AL Manager of the Year

Candidates: Terry Francona, Indians; A.J. Hinch, Astros; Paul Molitor, Twins

If the postseason counted for these awards, Hinch would be the easy winner. Not only did his talented squad win 101 games, but it beat another 100-plus-victories club, the Dodgers, in the World Series. (The last team to accomplish that was the 1970 Orioles over the Cincinnati Reds). But votes are due before the start of the first playoff game. Francona’s team won the most games in the AL, 102, but Molitor’s club jumped from a league-worst 103 losses in 2016 to an 85-77 record and a playoff appearance in 2017.

Winner: Molitor

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