Javy Baez makes wrong kind of baseball history 1 week into Mets tenure

The New York Mets have seen the Jackal and Hyde version of Javier Baez in just one week of action.

Baez is as talented as they come at shortstop, which is why the Mets acquired him from the Chicago Cubs at the trade deadline. In five games with New York, Baez is hitting .200 with two home runs. At this point in his career, Javy is a three outcome type of hitter, with the strikeouts being the primary issue thus far.

On Thursday afternoon, Baez struck out five times in five plate appearances against the Miami Marlins, becoming the first Met since 1993 to achieve the platinum sombrero.

Despite the strikeouts, Baez is still making impact plays in Queens. Just last night, he made arguably the slide of the season.

New York Mets: Was Javier Baez worth the asking price?

In return for Baez, the Mets sent outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong. New York also received Trevor Williams in the deal.

The Mets were linked to Baez ever since Francisco Lindor went down due to injury. When Lindor is able to return from the injured list — hopefully by late August or early September — Baez will slide over to either second or third base.

“We think he adds a lot, brings a ton of energy to our team,” Mets acting general manager Zack Scott said at the time of the trade. “Knows how to win, knows how to do a lot of things to help us win. Plays elite defense, and baserunning and power.”

None of that is wrong. Baez had 22 home runs at the time of the deal, and has flashed some incredible speed at times on the basepaths.

So, strikeouts or not, the Mets were happy to acquire Baez.