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Scott Baker Activated; Cody Ransom DFA By Cubs

Cody Ransom has had one of the weirdest major-league careers ever.

By Al Yellon
Harry How

It was announced a couple of days ago that Scott Baker would be activated to start Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Baker has been on the 60-day disabled list all year; thus, someone had to be removed from the 40-man roster to make room for him. And here's the move:

Ransom has had one of the strangest careers in recent major-league history. Squeezed around 5,717 minor-league plate appearances since 1998, Ransom has played in parts of 11 different major-league seasons (2001-2004, 2007-2013) for eight teams. His 182 plate appearances for the Cubs are his second-most with any of those teams (most: 194 with the Brewers in 2012). After going 0-for-11 to start this year with the Padres, Ransom hit .278/.364/.639 in his first 97 at-bats for the Cubs (27-for-97) with eight doubles and nine home runs.

Since the All-Star break he's 5-for-61 with 25 strikeouts. This likely ends his major-league career, as he's 37.

Thanks for a decent half-season, Cody.

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