The San Diego Padres are going green - with a new energetic, young manager.
Padres Executive Vice President/General Manager A.J. Preller introduced 38-year-old Andy Green as the team's new manager in a Thursday afternoon press conference.
Green served as the Arizona Diamondbacks' third base coach this past season and will be a 1st-time MLB manager.
The 38-year-old has spent a dozen years with the Diamondbacks' franchise. Prior to serving as the club's third-base coach, he held manager jobs with the franchise's minor league teams for 4 years where his squads collectively finished 30 games over .500.
Green helped the Missoula Osprey win the 2012 Pioneer League Championship and was named the Manager of the Year twice at Double-A Mobile in 2013 and 2014.
As a player, Green was with the Diamondbacks from 2000 to 2006, the Cincinnati Reds in 2008 and the New York Mets from 2008 to 2010.
“Andy has the combination of intelligence and feel for the game that we are looking for to lead this team,” Preller said in a statement. “As a player, he displayed a strong work ethic and even stronger passion, earning everything he achieved."
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Green takes over a team that underachieved in 2015 despite Preller's offseason roster makeover.
Even with all of the big name off-season signings, the Padres took a step backwards and finished a disappointing 74-88. San Diego has suffered through five straight losing seasons and last made the playoffs 9 years ago - in 2006.
In early October the club announced interim manager Pat Murphy would not be brought back in the same capacity with the club next season.
Murphy took over after Bud Black was fired in mid-June. The Washington Nationals plan to introduce Black as their next manager after the World Series comes to a close.
