Draft and Minor League Career
Baker was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the second round (58th overall) of the 2003 amateur entry draft.
Baker began his minor league career with then Minnesota Twins affiliate team the Quad Cities River Bandits in 2003. In his 2004 minor league season, he played for the Class A+ Fort Myers Miracle, Class AA New Britain Rock Cats, and Class AAA Rochester Red Wings, where he would spend the rest of his minor league career. He pitched the majority of his 2005 and 2006 seasons with the Rochester Red Wings. He pitched just seven games in 2007 for the Red Wings before being called up to pitch the rest of his 2007 season with the Twins.
Baker pitched 487 innings in his minor league career, which combined for a 27-23 record, 3.01 ERA, and 412 strikeouts.
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