JEFF BAKER RUMORS & GOSSIP
Cubs to place 2B Baker on 15-day DL
The Chicago Cubs will place second baseman Jeff Baker on the 15-day disabled list Monday.
Baker aggravated a groin strain during a pinch-hit appearance in Saturday's game against Pittsburgh.
He was initially injured on an awkward slide into second base during a game in Boston on May 22.
Baker is batting .368 with one home run and 14 RBIs. The Cubs are expected to promote D...
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May 31, 2011
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May 31, 2011
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Game 7 – The Jeff Baker Show
Jeff Baker came out firing out of the leadoff spot and the Cubs held off a late rally attempt by the Brewers to take game one of the series.
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April 09, 2011
Jeff Baker: Starting Second Baseman
We’re pleased to welcome the newest member of the FanGraphs staff, Bradley Woodrum, to the site. He coined the term Luck Dragon and created some fantastic videos this winter, as well as writing for about 150 different places around the web. We think he’s going to be a great fit here at FanGraphs.
On June 17, 2010, Jeff Baker cracked a Dallas Braden changeup so hard it dangled...
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March 23, 2011
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March 23, 2011
Jeff Baker signed and Koyie Hill tendered - Does this mean there is a trade looming?
Paul Sullivan of Chicago Breaking Sports is reporting that the Cubs have signed Jeff Baker to a 1 year $1.175 million contract. In addition, the Cubs have offered Koyie Hill arbitration, meaning that neither player was non-tendered.
Thus, the Cubs now have 4 catchers on their 40-man roster, which is one too many. This makes me think that we may be seeing Texas' Chris Davis...
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December 02, 2010
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December 02, 2010
Cubs Avoid Arbitration with Baker ... Tender Contracts to All Arbitration Eligible Players
According to multiple reports, the Cubs tendered contracts for the 2011 season to all arbitration eligible players before Thursday's deadline.
The Cubs avoided arbitration with Jeff Baker and agreed to a one-year contract worth $1.175 million.
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December 02, 2010
Carlos Zambrano Hospitalized; Jeff Baker Partially Blind
Despite the Cubs 1-0 win today over the Dodgers, which also clinched a series win for the Cubs, their still were some scary moments during today’s game. As the Cubs had to send one player to the hospital for appendicitis symptoms and, another player left the game because he could not see.
First, with Carlos Zambrano, who was sent to the hospital before the game after suffering...
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May 27, 2010
Scary sight: Cubs' Jeff Baker loses vision, can't see line drive go by
This might be one of the scariest moments ever seen on a Major League Baseball field. Rather, one that was not seen.The Chicago Cubs removed infielder Jeff Baker(notes) from the game in the eighth inning Thursday because he lost vision in his right eye. Even more frightening, they pulled him after he failed to react — Baker didn't move his feet a molecule — on a line drive that...
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May 27, 2010
Zambrano Taken to the Hospital ... Baker Lifted with No Vision in Right Eye
According to multiple reports Thursday afternoon, Carlos Zambrano "spent Thursday at the hospital being evaluated and treated for appendicitis-type symptoms." The Cubs stated "tests for appendicitis proved negative." Zambrano was expected to be re-evaluated on Friday.
Jeff Baker left Thursday's game in the eighth inning after losing all vision in his right eye. According...
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May 27, 2010
Baker, Gorzelanny Head the list of Trade Candidates
Even though the unofficial “trading season” usually does not start till about June, it is never to early for teams to shop their players around the league to gauge their interest. And the general speculation from writers is that the two Cubs most likely to get traded this season will be Jeff Baker, and Tom [...]
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May 02, 2010
Giants Fail To Gain Ground In Wild Card
Jeff Baker hit a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs staved off playoff elimination for a day by handing the San Francisco Giants a blow to their postseason hopes with 3-2 victory Thursday night.
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September 25, 2009
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