![Former Arlington Country Day standout Javier Baez's star keeps rising for Chicago Cubs](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/D7EDSZBS4RDZ5PI4JRX3UF6KEI.JPG)
Column: Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez is a 1-percenter
![Former Arlington Country Day standout Javier Baez's star keeps rising for Chicago Cubs](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg/mlb/qtslpuh79yg4vdbwckc9)
Gerrit Cole, Francisco Lindor and Mookie Betts all picked in 2011
![Former Arlington Country Day standout Javier Baez's star keeps rising for Chicago Cubs](https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a9b0809/2147483647/strip/false/crop/4472x3181+0+0/resize/1486x1057!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fthumbor%2FNvz5DMhrnc99IIuLQ-EW0oIaSCM%3D%2F0x0%3A4472x3181%2F4472x3181%2Ffilters%3Afocal%282236x1591%3A2237x1592%29%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F22751613%2F1272911489.jpg)
After trades, a not-so-fond farewell to the Cubs' 'championship
![Former Arlington Country Day standout Javier Baez's star keeps rising for Chicago Cubs](https://image.isu.pub/230621145750-bda6b82290235001e5cffe53fad11fa2/jpg/page_1.jpg)
2023 Futures Invitational Official Event Program by USA Baseball
![Former Arlington Country Day standout Javier Baez's star keeps rising for Chicago Cubs](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2Fcubbiescrib-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fgetty-images-2F2017-2F07-2F1319366258-850x560-8b390bc737cabc2731889f8eda4cbb20.jpg)
Cubs, Javier Baez were heartbreakingly close to an extension
![Former Arlington Country Day standout Javier Baez's star keeps rising for Chicago Cubs](https://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/493/526/10natn23_original.jpg?1289659575)
2011 MLB Draft: Rendon, Starling and 50 Other Names You Need To
![Former Arlington Country Day standout Javier Baez's star keeps rising for Chicago Cubs](https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/898aae323efc8cef3d82cb7de2156c1e37118cf5/c=0-0-3437-1942/local/-/media/2018/07/12/USATODAY/USATODAY/636670095722441099-USATSI-10912196.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Javier Baez: Flair on the field just what baseball needs
![Former Arlington Country Day standout Javier Baez's star keeps rising for Chicago Cubs](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2Fcubbiescrib-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fgetty-images-2F2017-2F07-2F1394653625-850x560-422134d49242a49724f68275ca3a1f6e.jpg)
Cubs thanking their lucky stars watching Javier Baez struggle
![Former Arlington Country Day standout Javier Baez's star keeps rising for Chicago Cubs](https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/ZjHvf6VAyAQOnkeoUpmf.g--~B/aD02NzU7dz0xMjAwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/https://media.zenfs.com/en/nbc_sports_chicago_videos_177/35f363bd9202fb0dbe62ceda30a8e31c)
9 years ago today, Javier Báez began a new era of Cubs baseball
![Former Arlington Country Day standout Javier Baez's star keeps rising for Chicago Cubs](https://assets-cms.thescore.com/uploads/image/file/310320/cropped_GettyImages-1003435228.jpg?ts=1533674437)
Cubs' Baez declares himself best shortstop in MLB
![Former Arlington Country Day standout Javier Baez's star keeps rising for Chicago Cubs](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w2208/mlb/fj6evyaqewjub1zspesw)
Gerrit Cole, Francisco Lindor and Mookie Betts all picked in 2011