Washington Nationals ex-manager Dusty Baker deserved better.
He may not be the best person to run the Nats in 2018, but to suffer in limbo nearly two weeks after the end of the season to know his fate is cruel. Baker is the only manager in 49 franchise seasons to deliver back-to-back trips to the playoffs. He averaged 96 wins a year.
You can quibble if Baker was the solution after a fourth early exit from the postseason, but you cannot say he was a problem.
With the rest of the coaching staff gone, Washington heads into 2018 looking for their fourth manager since 2012.