Cardinals Prospect Joshua Báez Set for MLB Debut at Wrigley Field
Cardinals power prospect Joshua Báez is reportedly primed for his MLB debut at Wrigley Field, per beat reporter Derrick Goold.
Before a single pitch was thrown, Cardinals beat reporter Derrick Goold flagged what was coming: top power prospect Joshua Báez was reportedly primed for his MLB debut at Wrigley Field, per Goold's report.
The callup had been anticipated — Báez carried the label of the Cardinals' most highly regarded power prospect into the moment — and the venue, Wrigley Field, gave the debut a particular theatrical quality. What remained unresolved at the time of the report was the precise timing and any corresponding roster move required to make room.
What to watch was straightforward enough: whether the power that made Báez a mightily anticipated name in the St. Louis system would translate, and how quickly, against major-league pitching.
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