Girardi's Next 3 Years

[love_that_reefer]

The Yankees are expected to ink manager Joe Girardi to a three-year contract extension this offseason.
Girardi might also see a sizable raise in salary. He led the Yankees to their 27th World Series title last year and the American League Championship Series this season after posting a 95-67 regular-season record. The Yanks will also attempt to lock up hitting coach Kevin Long, pitching coach Dave Eiland, bench coach Tony Pena and third base coach Rob Thomson.

Sounds like a no-brainer to me and quite stunned this didn't happen sooner. Tony Pena's name has surfaced in rumors about the Pirates managerial position which wouldn't be a bad idea. Pena played there and found some success with the Royals when he managed.

[GiantsFanatic]

The New York Yankees and manager Joe Girardi have reached agreement on a three-year, $9 million contract with incentives that could add another $500,000 for winning the World Series, according to two sources familiar with the negotiations. According to both sources, agreement was reached "right away" between the club and Girardi, with many of the details agreed to at the first meeting between Girardi and general manager Brian Cashman on Tuesday afternoon.

Picking Up The Pinstripes

The Yankees need to retool after an ALCS defeat. Tell us which ones you'd keep -- and which ones you'd cut.
Vote: Take 'Em or Trash 'Em?


"This was no major negotiation here," one of the sources said. "The Yankees knew they wanted him back, and he knew he wanted to come back. It was a pretty cut-and-dried thing."
According to both sources, Girardi's deal calls for $3 million in salary per year, a figure that puts him among the top five highest-paid managers in the game. Also included is a bonus clause that escalates with each level of achievement, from winning the AL East to winning the World Series, and tops out at $500,000. His previous deal -- three years for $7 million -- included a similar bonus deal that topped out at $450,000.
"The only managers that are making more than him now are the guys who have been around forever," one source said. "Guys like [Mike] Scioscia, [Tony] La Russa, [Jim] Leyland. That's it."
Girardi's record in three seasons as Yankee manager is 287-199 (.591), with the 2009 world championship and a trip to the 2010 ALCS, where the Yankees lost in six games to the Texas Rangers, to his credit. Previously, he had won the manager of the year award as a rookie manager of the Florida Marlins, a tenure that ended stormily after a public dispute with ownership.
Earlier this season, rumors abounded that the Chicago Cubs would pursue Girardi to replace the retiring Lou Piniella, a belief that seemed to have some legitimacy since Girardi is a native of the area and played seven seasons in two stints with the Cubs.
But that story died when the Cubs hired Mike Quade as their manager earlier this month, and one of the sources said the Cubs job was never a real option.
"Joe told Cashman back in August that he had no interest in the Cubs job," the source said. "He had too many good things going in New York to be interested in that."
Wallace Matthews covers the Yankees for ESPNNewYork.com.

Sources: Joe Girardi, New York Yankees agree on new contract - ESPN New York

[Pebbles]

The Yankees have a lot more work to do this off season then Girardi, but this is a good start.

[K-Zone]

Girardi is a good manager, but is no Joe Torre. With the Yankees aging aqnd several key plsyers heading into free agency it could be a setback year for the Yanks. Although they will most likely sign several high priced free agents in the off season.