ESPN News is reporting that the Los Angeles Dodgers are currently in talks with former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre. In similar news, Joe Girardi has accepted a three-year deal to become the new manager of the Yankees.
Both of these moves make sense. Torre is a perfect fit for the Dodgers seeing as how they’re already built to win. They have a nice balance of young and veteran players and just need a strong manager to put all of the pieces together. It’s no secret that the Dodgers have had chemistry problems in their club house and many feel that current manager Grady Little has done nothing to solve the issues. There’s also a rumor that Torre would bring former Yankees first basemen Don Mattingly to L.A., which makes sense considering Mattingly’s son, Preston, is a former first round pick of the Dodgers and currently is in their farm system.
As for Girardi, he was rumored as a potential candidate to replace Torre last year when the Yankees lost to the Tigers in the first round of the playoffs. Girardi also turned down an offer to manage the Baltimore Orioles midway through the 2007 season and speculation was that he didn’t want to miss the opportunity to be the next Yankees skipper. Looks like the decision paid off.
