Bob Melvin of the A's will probably win the American League Manager of the Year Award. If Melvin doesn't win it, then the Red Sox's Alex Cora will. They have both done terrific jobs this season, Melvin with the lowest payroll in the league and Cora with the highest. Neither one has been the best manager in the AL over the first five months of this season. That honor goes to Kevin Cash of the Rays.
I was at Tropicana Field on Opening Day to watch Chris Sale pitch against Tampa Bay. Sale one-hit the Rays for six innings, then watched as the Red Sox's bullpen, Joe Kelly in particular, blew up Sale's fine, crackling work.