Vogt ended up coming in fourth in voting this year behind White Sox manager Will Venable (first), Rays manager Kevin Cash (second) and Red Sox manager Chad Tracy (third).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stephen Vogt finished fourth in AL Manager of the Year voting, with one second-place vote and six third-place votes.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tim Stebbins (@tim_stebbins) November 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Although this year\u2019s Guardians season wasn\u2019t as exciting as last season\u2019s incredible comeback in the American League Central, the Guardians still fought to their third straight division title while navigating a variety of injuries and underperformance from Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez.\u00a0<\/p>\n Vogt\u2019s one of baseball\u2019s best managers, and he\u2019s already made it known he’s not going anywhere any time soon.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Tarik Skubal has meetings scheduled with the Dodgers and Mets\u00a0<\/p>\n While the Guardians aren\u2019t going to sign Tarik Skual, they can take some solace in the early buzz surrounding his potential free agency suitors, as Skubal has meetings set next week with the Dodgers and Mets. Although Skubal\u2019s unlikely to sign a contract at either of those meetings, the fact he\u2019s meeting with teams already shows that there may be some truth to the rumors <\/a>that he could sign before the Dec. 1 lockout.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Guardians spent parts of seven seasons<\/a> getting a first-hand look at how good Skubal can be when he\u2019s at his best, so any chance for him to sign somewhere far away from Cleveland would be a clear win for the Guardians.\u00a0<\/p>\n Grant Taylor is getting moving to the White Sox rotation\u00a0<\/p>\n Speaking of the White Sox, Chicago general manager Chris Getz did a hit with MLB Network Radio earlier today and confirmed that Chicago is going to be moving pitcher Grant Taylor to their rotation for 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n Taylor has some clear skill (which we saw in last month\u2019s American League Division Series<\/a>), but his shift to the bullpen makes Chicago\u2019s mid-season trade for Luis Castillo look even worse considering they\u2019re on the hook for his $25 million contract for next season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Grant Taylor will move into the #WhiteSox<\/a> 2027 rotation, Chris Getz announces at the GM Meetings.<\/p>\n Hagen Smith will remain in the bullpen.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd17 https:\/\/t.co\/iXax8hx4iO<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/XoQzSeRZCa<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) November 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The White Sox have some good depth arms in Sean Burke, David Martin and others, but Taylor has a chance to become an ace given he looked good in multi-inning efforts last year out of the bullpen <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\"){kind=icon}
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