@Buster_ESPN: Sources: Manager Joe Maddon has exercised an opt-out clause in his contract and is leaving the Tampa Bay Rays immediately. Everyone will obviously make the Dodgers connection but it'd be fucked up to get him after the comments made by Friedman about Don, right? Damn, this is huge
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Sympathy doesn't come into play when you're looking at a chance to upgrade. Don and his millions of dollars will be okay
Id be surprised if he didn't come to LA no matter what anyone has said about DBB. Friedman is more loyal to maddon than DBB but that's just my opinion on the matter.
Not getting my hopes up this off-season, luckily, their is only one job opening (Twins) and he won't take that. So if they don't win it all next year, bye bye DBB, and hello Joe. EDIT: But at the same time, why would he opt-out unless discussions have taken place? Just have to wait and see.
Joe Maddon Opts Out Of Contract With Rays By Jeff Todd [October 24, 2014 at 11:27am CDT] Rays manager Joe Maddon has opted out of his contract with the Rays and will be leaving the team, Buster Olney of ESPN.com reports on Twitter. The move comes as a major surprise, as Maddon had said recently that he expected to remain in Tampa. Maddon represents the second key departure to hit the Rays in recent weeks, as the team lost long-time GM Andrew Friedman to the Dodgers. Indeed, the opt-out clause vested with Friedman’s departure, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets. Speculation immediately began that Maddon could follow Friedman to Los Angeles, though all involved shot that down quickly. Indeed, the Dodgers have stated publicly that they intend to keep skipper Don Mattingly in place heading into 2015. In a statement confirming the news, Rays owner Stuart Sternberg says that the club “tried diligently and aggressively to sign [Maddon] to a third contract extension prior to his decision.” Sternberg added that Maddon, whose deal ran through 2015, has “enabled himself to explore opportunities throughout Major League Baseball.” Maddon had been at the helm of the Rays for nine seasons, during which he established a reputation as one of the game’s most innovative and forward-thinking skippers. After two years in the basement, Maddon helped to oversee a stunning rise to prominence in Tampa. He ran the dugout for two AL East crowns and four total postseason appearances.
echoing doyers post... Joe Maddon opts out of contract By Buster Olney | ESPN.com -- October 24, 2014, 9:28 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon has exercised an opt-out clause in his contract and is leaving the team immediately, according to sources. The Rays were 77-85 this season. Maddon was 754-705 in nine seasons with the team.
Maddon opts out of contract, leaves Rays MLB.com | 17 minutes ago Manager Joe Maddon left the Rays, exercising an opt-out clause in his contract on Friday. "Joe Maddon has exercised an opt-out in his current contract, a contract which was not scheduled to expire until after the 2015 season," principal owner Stuart Sternberg said in a statement issued by the club. "We tried diligently and aggressively to sign Joe to a third contract extension prior to his decision. As of yesterday afternoon, Joe enabled himself to explore opportunities throughout Major League Baseball. He will not be managing the Rays in 2015. Joe has been our manager for nine seasons, and the foundation of success laid during his tenure endures. We thank him for all that he's meant to the organization."
not trying to be a conspiracy theorist, but you have to wonder... why else would he leave the rays now?
The longer Maddon takes to find a new job the more sleepless nights DBB will have. DBB may not be able to get a woody until Maddon gets a new job. DBB may become DLW.