I just want to make this absolutely clear to everyone: I love watching Javier Baez play.
His defensive wizardry is second to none. His baseball instincts, especially on the basepaths, are off the charts. He can make plays in both those areas that no other major leaguer would even attempt.
And he has prodigious power. For the second straight game, Javy slammed two home runs. That led a 16-hit attack and the Cubs overcame an early 3-0 deficit to blow out the Pirates 13-5.
That early deficit was an “uh-oh” in the second inning.