last week.
Baez is a consensus top-10 prospect in the game,as detailed in recent midseason
minor league rankings by Baseball Prospectus (which puts him at #5),MLB.com
(#6), Baseball America (#7) and ESPN’s Keith Law (#8).
The 21-year-old impressed many with a big Spring Training performance but then
got off to a slow start in his first couple of months at Triple-A. After 434
plate appearances for Iowa, however, Baez is hitting .260/.323/.510 with 23
home runs, so it seems his power swing is ready for the big league spotlight.
Originally drafted ninth overall in the 2011 draft, Baez has a .278/.336/.545
slash line over 1350 PA as a professional, cranking 76 homers and stealing 62
bases (of 79 attempts) over his four minor league seasons. The 2014 Baseball
America Prospect Handbook says that Baez could stand to slow down some of the
natural aggressiveness in his game, yet raved about his “special bat speed”
and baseball instincts. The Handbook gave Baez’s power a 75 scouting grade
(out of 80) and said “he profiles as an all-star-caliber, 30-homer infielder
wherever he lands.”
It seems likely that Baez will land at second base for his Major League
debut, with Starlin Castro entrenched at shortstop at Arismendy Alcantara
(another well-regarded prospect) capable of shifting to center field. Baez
is a natural shortstop but has seen playing time at the keystone at Triple-A
in preparation for both playing alongside Castro and because there is some
concern that he might be better suited for second or third base over the long
term. With Castro locked into an expensive contract through at least 2019
and a wealth of strong infield prospects (Baez, Alcantara, Kris Bryant,
Addison Russell) in Chicago’s system, it will be interesting to see how the
Cubs juggle all these young talents in the coming years.
小熊將頂級新秀 Javier Baez升上大聯盟
Baez將在明天在Coors Field對上落磯生涯以二壘手Debut(因為SS已經被Castro占走了)
原本的二壘手Arismendy Alcantara將被移防至中外野
小熊農場體系二三遊充滿了一堆棒子(Baez, Alcantara, Kris Bryant, Addison Russell)
當家看板游擊手Starling Castro的合約要到2019年才到期 如何讓這些新秀都可以上場
將是小熊球團最傷腦筋的一件事
壟斷游擊手 美國Lamigo?!