2025 NL Manager of the Year Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Odds below courtesy of FanDuel Sports Book as of Wednesday, March 12:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2024: Pat Murphy Milwaukee Brewers <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2023: Skip Schumaker Miami Marlins<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2022: Buck Showalter NY Mets<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2021: Gabe Kapler San Francisco Giants<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2020: Don Mattingly Miami Marlins<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like we mentioned in our AL Manager of the Year article, you need to find a manager that exceeds expectations in order to predict who will win the award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Based on that. I don’t see a world where Dave Roberts can win the award with a loaded Dodgers team and the same could be said for Rob Thomson (Philadelphia) and to a lesser degree the odds-on favorite to win the Central in Craig Counsell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Terry Francona has nearly 2,000 career wins and he’s already on the award three times (2013, 2016 & 2022) so he’ll be looking join Tony La Russa, Bobby Cox and Buck Showalter as they only mangers to win four. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Francona led the Boston Red Sox to their first championship in 86 years in his first year with the team and added another title three years later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cleveland was coming off a 94-loss season in his debut and Francona brought them to the first of six postseason appearances in 11 years with the organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This will be his first season with a Cincinnati Reds team that has failed to win 83 games in over a decade including a 77-85 record last season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Reds have an MVP-caliber player in Elly De La Cruz, they have a core of young players who should all improve, and their second-best hitter Matt McLain will return after missing the entire 2024 campaign with a shoulder injury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They also improved a rotation led by Hunter Greene with the additions of Brady Singer (Kansas City) and top prospect Rhett Lowder will also be in the mix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cincinnati is projected to finish 3rd in the NL Central but if Francona can pull off another first season turnaround and challenge Chicago and\/or Milwaukee for a playoff spot, that will be more than enough to make his case for the award.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brian Snitker has finished top four in the Manager of the Year six different times while winning the award once in 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, you could make the argument that last season was his best as everything went wrong for the Atlanta Braves including injuries and underperforming players and they still won 89 games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Atlanta will be without Ronald Acuna Jr, Spencer Strider and Sean Murphy but they will all return and once they do this team will be loaded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With Strider, Chris Sale, Reynaldo Lopez and Spencer Schwellenbach Atlanta will have one of the best rotations in the majors and the signing of Jurickson Profar addressed a weakness in the lineup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Braves are capable of winning 100 games and that would be an 11-game improvement on last season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Based on all the hype surrounding the Phillies and Mets, the Braves could almost feel like they are sneaking up on people which is essential in winning this award.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nTerry Francona<\/td> +400<\/td><\/tr> Craig Counsell<\/td> +420<\/td><\/tr> Derek Shelton<\/td> +600<\/td><\/tr> Dave Roberts<\/td> +700<\/td><\/tr> Bob Melvin<\/td> +850<\/td><\/tr> Dave Martinez<\/td> +1000<\/td><\/tr> Torey Lovullo<\/td> +1100<\/td><\/tr> Mike Shildt<\/td> +1200<\/td><\/tr> Pat Murphy<\/td> +1400<\/td><\/tr> Carlos Mendoza<\/td> +1400<\/td><\/tr> Brian Snitker<\/td> +1500<\/td><\/tr> Rob Thomson<\/td> +1800<\/td><\/tr> Clayton McCullough<\/td> +2200<\/td><\/tr> Oliver Marmol<\/td> +2500<\/td><\/tr> Bud Black<\/td> +3000<\/td><\/tr> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n NL Manager of the Year Previous Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
NL Manager of the Year Prediction: Terry Francona Cincinnati Reds (+400)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
NL Manager of the Year Long Shot Prediction: Brian Snitker Atlanta Braves (+1500)\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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