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Cubs Trade Rumors: Chicago Drawing Interest In Jeff Baker And Reed Johnson, According To Report

Matt Garza and Ryan Dempster have gotten most of the rumor mill attention, but there are plenty of other players that could be on their way out of Chicago at some point before the deadline. Jeff Baker and Reed Johnson are some other potential trade candidates, and they've been drawing interest, according to a report from Ken Rosenthal.

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Both Johnson and Baker have been hitting pretty well as reserves in Chicago this season -- both have OPSes north of .800. Johnson is hitting .303/.352/.450 in 68 games, while Baker is hitting .284/.328/.486 in 43 games.

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