Ranking Every Current MLB Manager From Worst To Best

By Jacob Kornhauser

A good manager can win a MLB team as many as 7-10 games in a given season while a bad one can lose a team about that many. Based on what they’ve shown throughout their careers and especially in the recent past, here is how every current skipper stacks up against the others.

Ranking Every Current MLB Manager From Worst To Best

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Bryan Price - Cincinnati Reds — It's a wonder how Price still has a job in Cincinnati, even after just two years. They've gone nowhere but down under his watch. The Reds are likely regretting firing Dusty Baker as an overreaction to playoff failures.

Pete Mackanin - Philadelphia Phillies — There are times when Mackanin frankly doesn't know what he's doing. It's clear he's just a placeholder while the Phillies are rebuilding, which means the team will look for a more capable manager once they look to be competitive again.

Andy Green - San Diego Padres — With plenty of great candidates out there, it was a bit of a head-scratcher that the Padres chose Green. He wasn't a star player and hasn't been a manager before, so he will really have to prove himself in San Diego.

Chip Hale - Arizona Diamondbacks — While the D'Backs overachieved last season, this year will be a test for Hale. He actually has expectations now, and he will have to manage a very talented rotation. He will shoot up this list if he gets Arizona in the playoff hunt.

Scott Servais - Seattle Mariners — Generally, when guys come from the front office and go to the dugout (as Servais will do this season), it doesn't turn out particularly well. He's unproven, so he's a big question mark for Seattle in 2016.

Walt Weiss - Colorado Rockies — Weiss looks completely clueless in the dugout most of the time, and the only reason he still has a job is because the Rockies have no expectations right now. Don't expect them to be competitive any time soon.

Robin Ventura - Chicago White Sox — It's strange that Ventura still has a job given how much the White Sox have underachieved over the past few years, but there he sits in the Chicago dugout. This year will, no doubt, be a make-or-break season for him.

Craig Counsell - Milwaukee Brewers — Counsell had a successful playing career and guys respect that, but it only goes so far. He did an okay job in Milwaukee last year, so it will be interesting to see how big of a step the Brewers take in his first full season at the helm.

Dave Roberts - Los Angeles Dodgers — Roberts is seen as a home run hire by the Dodgers, but he's not a proven manager yet. His qualities as a player should translate well to the bench, but let's wait and see how he does in year one before anointing him a great manager.

Dusty Baker - Washington Nationals — Dusty Baker has to be in the right situation to be a successful manager. He's very good at getting teams that are one step away into the playoffs. That's the situation he has in Washington, so he should improve his stock in 2016.

John Farrell - Boston Red Sox — Farrell looked like a great hire for Boston as they won a World Series in his first season in charge, but after two last-place finishes, people aren't so high on him. With a bunch of talent, he should field a more competitive team in 2016.

Paul Molitor - Minnesota Twins — Molitor was extremely impressive in his first year in Minnesota as he guided a young, inexperienced team into playoff contention. This year is about seeing whether or not he can sustain that success.

A.J. Hinch - Houston Astros — Hinch did a wonderful job leading a very young Astros team into the playoffs last year. He showed he can handle a variety of characters, and he should be the long-term manager for a team that figures to contend for years to come.

Bob Melvin - Oakland Athletics — Melvin is near the upper echelon of MLB managers, but he's not in the best situation in Oakland right now. The Athletics don't look like they will be competitive any time soon, so he might go elsewhere sooner rather than later.

Kevin Cash - Tampa Bay Rays — Cash is considered baseball's next great manager, and he certainly didn't do much to make people think otherwise last year. Tampa Bay fell off, but was competitive for a long stretch. Now he must prove he can sustain success.

Brad Ausmus - Detroit Tigers — It was reported that Ausmus was out as Tigers manager last year, but he's back in 2016. He's a great tactician, but seemed to lose his clubhouse in 2015. This season will provide another chance for him to establish himself.

Mike Scioscia - Los Angeles Angels — Scioscia used to be one of MLB's top managers; he's the longest tenured skipper in the league. However, he's lost his touch lately as the Angels have faltered. It's very possible 2016 could be his last season at the helm.

Fredi Gonzalez - Atlanta Braves — As the successor to Bobby Cox, it's been hard for Gonzalez to establish himself. He's a very good manager, but with a lackluster roster, it's been hard to show that lately. Gonzalez will get a lot of slack with a rebuilding Braves team.

Ned Yost - Kansas City Royals — Despite reaching the World Series in each of the last two seasons and winning it all in 2015, Yost is still a very average manager. Most of the time, it appears the Royals win games in spite of him, not because of him.

Jeff Banister - Texas Rangers — Banister didn't have very high expectations in Texas last year, but he got his club to win an AL West title. It appears that Banister is ready to go on to even bigger and better things in Arlington in the coming years.

John Gibbons - Toronto Blue Jays — Gibbons is motivated by his perceived failed playing career. That makes him a better manager. After leading the Blue Jays to their first playoff berth since 1993, there will be higher expectations placed on him in 2016.

Joe Girardi - New York Yankees — Girardi does a very good job managing veteran players, which is something he's had to do a lot of in New York. As some of the team's bad contracts come off the books, he will get some younger talent to help the Bronx Bombers compete.

Terry Collins - New York Mets — Collins got a lot of credit for last season's success, but the Mets weren't competitive before acquiring Yoenis Cespedes. Over a full season, Collins will have to show he can still navigate the year and get the Mets back to the postseason.

Clint Hurdle - Pittsburgh Pirates — Hurdle has been effective at every stop and he's established success in Pittsburgh. Even though the team hasn't broken through in the playoffs under his watch, they're consistently competitive, which is a first for the Pirates in two decades.

Mike Matheny - St. Louis Cardinals — Matheny hasn't been a manager for very long, but he's already proved himself as one of the best in the game. He's extremely well respected, and players know what he expects of them. That goes a long way toward having success.

Don Mattingly - Miami Marlins — It made sense for Mattingly and the Dodgers to part ways this offseason, because they clearly weren't working. However, Mattingly is an extremely effective manager, especially in the regular season, and he should be successful in Miami.

Buck Showalter - Baltimore Orioles — Buck has been doing it a long time and has established himself as one of MLB's premier managers. In his time with the Orioles, he has made winning an expectation, and that's hard to do for a team that hadn't been competitive for a while.

Terry Francona - Cleveland Indians — Francona hasn't had a ton of success with the Indians yet, but he's been really close to making the playoffs with some very average teams. He gets the most out of his guys, and in the end, that's what being a manager is all about.

Bruce Bochy - San Francisco Giants — With three World Series titles on his resume in the last six seasons, Bochy is undoubtedly one of the best in the business. He's a master manipulator of his bullpen, and he always seems to pull the right strings in big moments.

Joe Maddon - Chicago Cubs — How many other managers could get a team with four rookies in the everyday lineup to win 97 games? Maddon is the perfect combination of goofy and tactical which makes him likely to be the skipper of the Cubs team that finally wins it all.

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