The Padres have narrowed their managerial search down to “no more than five men,” Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune writes. The club interviewed experienced major league manager Brad Ausmus for the role on Wednesday, according to Acee. Jon Heyman of MLB Network previously reported the two sides would likely meet to discuss the job.
It’s been a whirlwind couple weeks for the 50-year-old Ausmus, whom the Angels fired Sept. 30 after just one season in the position. The Angels mustered a horrid 72-90 record under Ausmus in 2019, though it would be unfair to place all the blame on him after the team dealt with so much adversity that was out of his control. Injuries to key players weighed the Angels down throughout the season, but there was no worse blow than the death of one of their top starters, Tyler Skaggs, on July 1.
Before Ausmus’ lone year running the Angels’ dugout and clubhouse, he managed the Tigers to a 314-332 record with one playoff berth from 2014-17. Ausmus is also well-known for a long run as a major league catcher from 1993-2010, during which he played his first three-plus seasons with the Padres. He now has a home in San Diego, Acee notes.
Along with Ausmus, Rangers player development field coordinator Jayce Tingler and former Rangers manager/current Braves third base coach Ron Washington are reportedly among the Padres’ candidates. But it’s not clear whether they’ve interviewed anyone other than Ausmus yet.
Thats it im becoming a bandwaggon fan. Lets go yankees or cubs. Lol
Hey, but Jayce Tingler. Doesn’t that give you goosebumps?
If you want someone who shows no emotion or fights for your players then hire Ausmus
I was kind of surprised by how little he showed emotion. I remember how often it seemed he was getting thrown out of games when he managed the Tigers.
16 times in 4 years.
Not as much as I thought but I think he only got thrown out 1 time and that was because he was trying to protect Pujols I believe. Other than that he didn’t protect his players often as he should have
To be fair he did cry when Skaggs passed away.
Ya…that’s…just…errr, you should have thought twice about that post.
Well they did hire Andy Green and Bud Black…
They’re looking for Andy Green redux. And I have a feeling Ausmus checks that box.
What are the Padres doing? They have all this talent and they’re gonna waste it by hiring scraps to lead the team
Was Ausmus a certifiably terrible manager, or is that simply consensus?
Verifiably terrible. Tigers had insane talent in a super weak central and they had to blow it up and start a rebuild because Ausmus is a wet noodle manager who couldn’t motivate his team to hustle.
Agreed. He was not a good motivator, terrible bullpen manager, and constantly got defensive during post game interviews and placed blame on other factors. A true leader takes responsibility for his team
Scraps instead of Scrap Iron.
Did Machado approve of this?
It’s Joe or I’m going to be disappointed, again. Now is not the time to experiment with coaching.
They have to look like they’re doing something and conduct a couple interviews before they go after the big fish. They’re waiting for Girardi and Madden to make their decisions but Madden or Bochy would be their choice.
Maddon or Girardi?
Let’s face it, the Padres front office has a limited budget. They are using old money, it’s not growing for them. There is no large corporation dumping millions into their coffers every year. Along with the poor choices in their local media outlets, they put their eggs in the basket of a nice stadium experience. That’s it.
They overpaid for Wil Myers and Eric Hosmer and, because of that, they get rid of a productive fan favorite in Franmil Reyes (he may be doomed as far as endurance goes because of his stature, but people rallied behind him).
They have allowed people in the front office, those who are no longer there in some cases, to torpedo the teateam’sms stated efforts to improve.
They need to go through and start cutting dead weight off at all levels of the club before they can expect to improve.
LOL. Nope. Padres are spending record amounts of money and even the most expensive manager is not going to cost much more than a middle reliever.
Did you watch any Padres games? Reyes was a DH in RF. His only future in baseball was in the AL.
Fact.
Perhaps Hurdle or Callaway?
It’s just an interview but if anything comes of it that would be so padresque.
Why
Heck no !!!!! I’m done if they hire this guy
Oh Dodgers…
This is totally unrelated but Dave Roberts needs to be fired for having Joe Kelly pitching such an incredibly important inning. He certainly knows his players but there had to be a better option than this?? This is not the same Joe Kelly who was lights out in last year’s post-season
Joe was lights out for his one inning. The mistake was bringing him out again.
Idk if i would want Roberts after tonight…
Please don’t let this happen…
I’ve supported Roberts through all his pitching choice mishaps in the playoffs. But enough is enough. He needs to be let go.
Great call bringing in Kersh in the 7th to get one out. But to bring kersh back in the 8th? Terrible decision. Same with Kelly. He pitches a great 9th and Roberts, regrettably, brings him back in the 10th. Roberts just goes stupid in the post season.
That particular situation wasn’t listed on the spreadsheet.
I’ll start by saying I don’t like the Padres. That being said, they obviously underachieved this year. They need pitching and they’ve got the young arms and they protected them this year which is understandable. Machado needs to do better offensively. Reyes trade was necessary, he’s huge and had DH written all over him. You don’t want slappy Joe Maddon. Be patient but you’re definitely on the right track. This coming from a giants fan. How’d the Doyers do tonight? Relax. Padres are in good shape but yeah, don’t hire Ausmus.
Ausmus really? What nobody in the 8th grade available. Good grief Brad Ausmus???
Relax. Even John Farrell is getting interviews, but it doesn’t mean anybody is hiring the bum. Don’t worry it’s going to be a big fish hire. They’re not dummies. They just have to wait to see who’s left over. They’re jockeying for Madden and it’s up to him either Angels or Padres. Madden may even wait out the Dodgers?
“They’re not dummies” is debatable.
LOL I’ll give you that one
Please no
Embarrassingly dumb to even consider this guy. Won’t Maddon or Girardi pick up the phone?
If you want to date a 10 you can’t pick up the phone and expect her to be available tonight. You have to ask for a date for next Friday. In the meantime you get a date with Betty and Veronica on Tuesday and Thursday. Need to get your reps in. That’s Brad Ausmus.
Good one Tannedt!
Dave Roberts let go from Dodgers…takes Padres job and hires Bruce Bochy as bench coach. Bochy states he was interested in managing the Padres but felt comfortable taking a bench role and easing into retirement from there.
I’ll take “Things that will never happen” for $500 Alex.
What does the SUPERSTAR want that’s what’s important to Padre fans oh and the prospects
This Angels clown was the leader of a team that was 35 games out of 1st. Best of luck if you hire this treat Padres. I know your better than that.
I had hoped that the Angels were better than that too….but we got Ausmussed. So glad he got fired.
I’d like to see the Angels hire Joe maddon and see the difference a good Mgr can make in one year. The Angels deserve a winner, its time. That being said I am pulling for the Friars to make the playoffs in 2020 so its going to take a miracle and a really good Mgr. plus three strong trades for ML players in this order, SP, OF, Middle RP
One and done should tell us all we need to know about Ausmus.
I really hope Wash gets the job. I miss him as skipper of the Rangers. He’d be a great hire. The Padres are in similar form as the Rangers were when Washington took over.
Bonus pts for teaching Star Lord how to play first
Wash is against analytics in the game. He might be a great guy to teach defense to your infielders, but he is a bad choice to manage in today’s game.
Analytics is so over-rated. It’s still baseball. For over 100 years …
guarantee you that’s who the Padres hire, Ausmus, a loser and he comes cheap
LOL. Are the Padres trying to remain irrelevant?
The Padres should hire Bellichick
Ha
Tiger fan here. I know…thanks for your sympathy.
Brad Ausmus was an awful manager. He took a team with four starting pitchers who would go on to have at least 6 Cy Youngs combined, and got swept in the first round of the playoffs.
More relevant however, was his utter lack of fire. The Tigers would get screwed on a bad ump call, Ausmus would go chat with them, meekly nod his head, and go back to the dugout to spit some more seeds. Is it any wonder that players wouldn’t make diving catches or otherwise go all out for a Casper Milquetoast manager like that?
We’re hearing you loud and clear let’s hope the FO is hearing you
He sounds like the perfect puppet for Preller.
Wow sounds like Brad A. is not the guy, I agree we need someone with at least some fire and who commands respect from his players. Of course its going to be someone Preller can use as a puppet and that’s unfortunate for Padre fans. Still say Washington at this point unless Roberts get the ax, but would Roberts come back to the Padres?
Ya he made a bonehead move in game five bringing in the wrong RP’s but the Doyers won over 100 games and the players respect him.
I think the Roberts-Padres bridge was burned 4 years ago
The fact that Clint Hurdle hasn’t even been mentioned for consideration is ridiculous to me. He would be my first choice. Checks all the boxes the Padres could want. No, he hasn’t won a World Series…. but sorry, those managers are few and far between and likely wouldn’t be interested in joining a padres team that have been swamped with failure for the better part of 10+ seasons. Clint Hurdle, in my opinion, has the experience, personality that commands respect, and has taken mediocre teams to exceed expectations on multiple occasions (in Pitt and Colorado). Sure, they’ve had bad teams…. but it’s the pirates and Rockies…. you aren’t going to have playoff contenders year in and year out. Same as in SD. But in terms of getting the MOST out of a roster, I have hurdle ranked much higher than Ausmus and others in that department. But Preller wants his Texas rangers buddies…… so this won’t happen. Not even an interview.
Most on here will hate on your Hurdle idea. I actually don’t. With as many open positions in major league baseball he should be a candidate if he’s interested. I respect managers who don’t take any crap. Gibbons was like that in Toronto. So is Hurdle.
Actually, I have thought since his firing in Pittsburgh was made official, that Hurdle would be a very good option for the Padres — not necessarily the best, but a very good option nevertheless. He is fiery when he has to be, but relates very well to his players. The only blemish I would point out is how he lost the locker room mid-season.
RE TREAD
So exactly HOW far can you throw a towel, Mr. Ausmus?
I like this.
Anaheim won 72 games. That’s better than 70.
Wouldn’t it be funny if the Angels interviewed Brad Ausmus for their vacancy?
Who are you, and where are you, and how did you get out?
I can hear the collective NOOOOOOOOOO scream from thousands of San Diegans all the way up here in OC. LOL.
Don’t worry Padres fans, Brad can help your team underperform just as well as Green did, He is experienced after all. Not a winner, but experienced and isn’t that what Preller promised you?
I think anyone that has seen his body of work as manager can agree that Brad Ausmus is not someone that is going to get the Padres to the postseason — let alone, have any success once there.
After a torturous four years of the Andy Green experience, I’m in agreement that the Padres need someone with proven postseason success. Of the names mentioned, there are the obvious (if perhaps unattainable) ones: Joe Maddon, Joe Girardi, Buck Schowalter.
Then there are some intriguing names floating around out there that we would tend to dismiss on the surface, but maybe are the right person at the right time for this young and upcoming Padres team: Ron Washington, Clint Hurdle, Mark Loretta, Fredi Gonzalez.
Of this latter group and knowing what each brings to the table, which of them is the best fist for a minimum 3-4 year run as the new Padres skipper? I know a lot of people like Ron Washington, but is Fredi Gonzalez a viable option — especially given the number of young Latino players either on the 40-man roster or making their way up through the farm now?
Ron Washington, Hurdle are intriguing?
Don’t hire someone that nobody in his own home stadium knows. (Tingler) Plus Rangers are not a great example of winning. Jayce Tingler will be impeached before he starts. Fans will revolt
Fans don’t care give them overpriced free agent they can call superstar and prospects and they are happy
As much as I liked Brad Ausmus back in the day as our backstop, hard pass. Nope. Same goes for anyone not named Joe MAddon or Hot Rod Barrrrrrrrrahaas! got to roll the R’s there.
It’s clear cut -ownership dropped serious cash, and want a perennial winner. Maddon is the wisest sure fire thing. (Plan-A)
(Plan-B) Go with who you know in the Organization. It’s very popular right now going the player manager route. I’d do it just to hear Dan Plesac do his thing on the network. Danny Boy loves sayin his name more than the Panda.