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Cubs News: Theo Epstein will not join the Philadelphia Phillies

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After stepping down from the Cubs, Theo Epstein rebuffed an offer from the Phillies.

At his final press conference as the president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs, Theo Epstein was very clear in his intentions. He felt the time was right to step aside and he was looking forward to spending time with his family next year, rather than running an MLB organization.

We had no reason to doubt anything Epstein said, but almost immediately, we heard there were teams – namely the Philadelphia Phillies – intending to lure the architect of three World Series-winning teams back to the front office sooner than he had hoped.