‘Tis the season for bold hirings, I guess. Another managerial vacancy has been filled, and – as with the Nationals and Giants, at least – it’s another surprising move.
The San Diego Padres are hiring Craig Stammen, best known very recently as a reliever, to be their new manager:
NEWS: The San Diego Padres have promoted special assistant and former reliever Craig Stammen to manager, the team announced Thursday.Stammen is now the sixth full-time manager under GM A.J. Preller.More details ⤵️ t.co/v41T1jk2x9 pic.twitter.com/UPs3GSFpdr
— The Athletic MLB (@TheAthleticMLB) November 6, 2025Stammen has served as a coach and front office executive for parts of the last two years, so it’s not as if he was entirely without off-field experience in the organization. Still, not necessarily a traditional hire, and more clubs seem to be going in that direction these days. It’s interesting.
The news here is relevant to the Cubs, whose bench coach Ryan Flaherty was reportedly among the possible candidates there in San Diego.
The Rockies are the last remaining club with a managerial vacancy, which probably will not be filled until their top baseball executive job is filled. It’s not clear, then, whether Flaherty would be a candidate there. If not, he will presumably return to the Cubs in 2026 as Craig Counsell’s lieutenant.
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