Chicago Cubs utility player Javier Baez is not in the club's starting lineup Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals.
As Kris Bryant reenters the Cubs' lineup, Baez will sit out and act as a bat off the bench for Saturday's game. Bryant hits second against St. Louis' Adam Wainwright.
numberFire's models project Baez for 7 dingers, 25 RBI and 24 runs over the remainder of the 2017 campaign.
Source: Baseball Press