Unpopular opinion: The Cubs should make a trade with the Tigers and reunite with Javier Báez.
The Cubs are in the market for a shortstop. So far, two big-name shortstops on the free-agent market have signed (Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts) and two remain (Dansby Swanson and Carlos Correa). The Cubs have been linked to both Swanson and Correa, but as of now, no action.
Would it be worth exploring a reunion with Báez? Before you outright say “no,” let’s at least look at the possibility.
Javy had a pretty bad year for the Tigers in 2022, after signing a six-year, $140 million deal with them last offseason.