Yesterday, Chicago Cubs manger Joe Maddon gave his young super star high praise on 670 the Score. He offered this comparison of Javy Baez to Manny Ramirez. Maddon believes Javier Baez will remind everyone of Manny Ramirez once he consistently lays off breaking balls out of the zone. Below are the numbers from the first four years of each players careers.
Cubs’ Joe Maddon Believes Javier Baez Will Remind You Of Manny Ramirez — If He Stops Chasing Breaking Balls https://t.co/C6LhH5mYj9 pic.twitter.com/V3zLtgmgfr
— IamCubsessed (@IamCubsessed) August 15, 2017
Here are the Javy Baez numbers his first 4 years.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21 | CHC | NL | 52 | 229 | 213 | 25 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 95 | .169 | .227 | .324 | .551 | 52 | 69 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | |
| 2015 | 22 | CHC | NL | 28 | 80 | 76 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 24 | .289 | .325 | .408 | .733 | 102 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45/63 | |
| 2016 | 23 | CHC | NL | 142 | 450 | 421 | 50 | 115 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 59 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 108 | .273 | .314 | .423 | .737 | 94 | 178 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 546/37 | |
| 2017 | 24 | CHC | NL | 104 | 361 | 334 | 49 | 90 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 101 | .269 | .309 | .494 | .803 | 104 | 165 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 46/539 | |
| 4 Yrs | 326 | 1120 | 1044 | 128 | 263 | 48 | 3 | 42 | 137 | 23 | 8 | 53 | 328 | .252 | .295 | .424 | .720 | 89 | 443 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 557 | 519 | 64 | 131 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 68 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 163 | .252 | .295 | .424 | .720 | 89 | 220 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||||
Here are Manny Ramirez numbers for his first 4 years win the league.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 21 | CLE | AL | 22 | 55 | 53 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .170 | .200 | .302 | .502 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D/9 | |
| 1994 | 22 | CLE | AL | 91 | 336 | 290 | 51 | 78 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 72 | .269 | .357 | .521 | .878 | 125 | 151 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | *9/D | RoY-2 |
| 1995 | 23 | CLE | AL | 137 | 571 | 484 | 85 | 149 | 26 | 1 | 31 | 107 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 112 | .308 | .402 | .558 | .960 | 147 | 270 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | *9/D | AS,MVP-12,SS |
| 1996 | 24 | CLE | AL | 152 | 647 | 550 | 94 | 170 | 45 | 3 | 33 | 112 | 8 | 5 | 85 | 104 | .309 | .399 | .582 | .981 | 146 | 320 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | *9/D | |
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | ||||
Joe Maddon believes in Javy Baez. https://t.co/QvBoEhj4Gp
— IamCubsessed (@IamCubsessed) August 15, 2017
