First, Trea Turner’s agency drops a video about his elite defense and how he’s slump-proof. Then Dave Roberts is named a finalist for Manager of the Year. It’s like Monday was designed to elicit derisive laughter from bitter Dodgers fans.
But like it or not, Roberts was, in fact, named a finalist for Manager of the Year, which means he’s one of the top three vote-getters in the league along with Buck Showalter of the Mets and Brian Snitker of the Braves.
It’s worth noting, of course, that like all postseason awards, the Manager of the Year is based on the regular season.