Joe Maddon and Rick Renteria surfaced Tuesday afternoon at the winter meetings in Orlando, Fla., where both of Chicago’s managers voiced optimism about their respective team’s futures.
Maddon was looking forward to watching an improved bullpen and hearing some new voices on the Cubs coaching staff, while Renteria was ready to take the White Sox another step forward in their vaunted rebuild.
The winter meetings aren’t just an incubator for trades, free agent signings and metaphor-filled soliloquies from Scott Boras.
They also give managers a chance to sing the praises of their organizations, all of which allegedly are working extremely hard to bring their fans a winner either next year or in the near future.