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[Runnys]

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If he looks good early on in the season, you've gotta wonder if Baez might conveniently get a Rizzo-esque call-up shortly after when he would not get enough service credit for this season.

Where would he play though?  I don't think the Cubs are going to call him up unless he has an everyday gig.  Just no reason to let him sit on the bench.  Now, if the kid can play 3rd then that is a different story.

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Moving from short to third isn't that big a deal and that's his long term projection anyways. But I think Opening Day 2014 at the earliest, or most likely May 2014 is the time to expect JB. He would need to kill Daytona with a big April, get a promotion to Tennessee and have a stellar year at AA to get a call up, IMO.
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I think that is what Kid is saying though.  If Baez goes down to Daytona and is destroying the pitching down there, then maybe they move him to Double A and he does the same then they may call him up around the middle of June so he doesn't lose and arbitration year.  

 

I'm not sure we need to rush him though.  This team isn't going anywhere this year.  Let the kid get a full year in the minors, if he destroys double A pitching then give him a chance next spring to win a spot.