Rays manager Kevin Cash shepherded an extremely young Rays team through a barrage of veteran exits and injuries, onto the cutting edge of pitcher management tactics, and through a culture war. He did it while creating what seems like a fun, positive clubhouse, and without overworking any of his pitchers.
With that, he earned himself a contract extension that should keep him with the Rays through 2024, with a club option for 2025.
From Steve Kinsella’s YouTube channel, here’s Cash talking about the extension and the year:
And here’s Erik Neadner:
Neil Solondz did a This Week in Rays Baseball podcast about the extension, which you can listen to here:
Marc Topkin collected quotes from several players about the extension.