Happy birthday, James Baldwin

Happy birthday to James Baldwin, who turns 37 today.

James Baldwin was a mediocre starter for the ChiSox in the late-90s, was traded to the Dodgers in 2001 right before he became a free agent, and became Exhibit 173 in "why it makes more sense to non-tender mediocrities than go to arbitration with them," as he ended up making less as a free agent than he did in his final pre-f.a. year in Chicago. more...