The Cubs had a big problem in 2009 at 2nd base

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This move made a lot of Cubs fans upset.The Cubs had a big problem in 2009 at 2nd base. We all thought Mike Fontenot would beat out Aaron Miles for the starting job, which he did, but it turned out that Fontenot was somewhat of a bust. Milesplayed horrible all year so he didn't do the Cubs any good either.On July 2nd the Cubs got Jeff Baker from the Colorado Rockies to take care of the problem at 2nd For the most part he did a pretty good job He batted .305 for the Cubs in 2009 in just 69 games The problem is, is he has never a played a full season. He is expected to be the everyday starter for the Cubs in 2010. In 2008 he batted .268 in 104 games, which is the most games he has played in a season during his career. Mark DeRosa, on the other hand, batted .285 in 149 games for the Cubs in 08.Mark DeRosadoesn't just hit better than Baker but he can run better.