
Spring is in the air with the promise of better weather and longer days to signal the coming of a new baseball season. In 2026, a whopping nine new MLB managers are set to perch on the dugout stoop.
After such an offseason of upheaval, could that mean that skippers around the league will benefit from a year of stability? Our rankings certainly seem to reflect that, given that as many as 14 managers reside in the two safest sections of our annual preseason hot seat spectrum.