JOHN BAKER RUMORS & GOSSIP

Austin Peay 80, SIU-Edwardsville 67

Melvin Baker scored 19 points and John Baker had 13 points and 15 rebounds Thursday night to lead Austin Peay to an 80-67 win at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Josh Terry added 14 points, four assists and four steals while Jerome Clyburn had 12 points and seven assists for the Governors (7-13, 4-3 Ohio Valley). An early 10-0 run helped propel the Cougars to a 15-6 lead, but the...
Via AP on Fox  |  23 days ago
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Padres agree to terms with 9 players

The San Diego Padres have come to terms on contracts with catchers Nick Hundley and John Baker and seven other arbitration-eligible players. Hundley hit a career-best .288 last season with a career-high nine home runs and 29 RBIs. He underwent surgery on his right elbow in July. The 31-year-old Baker missed most of the 2011 season due to surgery on his right elbow in September...
Via Fox Sports  |  25 days ago
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Padres Agree To Contracts With Joe Thatcher and John Baker

The Padres have reached to contract agreements with C John Baker and P Joe Thatcher. Thatcher is signed for a $700k contract and Baker to a $750k contract (per Bill Center of the SDUT). We still have to wait for contract agreements/amounts with nine other Padres players that are arbitration eligible. Here is the lsit of players that we still are waiting on: Edinson Volquez...
Via Friarhood  |  26 days ago
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Miami Marlins Acquire Wade LeBlanc from Padres for John Baker

The Miami Marlins acquired Wade LeBlanc from the San Diego Padres on Tuesday for catcher John Baker. Why? Well apparently, the Marlins needed a lefty and the Padres could use another catcher. Everybody's happy for now. LeBlanc went 5-6 with a 4.63 ERA for the Padres last season, sucking for most of 2011 and spending some time with Triple-A Tuscon until winning three of his...
Via Babes Love Baseball  |  November 23, 2011
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Padres Acquire Catcher John Baker, Send LeBlanc to the Marlins

Official Press Release Provided by the San Diego Padres Media Department: SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres today announced they have acquired catcher John Baker from the Florida Marlins in exchange for left-handed pitcher Wade LeBlanc. Executive Vice President/General Manager Josh Byrnes made the announcement. In 212 Major League games with the Marlins (2008-2011)...
Via Friarhood  |  November 22, 2011
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Baker, Dominguez get promoted to Triple-A

Two of the clubs big prospects in the organization, catcher John Baker and third baseman Matt Dominguez, have both earned promotions Thursday afternoon. Both players were in Double-A Jacksonville playing for the Suns and now will move back up to Triple-A New Orleans to play for the Zephyrs. Baker has played seven games this season splitting between the Jupiter Hammerheads of the...
Via Fightin' Marlins  |  May 19, 2011
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Alaskan Wins Iditarod in Smashing Fashion

Something tells me John Baker won’t have to buy a drink in his hometown for quite awhile. And when you live above the Arctic Circle, well, it seems like there would be plenty of reason to nip the bottle aside from what is sure to be quite a celebration in Baker’s hometown of Kotzebue, Alaska. The cause for merriment? Baker won the Iditarod Sled Dog Race on Tuesday, guiding...
Via Rumors and Rants  |  March 15, 2011
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