For just the third time in St. Louis Cardinals history, they have a Manager of the Year award winner. Mike Shildt beat out Brewers manager Craig Counsell and the Braves’ Brian Snitker. Fans of the Brewers might be angry as Counsell did actually receive more first-place votes than Shildt, but by overall points, Shildt won 95 to 88.
This win was 100% deserved for Shildt though as he facilitated a huge leap in consistency and performance for the 2019 Cardinals. Going into his first full year as manager, Shildt committed to defensive consistency and fundamentals which were stables of the Cardinals teams early in the decade.