Lets go four more.
With the signing of manager Joe Girardi, the New York Yankees ensured they would have arguably Major League Baseball's best manager on the bench for another four years.
The four-year contract is worth $16 million, which makes him the second-highest paid manager in baseball behind the Los Angeles Angels' Mike Scioscia. Should he see out the entirety of his contract, Girardi will have been the manager of the Yankees for 10 years come the end of the 2017 season.
On one note, thank goodness Girardi didn't depart for the Chicago Cubs or any other opening in baseball. Everyone knows he could've had just about any job he wanted if he showed the interest, and the entire world knew the Cubs wanted him, even if they never got to talk to him.
On another note, I am already thinking about the next manager of the Yankees.
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Assuming he retires after next season, Derek Jeter will have been out of the league three years by the time Girardi's new contract expires. It's Derek Jeter…the man wants to play when he has a broken ankle, so why would he ever want to stay out of the dugout? He's going to be itching to come back to the game he's been such a major part of for so many years so wooing him back to the dugout as a manager would not be any obstacle at all.
Girardi will have been the manager of the Yankees for 10 years. By that point, 10 years in the Bronx is going to have taken its toll. By the time 2017 rolls around, he will have served his dues and it could be time for a change in scenery, if not an early retirement. I'm sure Mrs. Girardi would like that. Plus, 10 years anywhere can get rough, let alone it being in New York, where the spotlight is on you even when you're sleeping.
Honestly though, why not Jeter? It's been his dream to be the New York shortstop since he was a kid. He's been with the team since the mid-1990s. He's the captain of the team, no less.
He knows how to handle the circus that is New York media. He's proven that time and time again with his constant media attention. Not just anybody can handle a big media market like New York. Just ask Bobby Valentine after his one year debacle with the Boston Red Sox in 2012.
Jeter is a proven leader. The Yankee organization loves him. Yankee fans love him. He's respected by not just Yankee fans, but fans across the game. Even Red Sox fans have a respect for him, and that's hard to do as a Yankee player. He's done everything right and he knows how to handle himself, let alone a team, media and external factors.
Derek Jeter for New York Yankees manager 2018. It's a thing.