Padres make SHOCKING move… This is unbelieveable

Padres make SHOCKING move… This is unbelieveable

This is unbelievable. Major Padres’s breaking news. The manager position has been filled and it is not who anyone expected. Let’s talk about it. Hi, welcome back to another episode of Padres’s Digest with your host Andrew. Please apply if you would like. We have breaking news. The new manager is here. My initial reaction, huh? Before we get too deep into it, please subscribe. But this happened like an hour ago. I woke up. I was like, “What?” And I rushed over here. My dogs are mad because I’m supposed to be walking them. But this is more important. Craig Stamon. Yes, that Craig Stamon. If you’re a semi-new Padres’s fan, he was a longtime reliever for the Padres’s. He last played in 2022. People have mixed opinions about his uh on the- field performances, but he is a leader type, I would say. uh for I think he’s a good fit as a leader, but as a manager, I don’t know. A lot of people I remember when he retired, they were like, I hope he stays in the organization. I hope he can like take over as like a bullpen coach. Like the bullpen, he was like, they called him dad. Basically, the bullpen and the pitchers called him dad. That’s the kind of person he was. But I, as a manager, I’m still I don’t know. I honestly don’t know how to feel. And I know it’s way too early to pass judgments about how his abilities are as a manager. I just like with the team we have right now and the stakes that we have, is hiring a firsttime manager a good idea? That being said, the other candidates we had were also first-time managers. But I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. And you’re going to notice that’s a common theme amongst Padre fans right now. I haven’t checked the Reddit yet. Maybe I can bring that up in a sec. But the San Diego Padres’s have hired Craig Stamon as manager. As Kevin AC reports, Stamon, 41, was a longtime reliever for the Padres’s and Nationals and had been a special assistant to San Diego GM AJ Prowler in a season of shocking managerial hires. This one tops the list. Yes. Yes, it does. Out of all the names you could have possibly thrown at me, this was not even on my like wavelength. This was like not even a thought process. Like the thought didn’t even I forgot he existed for a while to be honest. Uh but like I said, we have very mixed reactions. Someone tell me how to feel because I really don’t know. So looking through Stammon’s Wikipedia, he was an assistant coach to assistant to coaching staff and baseball operations with the team. I’m going to give him a chance and not judge him until we see some of his decisions and postgame interviews. So, yeah, like I said, it’s too quick to judge, but I don’t think it’s too quick to judge the hire overall. I do have some articles we’ll talk about in a sec, but I don’t know. I don’t know. Is he the right fit? I mean, I know a lot of people were hoping for a more Latino a manager hire because we have a lot of Latinos on our team. Uh, but now we got some, no offense to him, but like some white guy. Uh, has that worked out for us? I don’t know. Not to bring race into it, but like that’s just what I heard. I feel like more people really wanted like a Dominican like a like Albert Pooh. We wanted Albert Pooh holes. We wanted someone with a little bit Latino blood in them. You know what I mean? I’m not saying that like matters in the overall managerial way. I mean, it kind of does a little bit if you think about it, but we’re not going to get too deep into that. That’s a whole another discussion you guys can yell at me about in the comments section. But Divine Sports Gospel, you might know him, DSG, that’s what the freak I’m talking about. Suck our uh sure haters. I don’t want to say that. Uh but another person, Padres’s Nation, can’t believe this is real. The organization never fails to make me laugh. There are so many mixed opinions. So, a lot of people are probably wondering why not Albert Pool holes. Well, there is an article that came out from the New York Times, The Athletic Really. Uh, and it’s very interesting. So, it’s about uh let me just read you the uh heart headline. Ex Angel’s Club testifies in Skags trial that Eric K’s drug use was known within the organization. Eric K. And I’ll just show you the quote actually because it’s on here. So, a former Angels Clubhouse attendant testified in court on Tuesday that the team’s former communications director, Eric Kay, was known within the organization to be a drug addict and that Kay had told some told him of his drug use. During his testimony, Skagg’s lawyers, Daniel Duckco DKO, I don’t know, played two videos providing by Constantini, I don’t know who that is either. One of one was of K swaying and speaking quickly. The other was of him talking at a 90 mile per hour fastball, taking a 90 mile per hour fastball to the knee as superstar Albert Poolhold egged him on. This was one of various horseplay dares in exchange for money. Constantini testified Constantini, yeah, sure, whatever. Testified the video photographic the video of Kay taking a fast ball off the leg was the first video or photographic evidence of Kay participating in these dares. I’m sorry, I just woke up. My reading is not tuned yet. My eyes are not tuned yet. In the video, Pooh Holes is visible, instructing Kay to stand like this. Boom. Take it like a man. The Athletic was unable to reach Pooh Holes for comment Tuesday night. Constantini said he notified Angel star Mike Trout that Kay was using the money from these dares for his drug habit. Both Constantini and Trout testified that Trout stopped enabling the conduct after being informed. So, why does that matter? Well, I feel like that kind of hurt Poles’s chances. I mean, he was on a 9-hour call with AJ Peller about this managerial position and a lot of people were like, “Well, he’s the next manager and then now he’s not right and then he fell off the running. Is that why?” I don’t know. Is that a reason? Maybe. I thought I could bring it up though because I thought it was important to talk about that Albert Poles might not be the kind of guy we thought he was. But again, speculation, speculation, but I thought that was interesting to maybe a little food for thought, I guess, on why we didn’t hire him and maybe like answer some questions for some people. But yeah, Craig Stamon, wow, absolutely stunned. Clearly beloved in the organization and by his teammates when he pitched in San Diego. Just didn’t see it coming. Here’s to him being the first manager to hoist a trophy for the Padres’s. Wishing him nothing but the best. Uh, so yeah, if you’re excited to see him on the Yeah, on Monday at 10 a.m. So, a while from now, but still on Monday at 10 a.m., he will have a introduc introductory press conference. So, I’m going to make a video on that eventually. So, I’m super super excited to see that. Uh, but yeah, like I said, he was a clubhouse leader and he has been around the block with a few of these players. Like, he’s last played in 2022, so a good amount of our players were there uh that last season. And I mean Tatis Machado obviously so he has familiarity and he’s been in the organization so it’s not like he’s been gone for the past like 3 years like he’s been in the organization so he does have a good rapport with these players and uh if we can keep everyone else besides Victor Rodriguez obviously who we just left but we made a video on that yesterday or I did at least. Uh but yeah, I think it’s an interesting pick. I think it’s an interesting pick. I don’t know how it’s going to go. I don’t know what’s going to happen. I don’t know. I don’t know anything right now. All I know is that Craig Stamon is our manager for the foreseeable future. And I do have the article from uh Kevin AC. So I thought we could just read through it. If you want to pause the video and read it yourself, feel free. I’m not going to blame you or stop you. The Padres’s have hired a new manager. The choice is outside the box, but from inside the organization, he is relatively unknown by many who follow the game, but highly respected by many in the game. Craig Stamon, who spent six years as a Padres’s relief pitcher, has agreed to a three-year contract to become the team’s next manager. The team announced the hired Thursday morning. The 41-year-old will be a will be learning on the job, but he is already familiar with the franchise. After pitching in the major leagues for 12 seasons, including 20 2017 through 2022 with the Padres’s before his retirement in March 2023. Stamon served as a special assistant in the player development department the past two years. In that role, he alternated between working with the minor leaguers and spending time with big league ball club. In his six seasons pitching for the Padres’s, he grew to possess a leadership role that was extremely rare for a middle reliever, serving as a mentor and sounding board in all corners of the clubhouse. Among those who revered him at and were swayed by his console in various instances was Manny Machado. So Manny Machado likes him. If Manny Machado likes him, I think that makes me like him. I know people have their opinions about Manny Machado, but he’s still our clubhouse leader, right? As much as you might hate that or disagree, he is. Right. So, none of the four candidates the Padres’s brought in for in-person interviews following initial vetting via Zoom calls had managerial experience. A tight circle of team officials led by chairman John Sidler, president of the baseball operations AJ Pller and CEO Eric Rupener chose Stamon over future Hall of Famer Albert Puhol, former Padres’s catcher Nick Hunley, and current Padres’s pitching coach Ruben Nebla. The plan is for Neba, who have two years remaining on his contract to be retained. The Padres’s are expected to retain most of their coaching staff. They will begin searching for a new hitting coach and third base coach as hitting coach Victor Rodriguez has accepted accepted a job with the Astros and third base coach Tim Leaper has been hired by the Mets. I didn’t even know that actually. Did I remember seeing that? Did we make a video on that? I don’t remember that. Oh my god. What is this breaking news for Andrew? Uh but yeah, it’s I mean to be honest, our choices weren’t great. It was either Albert Poles or like other people. I think Ruben Diablo would have been an interesting choice. I don’t know if he would have been a great manager, but I I if he stays and I assume he’s staying, that’ll be huge, right? Cuz especially cuz our starting pitching situation is going to look pretty dire right now that Udarish is gone and we have basically nobody. But I think it is interesting. So, one more. According to people familiar, what? Nope, just did that one. Hold on. I guess that was it. Wait, was it? No, sorry. According yeah, okay, my bad. According to people familiar with the interview process, Stamon impressed Padres’s officials with in his interviews with the genuine manner in which he communicated, his conviction about how a team should be run and his knowledge of the organization. Pller long held Prell has long held Stamon in high regard for his leadership skills and straightforward way of communicating. Pller had spoken several times over the years about Stamon having a future in the game in whatever role he wants. That role is now as the 19th full-time manager in franchise history and the fourth since 2020. Stamon inherits a team that has now won has won 183 games over the past two seasons, most in franchise history in consecutive campaigns and returns most of its core position players. A halfozen players remain from Stammon’s last season. Machado, Croninorf, Darvish, Morahon, Busgrove, and Tatis Jr. Like I said, he is familiar with the role. Sorry, I can’t read today. I haven’t eaten. I just woke up. My brain is frying. But what’s new? Anyways, I I I’m intrigued by this pick. I guess, like I said, I don’t know what’s going to happen. It’s too quick to judge, but I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. And that’s all we can really do until next season. Wait and see how the Padres’s pitching staff gets fixed. Wait and see who he hires a hitting coach. Wait and see how the Craig Sammon will do as a manager. Also, please apply. Don’t wait and see. Apply if you see it. Uh, and yeah, let me know how you guys think or let me know how you guys feel. just are you happy? Are you sad? Are you mad? Do you think it’s over for us? Do you think I know Christian was a little bit excited. He said this is either going to be like a dark horse pick or the end of the Padres’s. I think that’s a great way to say it. So yeah, let me know how you guys feel. Thank you guys so much for watching. Have a fantastic rest of your day. Please subscribe as always and go Padres’s. Goodbye.

Today, Andrew McFarland has BREAKING NEWS as the Padres have hired their new manager, and it is not at all who anyone expected, what does this mean for the team, and is it a good hire? Let’s talk about it…

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