Joe Maddon was named National League Manager of the Year following his first season with the Chicago Cubs.
Maddon received 18 of the 30 first-place votes, easily out-pacing Mike Matheny of the Cardinals and Terry Collins of the Mets, the two managers who also received first-place votes.
This, of course, comes just a little over a year after a strange and bitter divorce led to Maddon opting out of his contract with the Rays and signing a huge contract with the Cubs.
While celebrating the award and his restaurant in Tampa, Maddon spoke with Marc Topkin about that move, calling it a “win-win-win situation for everybody,” referring to himself, the Rays, and the Cubs.