Joe Girardi loses negotiation leverage when Cubs hired Quade
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It was likely that manager Joe Girardi was going to use the Chicago Cubs’ managerial vacancy as negotiation leverage against the New York Yankees, but that went out the drain when the Cubs named interim manager Mike Quade the permanent skipper, according to The New York Posts’ George A. King III. This trend will continue as long as the Yankees are in the postseason and as more and more managerial positions get filled.
The 46-year-old Girardi will likely get a raise from this previous three-year, $7.5 million deal he signed in October 2007. King speculates that Girardi could get a three-year contract with $3.5-4 million per season.
There was speculation that Girardi would jump ship after the season to the Cubs when Lou Piniella retired. Girardi is a former Cub and Chicago native.
