IBWAA Managers of the Year

The Internet Baseball Writers of America announced the results of their votes for AL and NL Manager of the Year:

Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced the winners in its Manager of the Year category Tuesday, with the Cleveland Indians’ Terry Francona winning the group’s American League award, and Torey Lovullo, of the Arizona Diamondbacks, being selected in the National League.

Francona received 57 first-place votes (39.04%) and 468 points while being named on 134 of 146 ballots (91.16%). Others receiving first-place votes include Paul Molitor (64), A.J Hinch (13), Joe Girardi (9) and Mike Scoiscia (2).

Lovullo received 75 first-place votes (51.72%) and 477 points while being named on 121 of 145 ballots (82.31%). Others receiving first-place votes include Dave Roberts (27), Bud Black (14) and Dusty Baker (9).

Election results are as follows:

AL Manager:

1st Place: Terry Francona, Cleveland Indians – 468 points
2nd Place: Paul Molitor, Minnesota Twins – 421
3rd Place: A.J. Hinch, Houston Astros – 247

NL Manager:

1st Place: Torey Lovullo, Arizona Diamondbacks – 477 points
2nd Place: Dave Roberts, Los Angeles Dodgers – 250
3rd Place: Bud Black, Colorado Rockies – 218

Ballot tabulations by Brian Wittig & Associates, using the Borda Method.

The IBWAA was established July 4, 2009 to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). Voting for full season awards takes place in September of each year, with selections being announced in November. The IBWAA also holds a Hall of Fame election in December of each year, with results being announced the following January.

Among others, IBWAA members include Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports; Craig Calcaterra, NBC Sports Hardball Talk; Bill Chuck, Billy-Ball.com; Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Jon Heyman and Jesse Spector, Today’s Knuckleball; Danny Knobler, Bleacher Report; Kevin Kennedy; Kostya Kennedy, Sports Illustrated; Brian Kenny, MLBN; Will Leitch, Sports on Earth; Bruce Markusen, Hardball Times; Ross Newhan; Dayn Perry and Matt Snyder, CBSSports.com; Tom Hoffarth and J.P. Hoornstra Los Angeles Daily News; Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times; Tracy Ringolsby, MLB.com; Ken Rosenthal, TheAthletic.com; Eno Sarris, FanGraphs; David Schoenfield of ESPN.com; Bill Bowden and Bill Arnold.

Association membership is open to any and all Internet baseball writers, with a $75 lifetime fee. Discounts for groups and scholarships are available. Members must be 18 years of age to apply.

For more information please visit www.ibwaa.com.

I’m not surprised the vote was close in the American Leauge, as there were a number of great candidates for the award. Often the award goes to the manager of the team that exceeds expectations, and that was Lovullo in the NL. I tend to think a big part of the Diamondbacks success this season came from the team staying healthy, which might make the Dave Stewart firing seem premature. There is evidence that Lovullo and the new front office used analytics more effectively, which makes for a nice debate.

The BBWAA vote will be announced during the 6 PM EST hour.

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