This also provides a clue.......Moneyball.....................stats........a different kind of approach to baseball.....using statistics to win..................Old school....................they often get rid of people they do not like........or will not follow along.....

Criticism[edit]

Dusty Baker during his days with the Chicago Cubs.

Baker, an old-school baseball traditionalist, was scrutinized for the Cubs’ declining productivity. Baker has said that putting men on base can be unimportant and merely "clogging up the bases."^[17] This position has made Baker a target among the sabermetric community.^{[citation needed]} Additionally, many fans, commentators, and writers have blamed his tendency to overuse pitchers for damaging the careers of Robb Nen, Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, and Edinson Vólquez.^[18] Wood and Prior suffered serious arm injuries following their first full seasons under Baker. Wood and Prior averaged 122 and 126 pitches per start, respectively, in their final six regular-season starts of 2003.^[19] In later years, Baker's teams featured players throwing fewer pitches, and some baseball writers have noted there's no clear link between pitches thrown and injuries suffered.^[18]

Baker is known as a "player's manager."^[20][21] He is seen as preferring to play veterans over prospects^[22] even when his teams are out of the playoff hunt, stating a need to maintain the integrity of the playoff races.^{[citation neede}