Javier Baez
31-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.204
HR
1
RBI
21
R
11
SB
6
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Baez's time in Detroit has mostly been a disaster so far. The shortstop signed a six-year, $140 million contract with the Tigers before the 2022 season and has proceeded to struggle each of the last two years. After posting a .671 OPS in 2022, he bottomed out with a .592 OPS last year, which was his worst outside of the .551 OPS he posted as a 21-year-old rookie in 2014. By comparison, Baez averaged a .783 OPS across eight seasons before coming over to Detroit. Not surprisingly, his counting stats were down in 2023 as well, as he recorded only nine home runs and 59 RBI across 136 games. Baez lowered his strikeout rate a little bit, from 24.9% to 22.9%, though he continued to rarely take walks and mostly made weak contact on his swings. Now entering his age-31 season, Baez clearly looks like a player on the decline. Some fantasy managers will likely roll the dice given his past performance, though there is nothing in his recent profile to suggest a turnaround is coming anytime soon. Read Past Outlooks
Getting day off
Baez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.
ANALYSIS
Baez will give way to Zach McKinstry at shortstop Tuesday after making eight straight starts. Baez finally found his groove at the plate during the Tigers' three-game series against the D-Backs last week, going 8-for-13 with four doubles and seven RBI.
Baez will give way to Zach McKinstry at shortstop Tuesday after making eight straight starts. Baez finally found his groove at the plate during the Tigers' three-game series against the D-Backs last week, going 8-for-13 with four doubles and seven RBI.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+22%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+10%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .715 | 325 | 9 | 42 | .257 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .587 | 967 | 18 | 105 | .217 | ||||
2024vs Left | .476 | 41 | 1 | 4 | .179 | ||||
2024vs Right | .522 | 115 | 0 | 17 | .213 | ||||
2023vs Left | .659 | 140 | 3 | 14 | .232 | ||||
2023vs Right | .571 | 406 | 6 | 45 | .218 | ||||
2022vs Left | .834 | 144 | 5 | 24 | .301 | ||||
2022vs Right | .618 | 446 | 12 | 43 | .217 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+26%
OPS on Road
2024
+47%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .545 | 609 | 11 | 61 | .205 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .684 | 683 | 16 | 86 | .247 | ||||
2024Home | .401 | 67 | 1 | 5 | .143 | ||||
2024Away | .591 | 89 | 0 | 16 | .250 | ||||
2023Home | .523 | 267 | 3 | 30 | .205 | ||||
2023Away | .661 | 279 | 6 | 29 | .238 | ||||
2022Home | .603 | 275 | 7 | 26 | .220 | ||||
2022Away | .729 | 315 | 10 | 41 | .253 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Javier Baez compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.16BB Rate
3.2%K Rate
19.9%BABIP
.246ISO
.075AVG
.204OBP
.231SLG
.279OPS
.510wOBA
.225Exit Velocity
88.8 mphHard Hit Rate
21.0%Barrels/PA
3.8%Expected BA
.244Expected SLG
.345Sprint Speed
23.2 ft/secGround Ball %
44.5%Line Drive %
21.0%Fly Ball %
34.5%Advanced Batting Stats
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Won't get benched
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Thursday that Baez is "going to play, a lot, " per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press.
ANALYSIS
The veteran shortstop's third year in Detroit could end up being his worst, as he has a .203/.230/.280 slash line through 41 contests. Baez has started 39 of Detroit's 48 games, and the club is determined to get him going offensively. The 31-year-old has three years and $73 million remaining on his deal after 2024, and it'll likely be a while before the Tigers are comfortable eating such a significant chunk of salary.
The veteran shortstop's third year in Detroit could end up being his worst, as he has a .203/.230/.280 slash line through 41 contests. Baez has started 39 of Detroit's 48 games, and the club is determined to get him going offensively. The 31-year-old has three years and $73 million remaining on his deal after 2024, and it'll likely be a while before the Tigers are comfortable eating such a significant chunk of salary.
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Everyone remembers the infamous ceremonial first pitch by 50-Cent years ago, yes? Baez absolutely would have swung at that pitch in 2022. The first year Tiger led the league with a 49% out of zone swing rate last season chasing anything and everything thrown toward home plate and only Luke Voit had a worse swinging strike rate baseball last season. Perhaps the pressures of a big free agent in a new home fell upon him as this was easily the worst season of his career as he struggled to adjust to the spaciousness of Comerica Park after so many years in the Friendly Comfines in Chicago as he hit .220 with 7 homers at home compared to .253 with 10 homers on the road this past season. Despite his lack of selectiveness, he did surprisingly well with runners in scoring position hitting .296 with a .496 slugging percentage which allowed him to drive in 47 of his 67 RBIs on the season.However, a .212 average with a .260 OBP with the bases empty, which they often were in Detroit, impacted his abilities to score runs and steal bases. The second year rebound many free agents have seen should come into play here with Baez as he reduces his impulse to swing his way out of his struggles. He has never been the most disciplined hitter, but 2022 was as bad as we have ever seen from him and not the new reality.
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Stays hot in Saturday's win
Baez went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in Saturday's 8-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
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Drives in five
Baez went 3-for-4 with two doubles, five RBI and a run scored in Friday's 13-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
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Will not be benched
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Monday that he has no plans to bench Baez, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Not starting Saturday
Baez is not in the Tigers' starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.
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Back in lineup Sunday
Baez will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Yankees.
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