On November 30, 2017, Baseball America named Stubby Clapp, the 2017 MiLB Manager of the Year. Clapp has been the manager of the St. Louis Cardinal’s AAA affiliate Memphis Redbirds since November 2016. Could Stubby Clapp be the successor to the much-criticized Mike Matheny as the next St. Louis Cardinals manager?
Clapp led the Memphis Redbirds to a PCL championship his first year as a manager for the team. Clapp’s playing and post-playing career looks like a perfect resume builder to be a future MLB manager.
Stubby Clapp was drafted in the 36th round of the 1996 minor league amateur entry after playing for Texas Tech University.