Joshua
Báez
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#22
Joshua Báez
#22LF
St. Louis Cardinals
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2026-08-15
Born in : Boston, MA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 100 | 23 | 7 | 18 | .230 | .788 |
| Career totals | 29 | 100 | 23 | 7 | 18 | .230 | .788 | |
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
113
wOBA
.335
xwOBA
.303
OPS
.788
AVG
.230
OBP
.278
HR
7
RBI
18
SB
2
PA
108
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.2
Home runs
7
2026 WAR
0.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20260.2 WAR
Outlook, age included
+25 · 23 y.o. · usually still improving
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
72
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 64
- POW
- Power
- 80
- EYE
- Eye
- 61
- SPD
- Speed
- 81
- FLD
- Fielding
- 68
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 24
Why these ratings?Hide details
- 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).
PAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
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
92.1 mi/h
92th percentile
Max exit velocity
111.9 mi/h
63th percentile
Barrels
11.8 %
78th percentile
Hard-hit
47.1 %
84th percentile
xBA
.212
6th percentile
Bat speed
77.5 mi/h
98th percentile
Sprint speed
29.2 pi/s
93th percentile
Outs above average
-3
28th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs SF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Sep 14 | vs SF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| Sep 12 | vs CWS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Sep 11 | vs CWS | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| Sep 9 | @ SF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| Sep 8 | @ SF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Sep 7 | @ SF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 |
| Sep 6 | @ COL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| Sep 5 | @ COL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .229 |
| Sep 4 | @ COL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 |