Managers Joe Maddon of the Chicago Cubs and Jeff Banister of the Texas Rangers have been named the Manager of the Year award winners for the NL and NL for the 2015 season.
Read full storyThe Chicago Cubs advanced to the National League Championship Series after beating the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in the NLDS and now the youth movement of Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber and Javier Baez moves into the next round of the MLB playoffs for manager Joe Maddon.
Read full storyThe Chicago Cubs are making moves and now that they are hiring Joe Maddon as manager, the team could be ready to spend big in free agency and Jon Lester could be a main target for Theo Epstein after their years in Boston and this comes as the Cubbies have a number of top young players ready to breakout and lead, with All-Star Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Addison Russell and Javier Baez all looking like strong players for the team.
Read full storyTampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon stepped down from his job and quit the team on Friday, stunning many in baseball, as he was expected to return, but after the departure of GM Andrew Friedman, a clause in Maddon's contract allowed him to opt out and he did just that and some have speculated that he could be an option over Don Mattingly with the LA Dodgers now that Friedman has taken over.
Read full storyDavid Price expects to be traded from the Tampa Bay Rays this offseason as the team is concerned about salaries for the 2014 season.
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