Who is going to be “the guy” for the Chicago Cubs moving forward, though? At the beginning of this season, that question wouldn’t have even been worth asking. Kris Bryant would have been the obvious answer, with a modest case to be made for Anthony Rizzo.
The emergence of Javier Baez this season has changed that conversation. Baez has been, without a doubt, the Cubs’ most important player in 2018. At certain points throughout the year, Baez helped carry a somewhat stagnant Cubs offense.
His bat hasn’t been the only standout aspect of his game, either.