Dusty Baker: 'I hate losing Melancon,' Giants have more resources than Nats

The Giants were able to pluck free-agent All-Star closer Mark Melancon away from the Nationals. “I hate losing Melancon, because I’m going to tell you, he was very good, but we’ve still got a chance on landing some guys," Baker said on MLB Network Radio. "“I got input but I'm not putting in money and that's what real input it is, you know what I mean? "And so my input was such that — we all wanted Melancon, but we don't have the budget or the packed stadium for 800 games in a row like the Giants do.