With a young and talented offensive nucleus to build around and one of America’s most beautiful cities to call home, the Padres will likely be able to attract a big-name manager in the offseason. Depending on how the rest of this season goes, that could include names such as Joe Maddon, Mike Scioscia and Joe Girardi. It would be another potential step toward the Padres become a greater threat in the National League West.
Of course, if you look at the current NL West standings, even before Green was fired, the Padres are ahead of the Colorado Rockies.