As we head down the final stretch of the 2021 season, it’s evident that the San Francisco Giants have been a huge surprise this year, and the New York Yankees have been a great disappointment.
The Giants will win over 100 games by the season’s end and be in the NL playoffs. In contrast, the Yankees have a huge hill to climb to even sneak into October as a Wild Card team. These results are basically the reverse of what many baseball analysts expected for each team.
While Gabe Kapler is the runaway choice to be selected as the NL’s Manager of the Year, there’s a reasonable likelihood that Aaron Boone will not be offered a contract renewal for next year due to his team’s underperformance in 2021 despite a large payroll and substantial player talent.