Headlines

  • Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin
  • Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib
  • Tucker Barnhart To Retire
  • Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline
  • Reds Release Jeimer Candelario
  • Dave Parker Passes Away
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Padres Hire Mike Shildt For Player Development Role

By Mark Polishuk | January 26, 2022 at 3:15pm CDT

The Padres announced their player development staff today, with a notable new name joining the fold in former Cardinals manager Mike Shildt.  While reports last month indicated that Shildt was going to take a job in the Commissioner’s Office, Jeff Jones of The Belleville News-Democrat tweets that Shildt will actually be working in both positions, as the league gave Shildt permission to also consult with San Diego.

This isn’t the first link between Shildt and the Padres, as San Diego interviewed Shildt for their managerial vacancy back in October, in the aftermath of Shildt’s surprising firing from the Cards dugout.  While the Padres ultimately opted for Bob Melvin as their new manager, clearly they liked what they heard from Shildt, enough to work this rather unique arrangement with the league office.

The 53-year-old Shildt will now be working for just the second MLB organization of his long career, as he had previously spent almost two full decades with the Cardinals.  The Padres job represents something of a full-circle moment for Shildt, who began as a scout with both the league and with St. Louis, before moving on to became a minor league coach and then manager in the Cards farm system.  Joining the big league coaching staff prior to the 2017 season, Shildt worked as a quality control coach, third base coach, and bench coach before being promoted to interim manager when Mike Matheny was fired in July 2018.

From there, the Cardinals basically just kept winning under Shildt, as the team reached the postseason every year from 2019-21 and played to a 252-199 record under their new skipper.  However, it was far from smooth sailing within the organization, as some discord arose between Shildt and the front office when the Cardinals were struggling earlier in the season.  While St. Louis ripped off a 17-game win streak in September to book a trip to the postseason, it wasn’t enough to save Shildt’s job, as president of baseball operations John Mozeliak cited “philosophical differences” as the somewhat vague reasoning for Shildt’s firing.

Now, Shildt will take on a wide range of new responsibilities, between his duties with both the league and the Padres.  It may seem odd to speculate about what a next step might entail for someone who already has two jobs, but Shildt has seemingly positioned himself well for any number of different future roles, whether with MLB, the Padres, or another team interested in his services as either a manager, coach, or player development executive.

Share 0 Retweet 24 Send via email0

San Diego Padres Mike Shildt

MLBTR Chat Transcript
Main
How AL Teams Have Addressed Their Weakest Positions Of 2021
View Comments (21)
Post a Comment

21 Comments

  1. 48-team MLB

    3 years ago

    This is only temporary. He will still be the first manager in San Antonio Scorpions history.

    2
    Reply
    • Please, Hammer. Don't hurt 'em.

      3 years ago

      I don’t know about that but this does seem like a pretty serious demotion for a manager who just managed his team into the playoffs a few short months ago.

      I do have to say the limited amount of managing I saw him do last year didn’t impress me at all. I watched him leave Alex Reyes in a close game (which the Cardinals were initially leading) to either HBP or walk 5 batters in a row without recording a single out. How does a guy put 3 hitless batters in a row on base, then walk in a bases loaded run and you still think he’s good to go for the next batter? Needless to say, Reyes walked in another run and the Cardinals blew that game.

      The Cardinals led the league in bases loaded walks last season by a wide margin. It was in the double digits. They came pretty close to breaking the all time single season record. That is definitely indicative of a manager having no clue when to pull a pitcher out of the game.

      5
      Reply
      • 48-team MLB

        3 years ago

        I remember that game since it happened against my Braves.

        2
        Reply
      • playhard9

        3 years ago

        Shildt was not the best in game manager. He never figured out how to do a double switch so the pitcher would often bat right before he was removed. Putting Reyes in with the game on the line in the wild card game was also just a terrible decision. Seems like a nice guy but was not sad to see him go. Mo apparently didn’t like his moves either. Hope Marmol does better.

        1
        Reply
        • Armaments216

          3 years ago

          He was just thinking ahead. Why bother to learn to double switch now.

          1
          Reply
      • screwball8

        3 years ago

        He was to much like matheny when he got late in the games. He had no idea how to use the bullpen.

        Reply
  2. Deleted Userr

    3 years ago

    Interesting. Would this be a strong suit for him @Cards fans?

    Reply
  3. DarkSide830

    3 years ago

    Cardinals: He do analytics bad.
    Padres: I missed the part where that’s my problem.

    1
    Reply
  4. LordD99

    3 years ago

    Good hire. He may not be there more than a season but he can help.

    2
    Reply
  5. The Baseball Fan

    3 years ago

    Interesting. Would think that he probably wanted a bench coach/head coach job more.

    2
    Reply
  6. Pads Fans

    3 years ago

    Good hire for the Padres. He will help with instilling the Cardinal way into your Padres players that really had no example of what winners do to become the best.

    5
    Reply
    • Daniella

      3 years ago

      He was the last person who knew the cardinal way. The cardinals are a shell of an organization and the cardinal way dies officially when Molina and Wainwright are gone. Their current group has nothing to pass on

      Reply
      • qbert1996

        3 years ago

        Tell me you know nothing about Cardinal baseball without saying you know nothing about Cardinal baseball.

        1
        Reply
      • sean-11

        3 years ago

        Lol the most clueless response I’ve seen in some time

        Reply
  7. Daniella

    3 years ago

    Managed the minors in STL got promoted and didn’t last. Now he’s back at what he does best

    1
    Reply
  8. Dunedin020306

    3 years ago

    As a long-time Cardinals fan from the St. Louis area, not only am I glad Schildt is gone, but I don’t think the Cards should have ever dumped Mike Matheney in the first place. I was never impressed by Schildt’s managing of the Major League club, illustrated by incidents such as his embarrassing obscenity-laced team speech during the 2019 playoffs to his poor management of his relief staff in the 2021 postseason, to name a few. I don’t know if his replacement will have success the Cardinal way, but Schildt was not “the guy”.

    Reply
    • qbert1996

      3 years ago

      Oh no… someone used bad words and that makes them a bad person… Grow the hell up. Baseball players are grown men and Shildt is hardly the first manager to use profanity.

      Reply
    • sean-11

      3 years ago

      This is a hilariously embarrassing take.

      Reply
  9. jessaumodesto

    3 years ago

    Oh shildt! Is on

    Reply
  10. lumber and lighting

    3 years ago

    Smells fishy,I hope Melvin is healthy

    Reply
  11. Bob333

    3 years ago

    Manager in the waiting.When the Friars fail to make the playoffs this year he is in and Melvin is gone.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib

    Tucker Barnhart To Retire

    Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline

    Reds Release Jeimer Candelario

    Dave Parker Passes Away

    Griffin Canning Diagnosed With Ruptured Achilles

    Pirates Reportedly Have Very Few Untouchable Players At Trade Deadline

    Griffin Canning Believed To Have Suffered Achilles Injury

    Mariners Looking For Corner Infield Bats; Ownership Willing To Bump Payroll

    Wander Franco Found Guilty Of Sexual Abuse

    Mariners Place Rowdy Tellez On Release Waivers

    Max Meyer To Undergo Season-Ending Hip Surgery

    Whit Merrifield Announces Retirement

    White Sox Sign Noah Syndergaard To Minor League Deal

    Corbin Carroll Placed On IL With Wrist Fracture

    Hoops Rumors Has The Latest On NBA Draft, Free Agency

    Mets Option Francisco Alvarez

    Reds To Promote Chase Burns For MLB Debut

    A.J. Puk Undergoes Elbow Surgery; Gabriel Moreno Diagnosed With Fractured Finger

    Recent

    Rockies Designate Sam Hilliard For Assignment, Select Austin Nola

    Orioles Select Jacob Stallings, Designate Emmanuel Rivera For Assignment

    Pirates Trade Hunter Stratton To Braves

    Rangers Select Billy McKinney, Transfer Tyler Mahle To 60-Day IL

    Marlins Claim Nick Nastrini

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Poll: What Will The Twins Do At The Deadline?

    Brewers Select Anthony Seigler, Designate Daz Cameron For Assignment

    Reds Select Sam Benschoter

    Michael Fulmer Elects Free Agency

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Sandy Alcantara Rumors
    • Luis Robert Rumors
    • Alex Bregman Rumors

     

    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version