Kevin Cash

Decision cost by category

Record

66-42

wins-losses

Games

111

with decision data

Lineup

2.23 R 0.02 R/G

Bunts

3.63 R 0.03 R/G

IBBs

3.17 R 0.03 R/G

Relievers

21.11 R 0.20 R/G

Season to date · categories cover different scopes and aren't summed into a total — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only; the Relievers leaderboard shows a rolling 30-day window.

Cost by category

Tampa Bay Rays cost themselves 2.23 R from lineup decisions, 21.11 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 3.63 R from bunts, 3.17 R from intentional walks.

LINEUP DECISIONS · 2.23 R RELIEVER SELECTION · 21.11 R BUNTS · 3.63 R INTENTIONAL WALKS · 3.17 R

Season to date · shown per category, not summed — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only (the Relievers board uses a rolling 30-day window).

How this compares — league ranking

Lineup decisions

Kevin Cash ranks 6th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Dave Roberts LAD 1.34 R
2 John Schneider TOR 1.60 R
3 Craig Stammen SD 1.73 R
…
6 Kevin Cash TB 2.23 R
…
28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 4.24 R
29 Joe Espada HOU 4.57 R
30 Will Venable CWS 4.91 R

Bunt decisions

Kevin Cash ranks 28th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Aaron Boone NYY 0.28 R
2 Don Kelly PIT 0.56 R
3 Craig Counsell CHC 0.65 R
28 Kevin Cash TB 3.63 R
29 Torey Lovullo AZ 3.64 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 3.77 R

Intentional walks

Kevin Cash ranks 23rd of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Joe Espada HOU 0.49 R
2 Clayton McCullough MIA 0.88 R
3 Chad Tracy BOS 0.68 R
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23 Kevin Cash TB 3.17 R
…
28 Kurt Suzuki LAA 3.96 R
29 Dave Roberts LAD 3.95 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 4.78 R

Game-by-game breakdown

Last 7 in tenure · Δ R/G

Aug 3 @ COL W Tanner Gordon 13-9 +0.00 Aug 2 vs CWS L Anthony Kay 1-9 +4.64

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~4.01 R

Aug 1 vs CWS W Noah Schultz 1-0 +3.92

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~3.70 R

Jul 31 vs CWS L Erick Fedde 1-6 +3.17

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~3.13 R

Jul 30 vs TEX W Marco Gonzales 3-2 +0.04 Jul 29 vs TEX W MacKenzie Gore 3-0 +1.53

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~1.39 R

Jul 28 vs TEX L Cal Quantrill 1-4 +2.77

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~2.73 R

Most costly decisions

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AUG 2 · vs CWS +4.64 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~4.01 R

vs Anthony Kay · L 1-9

AUG 1 · vs CWS +3.92 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~3.70 R

vs Noah Schultz · W 1-0

JUL 31 · vs CWS +3.17 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~3.13 R

vs Erick Fedde · L 1-6

JUL 28 · vs TEX +2.77 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~2.73 R

vs Cal Quantrill · L 1-4

Tenure summary

Kevin Cash manages the Tampa Bay Rays, with their current tenure beginning March 26, 2026.

Through 111 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 9.03 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 2.23 R of that — the largest single category.

The team's 66-42 record places them 24 games over .500. Cash has called 29 sacrifice bunts (3.63 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 21 times for an expected cost of 3.17 R.

Deep analytical views

The overview above is the SEO surface. Each link below opens the interactive analyzer for that decision type — sortable lists, per-game breakdowns, and the underlying numbers.

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How this is calculated

Stats reflect only Kevin Cash's tenure as Rays manager — events from before the start date or after the end date are excluded. Lineup cost is the difference between an optimized batting order and the one actually used, summed across regular-season games. Bunt and intentional-walk costs come from per-decision run-expectancy deltas. Pitching cost is the sum of pull-timing and reliever-selection runs lost. Costs are shown as a season total and a per-game rate (R/G); rankings compare this tenure's per-game rate against the league-wide distribution of current and recent manager tenures. RunsLeft does not assign letter grades — the costs and rankings are descriptive analytics.

Read the full methodology. Career managing history coming in v2 with Lahman integration.