Joe Girardi’s managing career was moments away from taking a drastic turn.
Former Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti joined Jon Heyman and Rob Bradford on the “Big Time Baseball” podcast on Monday and revealed that Girardi, who managed the Yankees from 2008-2017 and the Marlins in 2006, nearly landed in Los Angeles in 2007.
An agreement was nearly reached before the Yankees fired Joe Torre after their postseason exit. It quickly became clear Girardi, who won three World Series with the Yankees as a player, had set his eyes on the Bronx.
“We had contract discussions on term and rate,” Colletti said.