LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts is a finalist for National League Manager of the Year, and later Tuesday we will find out if he won the award. But whether he takes home the hardware or not, Roberts’ first year as Dodgers manager was an overwhelming success.
He won the National League West with a franchise that also won the NL West in each of the previous three seasons, but that’s too simplistic.
Roberts guided a team that lost ace Clayton Kershaw for over 10 weeks with a herniated disc in his back, and still won 91 games.