Cubs call-up coming? Baez to start playing third base Wednesday

Javier Baez came up through the minor leagues as a shortstop, moved to second base and has since bounced between the two positions while with the Iowa Cubs this season.

Another move is now in store for Baez.

Jaron Madison, the director of player development for the Chicago Cubs, said in a text message Wednesday that the plan is to play Baez sometime at third base. It is a move that suggests the Chicago Cubs are getting him ready to bring him back up.

When? Iowa manager Marty Pevey said Baez would start playing third base on Wednesday.

It's a move many fans have been waiting to happen with Baez who suddenly found himself as the odd man out in Chicago's infield with Starlin Castro at shortstop and Addison Russell at second base. Those have been Baez's primary positions since the Cubs selected him in the first round of the 2011 draft.

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But, another infield spot appeared to open up for the Cubs who started third baseman Kris Bryant in left field during Tuesday's game at Miami.

Baez is off to a great start to the I-Cubs season, compiling a .325 batting average with seven home runs, six doubles and 26 RBIs through his first 32 games with Iowa. He entered Wednesday's game riding a five-game hitting streak while also batting .351 with four homers in his last 10 contests.

The hard-hitting infielder began last season with Iowa before earning his first major league promotion. Baez struggled in it and during spring training and was sent back to the minors for the start of the 2015 season. He missed the start of the season following the death of his sister, Noely.

Now, Baez could be getting closer and closer to a return to the big leagues.

So, Bryant in left, Baez at third, Castro at short and Russell at second?

It sounds like it could happen.