If I had a two-word cap on this column I would simply write the name Javier Báez.
The time has come to include Báez among the greatest shortstops in the history of the franchise, and though the list of Cubs players who might also be included isn’t long, it is very distinguished.
With a 16.6 career WAR, Báez easily makes that list — right behind Banks in fact — and he is still just 27 years old. Last year, El Mago was on his way to a second straight season of MVP consideration before getting hurt.