When Andy Green took over as manager of the San Diego Padres at the beginning of the 2016 season, he basically replaced three managers. Bud Black, Dave Roberts and Pat Murphy managed the team in quick succession during a tumultuous period in mid-June of the previous year.
Black took the fall for the Padres’ disastrous attempt to create a championship out of expensive spare parts. Since someone needed to make up the starting lineup, Roberts, took over for a day. Then General Manager A.J. Preller made the surprising announcement that Pat Murphy would replace Roberts.
Preller chose not to interview Roberts who ended up as National League manager of the year after taking the injury-riddled L.