WEDNESDAY, 10:00am: The Rays officially announced Maddon's three-year extension.
TUESDAY, 4:04pm: Maddon will earn approximately $2MM per season under his new contract, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe tweets.
11:13am: The Rays have agreed to a three-year contract extension with manager Joe Maddon, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times tweets. Maddon's contract had been set to expire after 2012, and the sides had been working on an extended agreement over the course of the offseason. An announcement is expected tomorrow, according to Topkin.
Maddon, the 2011 American League Manager of the Year, has managed the Rays to three playoff berths in the past four seasons, including an AL pennant in 2008. In six years under the 57-year-old Maddon, the Rays have a 495-477 record.
One of the best managers in the game results-wise. Plus a pretty cool dude.
Joe Maddon is a great guy, does alot for the community. He rides his bike around Tampa and is a very approachable. I don’t always agree with the way he manages but he does some really astonshing and unorthodox stuff. He thinks outside the box.
He gets the most out of his players and knows when to put his foot down. Congrats Joe on a much deserved extension. The Rays and MLB are lucky to have you.
Go tell that to Lou Pinella
The most absurd comment I’ve ever heard.
Above 2 comments addresed tp Willingham
The absolute King of the Matchups – almost overdoes it sometimes. With his defensive shifts to shut down streak hitters to his infamous reverse pitch count methodology – the guy simply has brought a new style to the game that others are now trying to mimic.
If he managed the Yankees I’m not sure he would be that successful – teams like Tampa Bay are where he has to be creative which his his strength.
And fundamentals, go early to a ST game or go watch them work out. These guys are drilled to death.
Joe Maddon actually looks at pitcher splits, instead of batter handedness. He knows what a spray chart is and is mostly responsible for Mark Teixieras disappearing batting average. Joe Maddon > Your favorite manager
That’s tough because even though I’m a Phillies fan, Joe Maddon is my favorite manager. He or Leyland.
Please. Texeira’s batting average was higher vs the Rays than overall on the season, and higher than vs Toronto and Boston.
Maddon is a good manager but don’t be ridiculous.
He is the quintessential people manager. He is a motivator, a leader, a communicator, an outside-the-box thinker. That’s what you want out of a “manager”. When a corporation is successful, do people say that the CEO or COO doesn’t do anything and deserves no credit because he didn’t actually DO the work but simply oversaw it (Occupiers aside of course)? While some teams win in spite of their manager, Maddon gets the most out of his people. And he is perfect for a generally young team as well.
as a Sox fan I am happy for him. he is a great manager, and a great guy.
has anyone ever watched Storage Wars? The 1 guy on there, Barry, I swear I thought Joe Maddon was on it for a while. Sorry, irrelevant, this guy is a great manager and I don’t think the Rays would be where they are today without him.
Also, Brandi is hot.
not only is she hot, but every season she keeps getting hotter.
Joe deserves more that $2 mil a year
Glad to see that both Maddon & Friedman will be returning. That’s a second to none duo when it comes to acquiring and developing young talent.
Love Maddon’s easy-going attitude and great baseball instincts. And yes, I know he loves living and working in Tampa. But the guy is a fool to leave at least a million per year on the table. No way I take $2MM per season if I am him. He easily could have gotten $3MM per season if he simply held out for it. That’s the million that pays your taxes on the other two million. The going rate in Boston and New York is $4-5MM per season. Fire your agent now.
…maybe he’s the Jared Weaver of Tampa Bay. It gets to a point where it doesn’t really matter. Regardless of whether it’s $2MM, $3MM, or $5MM, he makes enough money to do what he loves to do for the city he loves to do it for. There’s no pressure on him in Tampa Bay. Sure he could make double the income in Boston, but when the Red Sox fail to win a World Series in the three or so year contract he signs, he’s back where he started. In Tampa Bay, he can continue to surprise and always have a solid year, whatever teh standings say. He seems to enjoy himself and the players seem to enjoy him. Carlos Pena took a contract from the Rays to go play for Maddon that was less than another offer he had in hand. Let the man be.