How Long Until Ryne Sandberg Is Managing At Wrigley?
So Ryne Sandberg has been promoted from Double-A to Triple-A. He’s now the manager of the Iowa Cubs. If you’ve been following his career path, you know he was the team’s Single-A manager for two years, he spent only last year at the Double-A level, and now he’s a step away from the big leagues.
So this all begs the question: When does he take over for the big-league Cubs? Lou Piniella’s contract only runs through the end of this season. He’s yet to sign an extension. And even if he would like to stay on beyond this year, the Sun-Times points out Piniella’s extension will only come to fruition if the Ricketts family is cool with it. And who knows if that’s the case? There’s a lot of front-office uncertainty right now with the Cubs, including GM Jim Hendry’s status going forward.
Say the Cubs have a pretty good season next year, but fail to advance far in the playoffs. Or say that even have a bad season. What better way for the new owners to make a splash than for them to bring in Ryne Sandberg from Triple-A, a guy that wants the job, a guy Cubs fans will absolutely eat up, a guy that likely deserves a shot at it?
The Cubs would be smart to nip this in the bud, though. The more speculation on all this, the more distraction it’s going to cause. Either Piniella or Hendry or Ricketts needs to come out and just say Piniella’s status is an issue that’s not going to be broached until the end of the season. Say his performance this season will be part of the decision process, and that’s that.
Because if they don’t, all the questions are going to make Lou angry. And no one wants to see an angry Lou, do they?
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