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Untouchable: Javier Baez showed why Cubs built around him during takeover at shortstop

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Imagine Javier Baez wearing a New York Mets uniform or playing in an empty Tropicana Field and where the Cubs would be without their backup shortstop. The trade speculation still lingered into this season, even after Baez blossomed into a National League Championship Series co-MVP and a World Series champion.