Twice before, Bob Melvin has earned Manager of the Year honors from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. He did so again Tuesday following Melvin’s toughest task to date - taking the A’s and their depleted rotation into the postseason.
Melvin, 57, beat out Boston’s Alex Cora and Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash for the American League manager award. In his seventh full season with Oakland, Melvin helped the team to 97 wins, the A’s most since 2002, despite injuries to the entire projected rotation and the lowest Opening Day payroll in the majors.
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“This was a group effort, probably more than I’ve ever been a part of,” Melvin said on MLB Network after the award was announced.