Baker should have never been brought back, should have made Maldonado the manager. Baker is gone and Madonado's bat is out of the lineup, two birds one stone.
You can be anti-Dusty all you want (I am pro-Dusty, but that's my opinion just as you have yours), but even though MLB managers aren't quite as impactful as NBA or NFL Head Coaches (hence, different job title), you don't go straight from playing to managing, IMO.