You probably already know that I am not in favor of Joe Girardi being named manager of the Cubs.
Why? Because he’s old-school, he wouldn’t seem to be a fit with Theo & Co. (and famously turned them down when they were supposedly interested in him back in 2013), and I think what Yankees GM Brian Cashman said about Girardi when he was let go in 2017 is telling:
During a more than one-hour conference call with New York-based reporters, Cashman said it would have been easy to “plug and play” and stay with Girardi after a decade that included a World Series title and six playoff appearances.