For your WAY too early consideration: MLB Manager of the Year

ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - MARCH 28: Kevin Cash #16 of the Tampa Bay Rays looks towards game play in the eighth inning against the Houston Astros during Opening Day at Tropicana Field on March 28, 2019 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - MARCH 28: Kevin Cash #16 of the Tampa Bay Rays looks towards game play in the eighth inning against the Houston Astros during Opening Day at Tropicana Field on March 28, 2019 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
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At the conclusion of the first month of the MLB season, it’s fun to predict how much longer these highs or lows are going to last for some skippers and their squads. Who are the ones that are most deserving of each league’s best?

Everyone loves to speculate, predict and assume that the first month of MLB presents us with the answers we so desperately crave; who is going to win what award?

In a series I’m calling: ‘For your WAY too early consideration’, we’re going to examine who are the individuals who are making headlines early and driving the conversation towards them for the coveted end-of-season awards.

Through one month, there have been several surprising MLB teams – for better or worse – and whether it is the players on the team or the structuring of the roster, a lot of responsibility rests in the hands of the manager of each club.

Whether it is determining the everyday lineup, or the pitching matchup during late-game situations, who have been the skippers to impress in their first month of the 2019 season?