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Báez

SSAge : 33Bats : R

#28

Javier Báez

#28SSDetroit Tigers

Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 86 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2014-08-05

Born in : Bayamon, Puerto Rico

MLB record

YearTeamPJABHHRPPMOYOPS
2026Detroit Tigers5818745320.241.634
2025Detroit Tigers1264171071257.257.680
2024Detroit Tigers8027250637.184.515
2023Detroit Tigers136510113959.222.592
2022Detroit Tigers1445551321767.238.671
20211385021333187.265.813
2021New York Mets4716750922.299.886
2021Chicago Cubs91335832265.248.776
2020Chicago Cubs5922245824.203.598
2019Chicago Cubs1385311492985.281.847
2018Chicago Cubs16060617634111.290.880
2017Chicago Cubs1454691282375.273.797
2016Chicago Cubs1424211151459.273.737
2015Chicago Cubs28762214.289.733
2014Chicago Cubs5221336920.169.551
Career totals140649811251196705.251.722

ContractDetroit Tigers payroll →

Type
Free Agent
Length
6 yrs · 2022–2027
Total value
140.0 M$
AAV
23.33 M$

May block trades to 10 teams annually

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

74

wOBA

.277

xwOBA

.266

OPS

.634

AVG

.241

OBP

.270

HR

3

RBI

20

SB

1

PA

196

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-0.1

Home runs

5

2026 WAR

0.0

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-10)

  • 20230.7 WAR · 0.8 per full season
  • 2024-0.8 WAR · -1.7 per full season
  • 20251.4 WAR · 1.9 per full season
  • 20260.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season

Outlook, age included

-25 · 33 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

39

Replacement or prospect

CON
Contact
67
POW
Power
64
EYE
Eye
35
SPD
Speed
75
FLD
Fielding
71
DUR
Durability
57
EX
Experience
90
Why these ratings?
  • CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
  • POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
  • EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
  • SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
  • FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
  • DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
  • EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

0.0

PAL Rating

5 / 100

Value Rating

3 / 100

Surplus $-23.3M · salary $23.3M

PAL: dimensions

Offense13
Power18
Discipline13
Speed42
Defense38

WAR, in runs

Batting-6.0
Baserunning-0.3
Fielding-2.3
Positional+1.2
Replacement+6.0

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

85.6 mi/h

6th percentile

Max exit velocity

108.6 mi/h

19th percentile

Barrels

2.7 %

8th percentile

Hard-hit

34.7 %

24th percentile

xBA

.242

40th percentile

Bat speed

73.3 mi/h

66th percentile

Sprint speed

27.0 pi/s

40th percentile

Outs above average

-2

35th percentile

Season by season
SeasonTeamWARPALOVAvg exit velocityMax exit velocityBarrelsHard-hitxBA
2026DET0.053985.6108.62.734.7.242
2025DET1.4185488.2110.05.539.9.230
2024DET-0.816188.3111.17.840.0.219
2023DET0.7127088.0113.15.239.7.232
2022DET2.0267387.9112.18.038.0.225
2021NYM4.2788090.1116.713.445.2.231

Game log, 2026

DateOpponentABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Sep 26vs PIT420101.241
Sep 22vs WSH400001.235
Sep 21vs WSH211211.240
Sep 18@ CWS210001.237
Sep 17@ CWS300003.234
Sep 11vs COL300000.238
Sep 7vs MIN000000.243
Sep 5@ CLE400002.243
Sep 4@ CLE000000.248
Sep 4@ CLE300000.248