Joe Maddon was back in the Tampa Bay area for a charity event in St. Petersburg, Fla., and talked to the Tampa Bay Times about a variety of topics. There were some intriguing Cubs-related nuggets included.
For starters, Maddon said he plans to be "a little more hands-on" in terms of on-field coaching work in 2019.
"I've always kind of stayed free of coaching because I really want to stay out of coaches' way so they can do their job," Maddon told Marc Topkin in the article. "I've always felt that is the right way to do it.