Joe Maddon Rumors: Chicago Cubs A Possible Landing Spot?
By Hayden Kane
Joe Maddon opted out of his contract with the Tampa Bay Rays in a piece of news that shook the MLB world. Could Maddon be headed to the Chicago Cubs next?
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The Tampa Bay Rays are left searching for answers after their star manager stepped down and left the organization on Friday afternoon. Perhaps no manager is held in higher regard than Joe Maddon, and now he is technically a free agent after opting out of the last year of his deal with the Rays.
Many people anticipate a reunion with Andrew Friedman with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but for now, reports from around the league are saying that won’t happen. If it truly does not happen and Don Mattingly remains the manager of the Dodgers, that will leave 28 other teams drooling at the possibility of hiring Joe Maddon to be their next manager.
The early non-Dodgers favorite? The Chicago Cubs. Right now it has not advanced beyond the stages of guesses, speculation, and rumors, but a number of people believe Maddon is going to manage the Cubs in 2015.
My guess on Joe Maddon: He eventually winds up with the Cubs.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) October 24, 2014
An unconfirmed rumour at exec levels of baseball has Joe Maddon going to the Cubs.
— Steve Simmons (@simmonssteve) October 24, 2014
For what it is worth, lots of folks in game predicting Maddon ends up with #Cubs — maybe sooner than later
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) October 24, 2014
Joe Maddon wants to manage in 2015. As early rumors start to surface about where he might land, it sounds like the big markets will be among the top destinations listed: the Dodgers and now the Chicago Cubs.
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