The Chicago Cubs may never have been close to hiring Joe Girardi as their manager.
Brian Cashman says he never expected Girardi to leave the New York Yankees.
"It was expected," Cashman said. "It was expected after Dale [Sveum] got fired. One that hit, I was like, 'Oh, boy, here we go.'
"I went to Joe and said, 'If this is something you want, let me know. And we'll let you go.' But he said he wanted to stay, so we were able to work it out."