According to Bob Nightengale of USAToday Sports, the Astros are in the process of finalizing a deal to hire Dusty Baker as their next manager. It was said that Jim Crane was leaning toward hiring a candidate with a lot of experience and you can’t get much more experienced than Baker.
Nothing is concrete yet, but other sources have also stated that the Astros are in discussion with Baker about the job. He was one of nine candidates that have been interviewed for the position over the past two weeks.