November 12, 2019

Shilt Top NL Manager

Mike Shilt wins the NL Manager of the Year award as the consensus second choice:

Mike Shildt of the St. Louis Cardinals was named National League Manager of the Year, marking just the second time in Manager of the Year voting that the winner did not receive the most first-place votes. The only other time was in the American League in 1995 when the Mariners’ Lou Piniella had nine first-place votes to 11 for the Red Sox’ Kevin Kennedy but won on total points, 86-74.


Shildt is the first Manager of the Year Award winner who did not play on the professional level. He is also the eighth winner not to have played in the major leagues. The others were three-time winners Jim Leyland, Joe Maddon and Buck Showalter, two-time winner Jack McKeon as well as Jim Frey, John McNamara and last year’s winner, Brian Snitker, who finished third in this year’s election.

BBWAA.com

Shilt received 10 first place votes and 14 second place votes. Craig Counsell brought in 13 first place votes, but only six second place votes. So voters thought that Shilt was one of the top two managers, but many voters were not convinced of Counsell’s position on the ballot.

My third pick Tory Lovullo did two third place votes.

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