Power ranking MLB managers for 2016

Before taking over for the fired Fredi Gonzalez in mid-May, Snitker served as the organization's manager in Triple-A. While he might be given a chance to prove his worth, it's safe to assume that the Braves will look in another direction during the winter. 

A backup catcher for nine seasons, Cash follows a long line of former backstops to become managers. He replaced the great Joe Maddon as the Rays' manager in 2015 after serving as a coach for the Cleveland Indians for two years. He led Tampa to a three-win improvement from Maddon's final season, putting up an 80-82 record in 2015. 

After putting up 243 stolen bases in a decade as a player, Roberts turned to coaching with the San Diego Padres in 2011, serving as an interim manager and bench coach last season. Roberts was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers to replace Don Mattingly, who earned National League West crowns in each of his final three seasons as the team's manager. Expectations are obviously sky-high for Roberts in his first season. 

Green replaced a fired Bud Black during the 2015 season, signing on as the team's full-time manager after serving as the Arizona Diamondbacks' third-base coach in 2014. Green's experience includes stints as a manager in the minors. 

Mackanin served as the interim manager for Pittsburgh in 2005 and Cincinnati in 2007. He then served as Philadelphia's bench coach from 2009-12 before being fired. After a one-year hiatus, he returned to Philadelphia as the third-base coach under Ryne Sandberg. After Sandberg abruptly resigned last season, Mackanin took over on an interim basis, finishing with a 37-51 record. Despite that substandard record, he was brought back on a full-time basis and has Philadelphia playing surprisingly good baseball this season. 

After a Hall of Fame career as a player, he served as the Twins bench coach for three seasons. At that point, it seemed that he'd be the heir apparent to Tom Kelly. It didn't happen. Instead, Molitor had to wait more than a decade to get his shot. While 2016 hasn't gone according to plan, he did lead the team to a surprising 83-79 mark in his first season back in 2015. 

Yet another former catcher, Ausmus took over for Jim Leyland following the 2013 season and proceeded to lead Detroit to a 90-win season and the AL Central title. Unfortunately, the Tigers were swept by Baltimore in the divisional round. Detroit then fell on hard times last season, winning just 74 games. There's now some question as it relates to just how long Ausmus will manage this struggling team. 

After a strong 17-year career as a utility man, Counsell found himself hired as a special assistant to Brewers GM Bob Melvin. After a brief foray into the broadcasting booth, he was named the team's manager prior to last season. With a rebuilding roster and playing in a tough NL Central, Counsell's first season ended with a 12-year low 68 wins. Counsell's sophomore season hasn't been much better, as he's leading one of the worst teams in baseball. 

After serving as a coach for nine seasons following his pedestrian playing career, Hale finally got a chance to manage when the D'Backs hired him prior to the 2015 season. He proceeded to lead them to a 79-83 mark, a 15-win increase from the previous season. However, with even added reinforcements this past winter, Arizona has yet to find its way into playoff contention with the former infielder. 

A longtime pitching coach in the majors, Price earned multiple accolades in that role with both the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks before joining Cincinnati. After four years as the Reds' pitching coach, Price was promoted to the managerial role in 2014. Due to the team's attempt to rebuild, he wasn't necessarily put in a position to succeed immediately. This led to a fourth-place finish in 2014 before Price led the Reds to a 64-98 record and last-place finish in 2015. 

The 1988 American League Rookie of the Year, it took Weiss 15 years after his retirement to earn a managerial gig. Unfortunately, things haven't gone according to plan since he took over as the Rockies' manager back in 2013. He won 74 games his first season, following that up with an average of 67 wins over the next two years. 

After an extensive 11-year career as a catcher, Servais' first foray into his post-playing career was as a front office executive for both the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels. Without any coaching experience, he was named the Mariners' manager prior to this season. He has Seattle playing good ball in 2016, an indication that the team might have made a solid choice here. 

Gibbons first served as Toronto's manager from 2004-08, finishing that stint with a .500 record and zero playoff appearances. After a four-year hiatus, Gibbons returned to the bench in 2013. It took two years for him to bring the team back to contention. Toronto won a 23-year high 93 games in 2015, winning the AL East in the process. The Jays then lost to the Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship Series last October. 

The longest-tenured manager in the game, it really has been a tale of two careers with this former catcher in Los Angeles. Scioscia led the Angels to the playoffs in six of his first 10 seasons as their manager, earning the World Series title over the San Francisco Giants in 2002. That very same span saw him win the AL Manager of the Year twice. Over the past six seasons, Los Angeles has failed to make the playoffs five times. Its one postseason appearance resulted in a three-game sweep in the first round. 

Hinch, a former top pick of the Oakland A's, never saw his Major League Baseball career pan out as a catcher. Instead, his focus quickly turned to coaching. He replaced Bob Melvin as Arizona's manager back in 2009, only to see himself fired halfway through the 2010 campaign. After spending some time doing front office work, Hinch was hired by Houston prior to last season. He responded by leading the team to an 86-76 record and a surprise postseason appearance. 

Donnie Baseball's undoing as the Los Angeles Dodgers' manager was a lack of playoff success. He led the Dodgers to a winning record in all five seasons, winning the NL West in each of his final three years. Unfortunately, Los Angeles won only one playoff series during this span. Now the Marlins' manager, Mattingly has his young team playing surprisingly good baseball in his first season. 

In five seasons as a manager, two with Toronto and three with Boston, Farrell has led his team to the playoffs just once. It just so happened that the one time his Boston squad did make it to the postseason back in 2013, it won the World Series. Outside of that, Farrell has failed to lead his team to a winning record in any of his four seasons. What is the bigger takeaway here? You be the judge. 

Baker's résumé is more extensive than any other manager in the game today. Starting with the San Francisco Giants in 1993, Baker has managed for 20 seasons. In San Francisco, he earned three playoff appearances, leading the team to the World Series in 2002. After four largely unsuccessful seasons with the Cubs, Baker managed Cincinnati for six seasons, leading that team to the playoffs three times. Despite his success, Baker simply hasn't been able to get his squads over the top. Now in his first season with Washington, the expectations are right in front of him. Can he buck this trend?

Ventura took over for another hot-headed manager in Ozzie Guillen back in 2012. After leading Chicago to 85 wins in his first season, this former All-Star led the Sox to three consecutive losing seasons, including a 63-99 mark in 2013. Ventura's .458 winning percentage heading into this year was among the worst for any manager with two-plus years of experience. 

Also a former catcher, Melvin had very little success as a manager before catching on with the A's back in 2011. In six-plus seasons as the manager in Seattle and Arizona, he led his teams to the playoffs just once. In fact, his teams finished under .500 in half those years. Once in Oakland, and while having to work his way through the small-market disadvantages, Melvin seemed to find his niche. He won 94 games in 2012 and 96 games in 2013 while leading Oakland to another playoff appearance in 2014. The past year-plus has been a struggle, but what Melvin has done with the team has been extraordinary. Give him some talent, and he will get the most of it. 

Now with his fourth different team as a manager, Showalter's lack of success in his previous stops has taken a backseat. After failing to lead the Yankees to the playoffs in three of his four seasons with the team, he put up just one playoff appearance in three years with Arizona and failed to earn a postseason spot in four seasons with the Rangers. Given another opportunity, this time in Baltimore, Showalter has earned a playoff spot in two of the past four seasons. He also has the Orioles playing darn good baseball in 2016. 

Banister earned the American League Manager of the Year Award in 2015, his first season as a manager in the majors. This came after he led the Rangers to an 88-win regular season and the AL West title. It was a 21-game improvement from the previous season. Prior to joining Texas, Banister served as a Pittsburgh Pirates coach for four years. 

After 10 seasons as a manager with three different teams, Collins finally earned a playoff spot last year, his fifth season as New York's manager. It ultimately led to an appearance in the World Series. Despite his lack of success throughout his career, Collins remains one of the most widely respected minds in baseball. 

Hurdle's first stint as a manager didn't start too well with the Colorado Rockies. He led the team to losing records in his first five seasons before the Rockies put up a surprising 2007 performance en route to the team's first World Series appearance. While that ended in a sweep at the hands of Boston, Hurdle put his name on the map. He was fired less than two years later, catching on with a bottom-feeding Pirates team. Much like he did in Colorado, Hurdle turned that ship around as well. Pittsburgh's now coming off three consecutive playoff appearances and looks to be in contention for a fourth consecutive postseason spot. 

It's really been a tale of two careers for this former backstop in New York. After just one season in Florida with the Marlins, Girardi replaced Joe Torre with the Yankees in 2008, leading the team to its last World Series title in 2009. New York then earned a playoff spot in each of the next three seasons, ultimately coming up short in the postseason. Unfortunately, it's been downhill since. The Yanks have earned just one postseason spot over the past three years. That's not going to cut it in the Bronx. 

It took Yost a long time to actually find himself as a manager. After serving as a coach in multiple positions for Atlanta from 1991-2002, Yost finally got his shot with the Milwaukee Brewers back in 2003. That didn't go too swimmingly. He failed to lead the Brew Crew to the playoffs in his five full seasons as manager prior to being fired midway through the 2008 campaign. After a year hiatus, the former catcher took on the responsibility of rebuilding a downtrodden Royals franchise. Within five years, he had K.C. atop the American League. One year later, Kansas City earned a World Series title.

All Matheny did in his first four seasons as the Cardinals' manager was lead the team to three division titles, four playoff spots and a World Series appearance. While he has failed to get the perennial powerhouse over the top, this sustained success cannot be ignored. The former catcher entered this season with a .585 winning percentage. 

A two-time world champion with the Boston Red Sox, Francona took his talents to Cleveland in 2013. He proceeded to lead the Indians to 92 wins in his first season with the team. All said, this veteran manager has put up three consecutive winning campaigns to start his career in Cleveland. Remember, this largely successful career started off with a disastrous four-year tenure in Philadelphia where Francona failed to lead the Phillies to even one winning season. 

After serving as an interim manager for the Angels for parts of two seasons, Maddon got a chance to prove his worth on a full-time basis in Tampa back in 2006. He responded by navigating the small-market team to four playoff appearances in nine seasons, including a trip to the World Series in 2008. Now with the Cubs, Maddon is leading the top team in all of baseball. This comes after he put up 97 wins and an NLCS appearance in his first season in 2015. 

Three of the past five World Series titles have gone to a team that had not won a championship since moving to San Francisco prior to this run. What's amazing about Bochy's success is that he's earned a total of three playoff spots in nine seasons with the Giants, hoisting the trophy each time he's led his team to the postseason. Overall, the Giants have earned a winning record in six of the past seven seasons. Talk about sustained success.