I actually don't warm easily to really small footballers. I know it sounds harsh, but I tend to think the game just doesn't suit them, like they'll get crushed and bashed, run over, out-marked, near-killed by high tackles. But some, a few, do succeed. Usually because they are pure footballers ... read the play so well, know where to go to get the ball, and once they have it ... use it dangerously. They kick and HB really well and evade trouble pretty well, and they're hard at it.
Baker is showing all these signs I reckon.