He a winning manager for sure. Gets to the playoffs year in and out. As for Prior that wasnt his fault. Prior got hurt when he ran into 2B from ATL. Never the same after he flipped onto his shoulder. Wood had horrible mechanics and everyone knew it. So again not Baker fault.
It is true that the Giles collison was bad, but you need to remember that Dusty Baker let him throw
after that collison. That is what was unforgivable. But take the destroys young arm out of the equation and he is still a bad fit.
He constantly overplays veteran players. Want to see Alcantara force Darwin Barney off of second base? Wouldn't happen under Dusty. His philosophy on hitting and lineup construction is the exact opposite of this front office. His aggressive approach does not jive with what the FO wants in patience and being aggressive on
your pitch. Lineup construction is terrible with Baker consistently giving terrible hitters the most at bats on a team because of his arcane beliefs on strategy. Alex S. Gonzalez would bat second a ton while he was here, and this past year he batted Zach Cozart, one of the worst hitters on the Reds, for most of the year.
There is no doubt that players play hard for Dusty Baker, and that he has a track record of success. He also has led some pretty bad teams as well. I've seen the Dusty show and I don't want a rerun here.
