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San Diego Padres Hire Former Reliever Craig Stammen as Manager
Craig Stammen, a former Padres relief pitcher with no prior coaching experience, signed a three-year deal to be the team's 19th full-time manager, chosen for leadership and communication.
- On Thursday, the San Diego Padres announced Craig Stammen as their next manager, agreeing to a three-year contract with the former relief pitcher who spent six seasons with the club.
- A tight circle of team officials led by chairman John Seidler, A.J. Preller, President of Baseball Operations, and Erik Greupner, CEO, chose Stammen over Albert Pujols, Nick Hundley and Ruben Niebla; none of the four in-person candidates had managerial experience.
- Having spent the past two years as a special assistant in player development, Craig Stammen posted a 3.36 ERA and built a rare clubhouse leadership role in six Padres seasons.
- Stammen will serve as the 19th full-time manager in franchise history, succeeding Mike Shildt and inheriting a Padres team that won 183 games over the past two seasons and returns most core players.
- Padres turnover has seen three managers in six years, each leaving differently; the club now seeks new coaches after Victor Rodriguez, hitting coach, and Tim Leiper, third-base coach, departed amid an offseason trend of rookie managers.
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