Well that didn’t take long. In speaking with media members Tuesday afternoon ahead of the Cubs’ series opener in Philly, Theo Epstein summarily dismissed a report from earlier in the day that the front office was “pissed” at Joe Maddon for discussing his contract status publicly.
“Totally baseless,” Epstein said, per Jordan Bastian’s tweet. “We had no problems with Joe’s comments. He has to talk to you guys twice a day and he does a great job with it.”
Dan Bernstein of 670 The Score referred to Maddon’s discussion of his future as a “power move,” citing a source who said the Cubs felt the manager was trying to exploit the tenuous situation with Gabe Kapler.