Baker, 28, batted .305 (62-for-203) with 15 doubles, four home runs and 21 RBI in 69 games with the Cubs last season following his July 2 acquisition from the Colorado Rockies. He is a career .270 hitter (206-for-764) with 26 home runs and 109 RBI in 300 major league games with Colorado (2005-09) and Chicago (2009).
Fontenot, 29, hit .236 (89-for-377) with 22 doubles, nine home runs and 43 RBI in 135 games with the Cubs in 2009. In all or part of four big league campaigns in Chicago (2005, 2007-09), he is a career .266 hitter (228-for-856) with 56 doubles, 21 home runs and 112 RBI in 347 games.
Hill, 30, batted .237 (60-for-253) with 12 doubles, two home runs and 24 RBI in 83 games for the Cubs last year, his first full major league campaign. Hill threw out 20 of 50 baserunners attempting to steal in 2009, the third-best success rate in baseball in 2009 (minimum 40 attempts). The Cubs went 42-27 in Hill's 69 starts behind the plate, a .609 winning percentage.
Guzman, 28, went 3-3 with one save and a 2.95 ERA (20 ER/61.0 IP) in 55 relief appearances for the Cubs in 2009. The righthander limited opponents to a .192 batting average (41-for-214), including a .102 mark (5-for-49) with runners in scoring position and a 0-for-23 result in those situations and two outs. Guzman is 3-10 with a 4.82 ERA (84 ER/157.0 IP) in 88 major league outings (14 starts) with the Cubs (2006-09).
Gorzelanny, 27, went 7-3 with a 5.55 ERA (29 ER/47.0 IP) in 22 appearances (seven starts) between Pittsburgh and Chicago last season. He was acquired by the Cubs from the Pirates with John Grabow on July 30. Gorzelanny is 29-28 with a 4.87 ERA (228 ER/421.2 IP) in 89 major league appearances (72 starts) with Pittsburgh (2005-09) and Chicago (2009).
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