Melvin will reportedly leave the Padres with one year left on his contract to become the Giants’ 17th manager in their San Francisco history.
San Diego Padres manager and former Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin watches batting practice before their MLB game against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, June 19, 2023. Looking for a steady hand to stabilize their franchise, the San Francisco Giants will reportedly hire Bob Melvin, poaching the soon-to-be 62-year-old Menlo Park native from the San Diego Padres to become the 17th manager in the club’s West Coast history.
It’s possible there are details still to be sorted through as one of the game’s top managers departs for a division rival with a year remaining on his contract, charting the same path Bruce Bochy did to great success 17 years ago. The Giants paid no compensation to the Padres then, and it’s possible that San Diego will be satisfied with shedding Melvin’s $4 million salary and blowing up a reportedly toxic situation between him and general manager A.J. Preller.
Having missed the playoffs in four of their five seasons under Farhan Zaidi’s leadership, the Giants were in need of a credible figure to help sell the franchise to the prospective free agents they will be pursuing this winter. Melvin, with two decades of experience, an easy-to-like demeanor and relationships within the game domestically and globally, checks the box of what Zaidi described at the outset of their search as an “effective recruiter.
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