Lockout experience fuels Astros’ Baker’s unorthodox approach


              Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, left, celebrates with teammate Houston Astros' Yuli Gurriel (10) following Gurriel's home run in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
            
              Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker, Jr. watches during a spring training baseball workout, Saturday, March 19, 2022 in West Palm Beach, Fla.(Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)
            
              Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker Jr. poses for a photographer inside batting cages as the sun rises on baseball's spring training photo day Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker, Jr. laughs during a spring training baseball workout, Saturday, March 19, 2022 in West Palm Beach, Fla.(Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Lockout experience fuels Astros’ Baker’s unorthodox approach