Spiegel's argument against tampering is that the Cubs contract is way better.

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You know me like that.

Bernstein's was that it wasn't tampering because they didn't tamper.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

There are only three possibilities:

1. Maddon was tired of managing the Rays and just wanted out. With no jobs open other than the Twins (which he didn't want and Molitor likely had the job anyway), his choice was sitting out a while and/or doing TV until another job opened up in a year.
2. He thought by opting out, he would be such a hot commodity that there would be interest from teams that would fire their existing manager.
3. The Cubs tampered.

3 seems most likely.

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater cracked the case that Theo coveted Maddon since 2011. The rabbit hole is quite deep.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

They didn't do anything wrong, and they're not going to do anything wrong.

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