Craig Counsell — Milwaukee Brewers
Counsell has been outstanding in Milwaukee. Counsell led the Brewers to more success over the next three years, winning 73, 86, and 96 games after his team went 61-76 during his interim season. Milwaukee has made the playoffs four straight years and is coming off a 95-win season in ’21. Counsell has a fantastic feel for the game and is one of the sport’s most intelligent decision-makers. Counsell is undeniably talented.
Buck Showalter– New York Mets
Is Buck Showalter the perfect guy to take the Mets back to the playoffs? Showalter, a three-time Manager of the Year, returns to the dugout after a three-year absence. Showalter’s Baltimore Orioles finished 47-115 the last time he was a manager in the league, in 2018. Showalter has won over 1,500 games in his career and is no stranger to pressure — or the New York media — having managed the Yankees for four years in the 1990s.