Cubs placed RHP Scott Baker on the 60-day disabled list with a right elbow strain.

Baker will remain shut down for the next three weeks before being re-evaluated. A clearer timetable for his return will be known at that point, though obviously we won't see him until at least late May.

Scott Baker said Saturday that his right elbow felt "much better."

Baker, who had a setback a week ago, will be examined Sunday before the Cubs determine what the next course of action is. "It's hard not to feel OK about [the exam Sunday] because I am feeling much better," Baker said. "Obviously, we're doing something right as far as treatment, and the medications are obviously helping. And there's nothing wrong with taking it easy, either. With that combination, it feels a lot better, so we'll just see what the doc says."

Scott Baker (elbow) has been shut down from throwing.

Baker felt some soreness in his surgically-repaired right elbow after his Cactus League debut on Sunday and was diagnosed with inflammation following an MRI. The Cubs were hoping that he would be ready to join the rotation at some point in April, but his return date is officially up in the air.