The Nationals announced Friday that infielder/outfielder , whom they had designated for a signment earlier in the week, went unclaimed on waivers and was a signed outright to Triple-A Rochester. Hell remain with the organization but will no longer Robert Gasser Jersey occupy a spot on the 40-man roster. The 26-year-old Baker made his major league debut with Washington last September and went 7-for-14 with two doubles and five singles. The son of Hall of Famer and former Nats manager Dusty Baker, Darren has spent the bulk of the past three seasons in Rochester, hitting for solid batting averages that have helped fuel a solid on-base percentage. He has bottom-of-the-scale power, however, resulting in an ultimate .274/.345/.336 batting line in just shy of 1300 plate appearances. Baker runs well and has collected 83 steals in 99 attempts in his 309 games at the Triple-A level. Baker has spent the majority of his profe sional career playing second base but has more than 900 innings in left field as well. He hasnt been outrighted previously in his career and doesnt have three years of big league service, so he doesnt have the option to reject this a signment in favor of free agency. Hell stick around as a depth option and hope to play his way back into another look at the big league level. Bj Surhoff Jersey