In this season of Big leagues two leaders exceeded all expectations by knocking down the forecasts and therefore there is no discussion about who should be the winners of the Manager of the Year.
They are men who led teams that finished with the best records in their respective leagues despite the fact that no one expected to see them qualify for the playoffs of the MLB.
“100 wins in this division is pretty spectacular given the other teams that we were competing against.” @RaysBaseball Kevin Cash and Erik Neander talk about the experience gained from the young players this season and postseason. #RaysUp pic.twitter.com/AC9LgFAUTx
– Bally Sports Florida & Bally Sports Sun (@BallySportsFL) October 14, 2021
Neither of them made it past the Division Series, but their work in the regular season was outstanding.
Kevin Cash will be the winner in the American League. Analysts pointed out that with the departure of Blake Snell, Hunter Renfroe and Charlie Morton, the Tampa Bay Rays they would not be contenders in their division.
Against all odds, they posted 100 wins for the first time in franchise history and celebrated their third consecutive postseason qualification.
Gabe Kapler was more disappointed than angry about the way the Giants’ season ended (via @PavlovicNBCS) https://t.co/tFFnec0Lq2 pic.twitter.com/lyS06th7oz
– SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) October 15, 2021
There is little doubt in the National League that the winner of the Manager of the Year award will be Gabe Kapler. It is guaranteed by the surprising year of the San Francisco Giants, who stopped the streak of eight consecutive pennants for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.
Kapler finished with 107 wins, which was the best record in the MLB this year and a record for the franchise.