Although he is a front-runner for the AL Manager of the Year, A.J. Hinch declined to outline how he’s better as manager of the Astros than he was during his brief tenure with the Diamondbacks.
“Am I better?” he answered before opening a three-game series against Arizona on Friday night at Minute Maid Park.
The record, at least, shows Hinch is better. He was 89-123 for a .420 winning percentage during parts of the 2009 and 2010 seasons as the youngest manager in baseball.
Hinch, 41, entered his first interleague series against his old team with a 58-45 record and .