Girardi wants to manage Yankees past 2017
Starting his 10th season as New York Yankees manager, Joe Girardi wants to lead the team beyond 2017 and watch the Baby Bombers mature.
Girardi is entering the final season of a US$ 16- million, fouryear contract. The Yankees won the 2009 World Series in his second season but have missed the post- season in three of the past four years, have not won a post- season game since the 2012 American League Division Series and pivoted toward youth last summer.
“I don’t envision myself doing anything different,” Girardi said as pitchers and catchers reported for spring training.
“This is what I know, this is what I’ve done for a long time.”
Girardi doesn’t anticipate discussions about an extension with owner Hal Steinbrenner before the end of the season.
“It doesn’t really impact me,” Girardi said. “I’m going to go do my job the same way, the way that I believe is, for me, the right way. They have not extended managers as long as I can remember during the course of the season. So, I’ll just go do my job and whatever happens, happens.”
Girardi managed the Florida Marlins to a 78- 84 record in 2006 and is 819- 693 with the Yankees. He is optimistic about New York’s young roster, which includes catcher Gary Sanchez, infielders Greg Bird and Tyler Austin and outfielder Aaron Judge.
“There’s more competition,” Girardi said. “We haven’t been this young in a long time, probably maybe since 1996.”