The Padres have finalized their coaching staffs for 2016 in the minor league ranks, with lots of moving around and shifting in the ranks. They will end up with new managers at every level of their chain from short-season A up to AAA. Former major league catcher Rod Barajas moves up to manage AAA after managing AA San Antonio last season.
In AA, Phil Welman joins the Padres to manage in San Antonio. This will be Wellman’s 17 season as a minor league manager, most recently managing in the LA Angels of Anaheim organization in 2014.