Manager of the Year is kind of a tricky award to analyze. Often, it goes to a man who managed a team to the postseason -- no matter whether that manager had a huge effect on his team or not.
In this case, the 2015 Manager of the Year award won by Joe Maddon of the Cubs Tuesday from the Baseball Writers Association of America is absolutely a credit to a man who had a significant impact on not only the players on the field, but in helping change the culture of an entire organization.
Maddon received 18 first-place votes.