Getty Images The Braves have acquired Baker from the Tigers for a player to be named. Since the move is becoming official tonight, he’ll be eligible for the team’s postseason roster. Baker has hit .254/.293/.408 with four homers and 24 RBI in 169 at-bats for the Cubs and Tigers this season. He’ll provided a little right-handed pop off an Atlanta bench that is short of it.
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Less than a month after acquiring Jeff Baker from the Cubs the Tigers have designated the veteran role player for assignment.
Detroit sent a pair of players to be named later to Chicago for Baker on August 5, hoping he could provide some corner outfield/third base depth and solid production versus left-handed pitching.
Instead he got all of 37 plate appearances, went 7-for-35 (.200) with zero homers, and is now off the 40-man roster in favor of Double-A call-up Avisail Garcia.
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- darthicarus - Aug 31, 2012 at 4:01 PM
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This should be the spark the team needs….
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- mreezybreezy - Aug 31, 2012 at 4:06 PM
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Wait… Jeff Baker was on the Tigers?
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- Chipmaker - Aug 31, 2012 at 5:28 PM
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On August 31st? As of tomorrow they could just have buried him on the bench.
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- frank433 - Aug 31, 2012 at 7:16 PM
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They designate him now, then can make Garcia eligible for the post season, if he impresses and they make it.
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- lorddarkhelmet - Aug 31, 2012 at 8:47 PM
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Garcia has been en fuego lately, glad he got a call up and glad the Tigers can use him in the postseason if they make it.
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- weaselpuppy - Sep 1, 2012 at 10:45 PM
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Baker looked like garbage…Aubrey Huff 2.0…Sanchez is evening out and is no longer in danger of Washburning the Tigs out of the playoffs as a trade deadline pickup
