The San Diego Padres have reportedly Jayce Tingler their new manager succeeding Andy Green who managed the team for just under three seasons.
Like Green, Tingler is a first time big league manager. Tingler joins the Padres after spending the past 15 seasons in the Texas Rangers' organization as a minor league player, minor league manager, assistant general manager and eventually the big league coaching staff of both Jeff Banister and Chris Woodward. Under Woodward, Tingler was the Major League Development Field Co-ordinator. Tingler beat out former Rangers manager Ron Washington for the position.
While Washington took the Rangers to back to back AL pennants, Tingler is an unknown quantity. It remains to be seen if Manny Machado, Eric Hosmer, Fernando Tatis, Jr., Chris Paddack and Kirby Yates buy in to what Tingler has to sell. Tingler could be what the doctor ordered but for now the jury is out on this hire.
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