Now perhaps President AJ Preller can focus fully on all the offseason maneuverings.Īs for the managerial searches, they are now at a close for the offseason. He could be a perfectly fine manager for the Padres (and, to their excitement, he’s probably a very cost-effective one). He takes over for Bob Melvin, who left to manage the Giants this winter.- Jeff Passan November 21, 2023įor as much as folks might want to joke, I never thought Shildt was all that bad with the Cardinals, but maybe that was partly because I was secretly happy to have him heading up the rival Cardinals. Shildt, 55, has been a senior adviser with the team and was 252-199 as manager of the St. The San Diego Padres are hiring Mike Shildt as their new manager, sources tell ESPN. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt getting the job: