It’s very nice to see these two Cubs in tomorrow night’s NL All-Star lineup, and it’s especially heartening when you them fitting right in with a group of names like this:
Here’s a look at the NL lineup for #AllStarGame2019. #Cubs Baez hitting 2nd & Contreras 7th. #MLB pic.twitter.com/g6Vhj2iexl
— Kelly Crull (@Kelly_Crull) July 8, 2019
Old sabermetric wisdom has it that the best hitter in the lineup goes in the number two spot, so clearly, Javy Baez is the best hitter in the National League.
In all seriousness, Baez really is sandwiched in there with probably the three best hitters in the NL right now in Yelich, Bellinger, and Freeman.