‘A really attractive job’: A.J. Preller already receiving calls about Padres’ vacant managerial position

‘A really attractive job’: A.J. Preller already receiving calls about Padres’ vacant managerial position

A.J. Preller is expected to receive an extension offer this offseason, according to sources within the Padres organization. The Padres’ president of baseball operations, however, does not believe his contract status should have any bearing on a manager search that’s already begun. In fact, interested parties began reaching out to Preller shortly after manager Mike Shildt announced Monday that he was walking away from the job with two years remai…

Latest On Mike Shildt's Resignation As Padres Manager

Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller met with reporters (including The Athletic’s Dennis Lin) in the team’s season wrap-up press conference yesterday.  As expected, a lot of the focus was on Mike Shildt’s decision to step down as the team’s manager on Monday, which Preller characterized as “probably more of a surprise than a shock,” given how the two had spoken near the end of the season about the health issues Shildt cited as a …