Who the heck predicted Bob Melvin as the next manager of the San Diego Padres? Not me. But it looks like that’s the guy the Padres have picked, according to MLB.com’s A.J. Cassavell.
Sources: The Padres and Bob Melvin have agreed to a three-year deal to make Melvin the next manager in San Diego.
— AJ Cassavell (@AJCassavell) October 28, 2021
We all were hearing the names Ron Washington, Mike Scioscia, Buck Showalter, Bruce Bochy, Ozzie Guillen, Mike Schildt, and Luis Rojas. But Bob Melvin? He wasn’t even in the picture because he’s under contract with the Oakland A’s.