Cubs acquire Jeff Baker

[ruby23]

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Garbage in, garbage out.
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I actually prefer Freel, but this Baker guy at least has some pop in his bat. He still sucks though.
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He has an away .601 OPS, and a 58 OPS+. That, my friend, is sub-Neifi territory.
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He definitely blows. I was just saying he has a little pop because he hit 12 hr in 299 AB last year. Probably doesn't matter though because not only does he suck, but he's battling injuries.
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Well, in the end, this isn't going to help or hurt the team. It's one of those things where I just don't understand why Hendry bothered.
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Kinda like there was no point in trading Gathright for Freel either. Gathright for Freel for Baker, seems like a bunch of shuffling with no real purpose.