Today’s MLB managers are nothing like the ones who came before them.
They’re figureheads now ,executing a daily game plan put in place by the analytics staff and front office.
Gone are the days of Joe Torre, Bobby Cox, Jim Leyland, Clint Hurdle, and Tony La Russa. Those guys managed with their eyes and their instincts. The locker room was theirs. Lineups, roster moves, and in-game decisions came from feel and experience.
Most of that is handled upstairs now. Sad, the sport is more than computers and spread sheets!