Royals manager Matt Quatraro finished second in voting for Manager of the Year, with Cleveland skipper Stephen Vogt taking home the award in his first season.
Quatraro improved the Royals by 30 wins in his second year at the helm, winning 86 games and earning the first post-season appearance in club history since their title in 2015. The Royals were just the third team to ever reach the playoffs the year after losing 100+ games.
Quatraro received just two first-place votes - from Baltimore’s Roch Kubatko and Rangers writer Stefan Stevenson. Joe Posnanski and Pete Grathoff voted for the Kansas City chapter, and each voted for Vogt over Quatraro.