sports.espn.go.com - 7/2/2009
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Chicago Cubs acquire Jeff Baker in trade with Colorado Rockies.
sports.yahoo.com - 7/1/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
The Chicago Cubs have acquired Jeff Baker from
the Colorado Rockies , according to a source close...
to the club. It is unclear who the Rockies will receive in return for Baker or the Cubs' plans for him. Baker, an infielder, went on the 15-day ...
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Source: Cubs deal for Rockies' Baker
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mlbtraderumors.com - 7/2/2009
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mlbtraderumors.com —
The Cubs acquired Jeff Baker from the Rockies,
according to Yahoo Sports . It's unclear what the...
Rockies will receive in exchange for the infielder. Baker, 28, has played in just 12 games this year for Colorado, but he posted a respectable .791 OPS ...
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Cubs Acquire Jeff Baker
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We will rue the day we gave up on Alberto Alberquerque
GoatRiders of the Apocalypse —
... Jeff Baker, the Rockie backup corner infielder, who is hitting even worse than any of the Cubs, is now all ours. ...
Cubs trade for utility player Baker
Nick Friedell's Blog - ESPN Chicago —
... He's the newest Mark DeRosa impersonator, that's who. He's the man Jim Hendry just acquired in a trade from the Rockies for a minor league pitcher. I'd be shocked if a quarter of Cubs fans actually knew who he was. It's not as if he's had a stellar major league career to this point. Baker is a career .257 hitter, who hit .268 and had 12 home runs a year ago. He's been out almost all year because of a sprained hand, and before he went to the 60-day DL he was hitting just .130 in 23 at-bats. ...
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chicago.cubs.mlb.com 7/2/2009 — By Andrew Simon / MLB.com 07/02/09 8:30 PM ET CHICAGO -- The Colorado Rockies had no room for utilityman Jeff Baker when he completed his rehab assignment in Triple-A Colorado Springs. This situation created an opportunity for Cubs general manager ...
Rockies Acquire Alburquerque
baseballmusings.com 7/2/2009 — The Rockies trade utility man Jeff Baker to the Cubs for a minor league pitcher with a great name:
The Chicago Cubs acquired infielder Jeff Baker from the Colorado Rockies for minor-league pitcher Alberto Alburquerque on Thursday.
Alburquerque became a pure reliever this year and his K per ...
When They Pull Out a Knife, The Cubs Pull Out Jeff Baker
thecubreporter.com 7/2/2009 —
The Cubs countered the Cardinals acquisition of Mark DeRosa with one of their own , acquiring 2B/3B Jeff Baker from the Colorado Rockies. It's like countering a handgun with a slingshot. Seemingly running out of players to put on the disabled list, Baker is already on it with a left hand ...
Cubs Trade: Cubs Trade for Jeff Bake
cubsmix.com 7/2/2009 — Rockies utility infielder Jeff Baker late...Last year was his career year, when he hit .268 with 12 HRs and 48 RBIs in just under 300 ABs. Sounds decent, right? Oh wait. Former ...He has experience at 2nd, 1st, 3rd, and RF. I would imagine he'll be pretty much a right handed, non-Gold Glove version
Cubs Acquire Jeff Baker, DFA Ryan Freel
cubscore.com 7/2/2009 — 12:07pm: In a corresponding move, the Cubs designated Ryan Freel for assignment, according to a team press release. Freel, 33, put up an OPS of .369 in 14 games for the Cubs. 11:27am: ESPN.com"s Bruce Levine reports that the Rockies receive right-hander Alberto Alburquerque, who was pitching in ...
Report: Cubs Have Acquired Jeff Baker from the Rockies
bleachernation.com 7/2/2009 — Well this certainly came out of nowhere.
The Chicago Cubs have acquired Jeff Baker(notes) from the Colorado Rockies, according to a source close to the club.
It is unclear who the Rockies will receive in return for Baker or the Cubs’ plans for him.
Baker, an infielder, went on the ...
Join the Jeff Baker Fan Club
424tales.blogspot.com 7/12/2009 — If you happen to follow me on Twitter (and if you don't, you are missing some of the greatest in-game commentary since Bill Murray guest-broadcasted in place of Harry Caray after the stroke), you already know that I have taken the keys to the Jeff Baker Fan Bus and I am driving it through the ...
Cubs acquire Baker from Rockies —
Major League Baseball News 7/2/2009
The Cubs, trying to bolster their bench, acquired infielder Jeff Baker from the Colorado Rockies for Minor League pitcher Al Alburquerque on Thursday. To make room on the roster, Ryan Freel was designated for assignment.
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