Javy Báez went 0-for-4 Wednesday night in Pittsburgh for the second night in a row and the third time in four games. It was his 14th ofer with at least four at-bats in a game this season, which steered his batting average onto I-98. Just going hitless would be one thing, but Javy’s anemic performance at the plate has dragged him to MLB’s statistical nadir.
This isn’t just a matter of cherry-picking a few esoteric metrics, either. His .581 OPS, .249 wOBA, and 52 wRC+ all rank dead last among 145 qualified hitters this season and all are at least 21% worse than league average.