Chicago ? Dusty Baker’s old job was filled Wednesday. He could move into a new one soon.

The Chicago Cubs and agent Jeff Moorad are batting around salary figures on a four-year deal for Baker, who could become the team’s new manager by week’s end.

“I’m sure we’ll have discussions today and tonight and hopefully work our way to a conclusion shortly,” Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said Wednesday from Tucson, Ariz.

Chicago fired two managers last season as Don Baylor was let go in the middle and his interim replacement, Bruce Kimm, at the end of a 67-95 season.

Baker and the San Francisco Giants parted ways last week and the Cubs were immediately in pursuit. He met with Hendry and club CEO Andy MacPhail on Monday in Arizona.

The Giants, who lost Game 7 of the World Series to the Angels, replaced Baker with Felipe Alou on Wednesday.

Now Baker has a chance to manage Alou’s son, Moises, who battled injuries last season in his first year with the Cubs.

“The only thing I know is he’s been a good manager for 10 years. He just took a team to the World Series and was probably nine outs away from being world champions,” Moises Alou said Wednesday.

“I hear from other players who play for him how great it is to play for Dusty. … He’s the kind of guy we need. He played the game and he managed for a long time. I think he would be a good fit for the Cubs.”