Padres hire manager Bob Melvin away from Athletics, per report

The San Diego Padres have their new supervisor. The membership has employed Bob Melvin away from the Oakland Athletics and signed him to a brand new three-year contract, reports MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell. The Padres haven’t but confirmed the information.

Earlier this year the Athletics exercised the 2022 club option in Melvin’s contract. As a result of Melvin was below contract, the A’s needed to give the Padres permission to interview him, and apparently that was granted. The Athletic’s Dennis Lin says Oakland won’t obtain any compensation for letting Melvin out of his contract. They’ll now start a seek for a brand new supervisor.

Melvin, 60, has been top-of-the-line and most extremely regarded managers in baseball during the last twenty years or so. He joined the Athletics in 2011 and led the membership to the postseason six instances. Solely the massive market Dodgers went to the postseason extra instances than Oakland from 2012-20. The A’s have been 853-764 (.528) below Melvin.

Previous to becoming a member of the Athletics, Melvin managed the Mariners (2003-04) and Diamondbacks (2005-09), and he’s a three-time Supervisor of the 12 months (2007, 2012, 2018). Melvin’s profession managerial document is 1,346-1,272 (.514). His MLB resume additionally contains 10 years as a participant, plus time as a scout, bench coach, and assistant common supervisor. He is carried out all of it.

The Padres went into 2021 as a World Collection contender and as a substitute flopped to a 79-83 document. Manager Jayce Tingler was let go after the season and Melvin brings the qualities and bona fides Tingler lacked. He is skilled, he is gained, and he is an prompt credibility man when he walks into the clubhouse. Melvin is an amazing rent for the Padres, actually.

As for the Athletics, letting Melvin depart may be very probably the primary domino in an extended offseason of cost-cutting. The membership lower payroll this previous season and can probably achieve this once more subsequent yr as they search a brand new ballpark. It ought to shock nobody if roster stalwarts Chris Bassitt, Matt Chapman, Sean Manaea, and Matt Olson pop up in commerce rumors within the coming weeks.