 Though Jones righted his ship by slugging 27 homers, the team was repeatedly unable to score runs for its pitching staff and finished the season at a pathetic 66–96.As rumors of the club's sale dominated the horizon, Andy MacPhail resigned his position as team President following the season, and the team opted to let Baker, the former "Messiah's" contract expire.After finishing the '06 campaign in the NL Central cellar, the Boys in Blue went from worst to first in 2007.