Manager Joe Maddon Opts Out of His Contract w/Rays

[Jaypers]

First Friedman, now him. It's an exodus.

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN
Sources: Manager Joe Maddon has exercised an opt-out clause in his contract and is leaving the Tampa Bay Rays immediately.

 

[MrMet]

Just saw this and was about to post...wow, what's going on in Tampa?

 

[Jaypers]

Just saw this and was about to post...wow, what's going on in Tampa?

Glad I abandoned ship already, or this would hit me hard.

 

[jpruitt2]

Just the first step that needed to be taken before he ends up with the Dodgers.

 

[gmsieb]

Maybe he will go back to where he started, the Angels. They need a real MGR.

Dodgers can have sosh.

 

[Jaypers]

Just the first step that needed to be taken before he ends up with the Dodgers.

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS
early word: maddon not considering LA an option at all. he understands friedman is committed to mattingly.

 

[gmsieb]

could be the other LA. where he managed for years in the org.

 

[WaxPax]

could be the other LA. where he managed for years in the org.

So team wins 98 games and fires manager?

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[gmsieb]

So team wins 98 games and fires manager?

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Dodgers won a lot of games and made the playoffs, why didn't you ask everyone pointing to them. Sosh has needed to be gone for years.
Sosh failed as much as Mattingly did.

 

[BBCgalaxee]

Do the Yankees still need a batting coach?

Calling Donnie Baseball (assuming he gets canned obviously).

 

[jpruitt2]

Do you guys really expect the Dodgers to come out say anything different right now? I still say he ends up with the Dodgers. Might go work for Baseball Tonight or Baseball Network for a year, but he will end up there.

 

[jbhofmann]

Double post

 

[jbhofmann]

Cubs
Book it.

 

[maxe0213]

Yup^ He's going to the Cubs. Makes so much sense there. The Cubs are gearing up and gonna grab a great manager, spend in FA and be a power house soon.

 

[Super Mario]

He's Arizona bound to work for LaRussa.

 

[Benson]

Interesting, if Maddon goes to the west coast I would not be shocked if Angels pitching coach Mike Butcher follows him there. Butcher went to Tampa the first year with Maddon, but it was too far away from his family in Arizona and returned to Anaheim after one season.

 

[WaxPax]

...."He added that he was unaware of a clause in his contract that allowed him to opt out if Friedman left the team, and it was new Rays president of baseball ops Matthew Silverman who told Maddon of the clause."

Surprisingly Maddon nor his agent was unaware of this clause? So Silverman's first act as new head of baseball ops is to lose his manager.... Yea the Rays will be just fine (sarcasm)

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[Musial Collector]

Only two clubs currently are without managers, the Rays and Twins. The Twins will give a look, however I think Maddon will come at too steep of a price for the penny pinchers in MN are willing to pay which is unfortunate.

 

[aarne13]

[MENTION=1770]Jaypers[/MENTION]413. Will you still follow the Rays if they move to Montreal?

 

[Jaypers]

[MENTION=1770]Jaypers[/MENTION]413. Will you still follow the Rays if they move to Montreal?

Guess you hadn't heard. I stopped following them (and being a fan of theirs) ever since the Price trade.