Scott Baker RUMORS & NEWS

CSN Chicago "The Cubs tried to spin it as a positive development: Scott Baker’s season isn’t already over. This diagnosis doesn’t confirm the worst fears about a pitcher who had Tommy John surgery almost 12 months ago. But there’s also no chance he’ll be ready by the mid-April or early May target date the..." March 25

Daily Herald "Two MRIs, two setbacks. The Cubs got a double dose of unwanted news Tuesday as MRIs on pitcher Scott Baker and third baseman Ian Stewart revealed injuries that will keep them out for the foreseeable future. Baker, who made his first Cactus League start Sunday against Oakland and threw 23..." March 20

Chicago Tribune "The Chicago Cubs will place Ian Stewart on the disabled list to start the season, and have shut down Scott Baker after one Cactus League start. Stewart hasn’t played in a Cactus League game this spring, and reaggravated the quad while playing in a minor league game last Thursday. “I can hit..." March 19

CSN Chicago "The Beatles song “Help!” rang out from the Phoenix Municipal Stadium sound system as Cubs bench coach Jamie Quirk tapped Scott Baker and took the ball from him. Baker wanted to see how he’d react under these conditions and the Oakland A’s drew a crowd of 7,184 spotted in varying shades of green..." March 18

ESPN.com "Scott Baker will make his Cubs and Cactus League debut on Sunday. The Cubs signed Baker in the offseason as a free agent. Since having surgery Baker has been rehabbing his right elbow ligament, which was replaced on April 17, 2012. Baker pitched in a minor league game on Tuesday. "He..." March 13

Chicago Sun-Times "The more Scott Baker throws and progresses from last year’s Tommy John surgery, the more he looks like the key to almost everything the Cubs want to accomplish the first month or two of the season. Especially in the week since Matt Garza suffered the setback with his lat strain that could..." March 10