The Most Polarizing Player In Baseball (Obligatory Javier Baez Is Bad Video)

Javier Baez has always been loved or hated by fans and I wanted to explore why this may be. He is a very exciting player that finds himself in hot water often so there is never a dull moment with him. Let me know what you think of him and anything you would want to see in the future. Thank you for watching!
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[@york_11th]

I did not know there was a tie in a baseball game. That was something I did not expect to learn but is fun fact to have.

[@TapirBaseball]

They are extremely rare so it’s always fun to see them

[@AndreIguodalaFan55]

You didn't know?

[@77D777]

Games more likely to be rain out in the spring and summer months of the season not as much in September (as in now) so makes sense. I’ve never seen it either.

[@york_11th]

I am some what new in being a baseball fan, so I do not know a lot about the sport or it history.@@AndreIguodalaFan55

[@Bradley-rq2mp]

This guy is so underrated he needs more views keep up the good work❤🎉

[@TapirBaseball]

I appreciate you very much. Every viewer counts so it means a lot.

[@BenSchoolcraft]

I did not anticipate such a low view/sub count given the quality. Great work! I got recommended here after a Jomboy video so hopefully it takes off for you!

[@TapirBaseball]

I appreciate it! All credit for the editing goes to Joe Plate (@gargonzomedia). More baseball videos are on the way!

[@AndreIguodalaFan55]

He's underrated so it's expected

[@BenSchoolcraft]

@@AndreIguodalaFan55 it would certainly appear so 👍

[@KingZomp]

Well said, I'm surprised too. This must've taken a long time to research and write and edit.

[@sparknado]

2:18 - That high five 🤣

[@staidenofanarchy]

The lack of specialization on that 2016 squad gave it such a little league feel, I love it. Also his lack of plate discipline is wild, he went backwards as he got older. I swear he decides whether or not he's going to swing before the ball is thrown.

[@TapirBaseball]

That cubs team really felt like a close group of friends coming together to win. I’m a Giants fan but it was impossible not to feel good for them. His plate discipline is pretty extreme. It was very funny seeing him hit .771 in high school with 0 walks

[@nick0tripp312]

He does not care to be a better hitter he just wants to swing away i am glad he is gone from the cubs he really does suck

[@henrys5291]

​@@nick0tripp312how joyless of a person do you have to be to be a cubs fan that hates javy? Genuonely one of the most exciting cubs ever and was a key to ending the drought

[@nick0tripp312]

@@henrys5291 dude is a .225 15 home run hitter with 200k yeah he sucks now and I standby this 100 percent he has no ability to get better

[@nick0tripp312]

@@henrys5291 he is probably one of the worst players today

[@KingZomp]

Super in depth research. Well done video dude. Must've taken a long time to get all this info.

[@TapirBaseball]

Thank you very much, I passed out one day and some how woke up after I wrote the whole thing

[@connerlake9536]

Formally known as the Cleveland spiders 😂

[@douglascarlson9006]

Nice job ... I'm 70 ... say what you want about him ... But this guy is still my all-time favorite Cub ... and I still remain in awe of Theo for his wisdom in selling the core of their WS champs ...

[@nick0tripp312]

Baze sucks, Rizzo is basically done and only has home runs cause Yankees stadium is easy to hit home runs and kb has been hurt it's great their all gone image having to pay two hurt starters and a third who had a huge downfall and never wanted to learn in Baez

[@douglascarlson9006]

@@nick0tripp312 Yeah, Javy now sux ... but in his prime he was a totally unique and awesome talent ...

[@TapirBaseball]

Cubs have been a very well run franchise with Theo. They didn’t fall into the trap of paying guys for what they did in the past but rather what they will do in the future.

[@joshuapatrick682]

Baez got a 6year 140 million contract. At most he should be guaranteed 10 a year with the rest available for games/innings played and certain performances metrics obtained. All baseball contracts should be done this way to ensure players don’t just stop caring. Now obviously the players should have protections (injuries and being intentionally benched not counting against them in this example).

[@jmanuelvillalobos4971]

Man those spiders were vicious

[@AndreIguodalaFan55]

Another high quality vis as usual from the goat

[@TapirBaseball]

A goat tapir? Has science gone too far?

[@elijah-hb9um]

great vid, tho the music was super distracting

[@TapirBaseball]

Thank you but noted on the music, I appreciate the feedback.

[@elijah-hb9um]

@@TapirBaseball of course! absolutely stellar video tho

[@napoleantntgaming5265]

Bro fr said Cleveland Spiders

[@khaliqbarkers1058]

I’ve been saying that ever since I’ve seen videos of people bashing Baez. I think he needs a change in teams because the tigers are known for being a bad team but if he was on the rays for example he would play better. He has the glove he just needs the bat

[@TapirBaseball]

From what I have seen he needs to be in meaningful ball games to play at his highest level. The lack of meaningful baseball plus his personal life have definitely had an effect on his motivation to play to the best of his abilities.

[@khaliqbarkers1058]

@@TapirBaseball exactly and it’s hard to play at your best when the team is 66-77 and hasn’t been in the playoffs since 2014

[@edwardramos9666]

Great vid

[@TapirBaseball]

Thank you!

[@joeybanks961]

As a fellow Puerto Rican and baseball fan wbc Javier Baez is not the same as regular-season Baez.

[@BigWri]

4:37, it was a 108 year drought not 71 years, just a FYi

[@TapirBaseball]

Thank you for the correction

[@kapostatuz1677]

Cleveland Spiders!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@legendofbrandon2904]

good video, comment for algorithm

[@TapirBaseball]

I appreciate, thank you!

[@resmarted]

8:45 "after booing his own fans" (because they were booing him)

[@sam12851]

Javier baez is the type of guy to swing at a pitch trying to walk him

[@rapier5]

Javi is Javi. The absence of impulse control is what made the magic, and it was magic. He fell out of Hall of Fame contention by 2019 and I don't know if when his career is over in 2 or 12 years he will even be considered to have been an above average player but in hundreds of tiny moments he was the greatest player, to watch, that I have ever seen, @72yo.

[@TapirBaseball]

I agree, extremely entertaining and skilled during his first few years. He has shown a lot of talent at times and I really hope we see some glimpse of that in the future.

[@BrysonHicks-wt7bf]

I feel the only miss you have in this video is your mischaracterization of the Tigers as a team with no hope and no future: Tork is about to hit 30 homers on the season, Kerry Carpenter has come out of nowhere to be one of the better pure hitting lefties in the AL, Riley Greene, when healthy, is just few less strikeouts away from being the .300 hitter he was drafted to be, and now the rest of the system is catching up. Justyn Henry-Malloy (3B/OF/DH), Colt Keith (3B/2B), and Parker Meadows(OF) are 3 of our top 10 prospects and will all almost definitely be in the majors on opening day next year, as well as a few complimentary prospects, namely Wenceel Perez and Eddys Leonard (both infielders), and our young pitching staff of Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, Matt Manning, and Reese Olson is maturing, again when healthy. With Miggy retiring, Schoop's contract ending, and a new front office getting the time to use this year as an adjustment period, I think it isn't all that crazy to expect the Tigers to make a real push for the Central in 2024, and hopefully that push will revive the spark in Javy. (although as a tigers fan that is known as Javy's chief defender I am a bit biased)

[@TapirBaseball]

I am sorry if I came off as saying the Tigers have no future. I just don't see them being in the position of competing while Baez is still under contract/able to contribute to a championship level team. I really hope they are able to make a splash in free agency to add some of the pieces they would need to compete once they shed the bigger contracts they have. I just want to see him in more meaningful games and if that is with the Tigers I think that would great as well. It was not my intention to come across as saying they have no hope what so ever, I just think the timing of the contract was strange when they have continued to need to rebuild with him but I hope they are able to put together a good team around him while he is still able to contribute.

[@BrysonHicks-wt7bf]

@@TapirBaseball Thats fair, I think the signings going into 2022 made sense from the perspective of someone who knows a ton about the tigers but in order to explain how I'd basically have to write a whole essay so I'll choose not to curse your comments like that.

[@jacobnoble7797]

I bet if the Tigers fanbase was like Phillys' and decided to cheer for him at the plate he would flip a switch like Trea Turner did... or maybe like u said trade him to a contender, so the Dodgers lol

[@RobBot34]

the tigers are better off without him, not the other way around.

[@hungrypandastudios6213]

No video for him going 2-35? lol

[@ticnatz]

Split between the majors & minors in 2014, Baez struck out an almost unimaginable 225 times! Most overpaid player? Lots of players could claim that mantle....

[@joshuapatrick682]

You know its not politically incorrect or racist to refer to the Cleveland Indians by their actual team name.

[@andrewarnold9751]

Their actual team name is the Cleveland Guardians.

[@TheJoeWerewolf]

1.807 slug is insane at any level he’s ops was over 2.000

[@TapirBaseball]

His raw power is some of the best in the league when he is on

[@77D777]

Didn’t even know he was on the Detroit tigers

[@nick0tripp312]

Do you watch baseball this is his second year there and a half a year with the mets

[@77D777]

@@nick0tripp312 I’m a cardinals fan so I don’t follow the American league really only follow the national league.

[@77D777]

@@nick0tripp312 but he’s with Detroit?

[@jamessinclair5859]

The Cubs would be trash is they paid their core lmao Tbf I think Baez would be better than he currently is today if he never left Chicago

[@TapirBaseball]

They’ve already rebuilt a competitive team after dumping that core. I think Baez would do much better in a more competitive environment, which Chicago is.

[@TheGreatestYouTubeChannelEver]

I don't understand how people still say Baez is overrated, he's been called overrated for years, how long cab you be highly rated but still overrated

[@jasonmilly3320]

This confuses me too. I guess just because of his contract, Idk, all I can think of. I never hear people hyping him up or saying how good he is. Literally every single time (100%) I see Baez being talked about, it's all negative stuff

[@joshuapatrick682]

Dude played hard to get the bag, and then once he got the bag he stopped caring, just like Rendon. They already won a WS before becoming FA’s so what did they have to play for with 9 figures guaranteed? Thats why fully guaranteed contracts are so bad for baseball in general. At