Analyzing 2024 Manager of the Year Candidates in MLB
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00:00All right, let's talk about managers of the year.
00:07We'll do AL first and then NL.
00:10Let's go.
00:11What do you like in the AL?
00:12Look, Steven Vogt, it's hard to go against him.
00:15First time manager, and he is the favorite at minus 155.
00:18Alex Cora has done a phenomenal job.
00:20I mean, think about what they lost.
00:22They lost Whitlock.
00:23They lost Giolito.
00:24They lose all these pitchers, right?
00:25And they're still in the wildcard hunt.
00:27Plus 230 here for Cora, who just got an extension, well-deserved, arguably the most liked and
00:32best manager in baseball.
00:33I think a lot of people would kind of vote for him.
00:36Cora is where the value is, but I think it's votes to lose right now.
00:39However, if you do like the Twinkies, then you should be looking potentially at voting
00:42for Alex Cora for this award.
00:44All right, and to the National League with the time that we have remaining, Pat Murphy
00:49right now at minus 125, a lot happening with the Yelich deal.
00:53A huge shoes to fill, too, going in there for Craig Council, who left, who had been
00:57there forever, right?
00:58The hometown guy.
00:59That's a really tough thing to step into.
01:02So regardless, he's done a phenomenal job.
01:04But without Yelich, if this team falters down the stretch, I don't think he can win this.
01:09I think the narrative goes to, well, the Phillies, wire to wire, were that team this year.
01:15And Rob Thompson, I think, deserves a little bit more credit for how he gets this team
01:19to play on a daily basis.
01:20They play with fire.
01:22They play with an intensity over 162.
01:25That's really tough.
01:26And again, they have the only home field advantage in baseball that I see.
01:30Philly is not a place you want to go in and play, and that's perfect.