Counsell is very much like David Ross, where he favors vets over rookies and players "earn" their spots based on their career, not based on recent trends. He was really stubborn to move off of Happ at leadoff, and now he's being stubborn with Busch. He continues to bat Kelly 4th/5th despite his horrible K rate.
I know we'll never get there, but I would LOVE to see what someone who was NOT a former player could do as a manager. I think there's just way too much baggage and bias that comes from being a former player