It's actually the opposite of that. When Crawford and Castillo were first signed, Baird was publicly noted for being the go-to evaluator on them to give him credit, because at the time the team thought those were good deals. Baird was credited for spending half a season evaluating Crawford in great detail, and was noted as the key man in evaluating Castillo.And re Baird: Almost every bad deal is assigned to him and he still has a job. From what I've heard, he is a really nice guy so maybe he's the designated fall guy and takes one for the team while cashing a check. It used to be Larry. The Dentist was a popular guy for awhile too.
He was given public credit by the team in the very brief time that the deals looked like they might be good, and no one from the team said a word about him publicly when the players cratered. It's the opposite of being a fall guy, he only gets mentioned when it might make him look good.
And there's certainly been no accountability for him when the team wastes loads of money on players he specifically was in charge of evaluating. So many smart people have left the organization since Baird joined, but he stays. He's even been promoted a couple of times.