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Here’s how hot each MLB manager’s seat will get in 2018

By Brad Weiss

ST. LOUIS, MO - JUNE 23: Manager Mike Matheny
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PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – MARCH 06: Manager A.J. Hinch #14 of the Houston Astros before a spring training game against the New York Mets at First Data Field on March 6, 2018 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The Mets defeated the Astros 9-5. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – MARCH 06: Manager A.J. Hinch #14 of the Houston Astros before a spring training game against the New York Mets at First Data Field on March 6, 2018 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The Mets defeated the Astros 9-5. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

A.J. Hinch, Houston Astros

The Houston Astros were building something special coming into the 2017 season, and it came to fruition in a big way. The Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, making a championship manager out of A.J. Hinch.

Hinch was not supposed to be this good a manager. During his tenure with the Arizona Diamondbacks back in 2009 and 2010, he struggled to put wins together. Since coming over to Houston, he has shown himself to be one of the best managers in baseball, and it could not have happened to a better guy.

Last season, the Astros were a dominant team throughout, as they won over 100  games during the regular season. Houston has an incredible core of young players, and they should be a contender for years to come.

Guys like George Springer, Jose Altuve, and Carlos Correa are cornerstone young players, and the trade for Justin Verlander last season really put a leader at the top of their rotation. They have to be the favorite to win the American League in 2018, though they will have plenty of challenges from the likes of the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians to name a few.

Replacing Bo Porter with Hinch towards the end of the 2014 season proved to be a stroke of genius for the Astros, who have their man in place for the foreseeable future. His seat is as cold as it gets entering 2018, and it should stay that way for the next few seasons.

Seat: Cold

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