The San Diego Padres, in the midst of yet another underwhelming season, have decided to make a change at the helm, as manager Andy Green was let go after four up-and-down seasons, according to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. With two years left on his current deal, the Friars have an exciting couple of years coming up for them, and their new manager will be tasked with efficiently reigning in all of the talent.

With a 274-366 record, Green seemed to be on the cusp of being the long-term solution for the Padres, but he and general manager A.J. Preller never seemed to be directly on the same page. Green was hired during the stretch of young managers getting their first full-time gigs, and Green is a very sharp mind who should easily find himself another job very soon, most likely as a bench coach.

After having signed first baseman Eric Hosmer to a long-term deal in the 2018 offseason, locked up as a member of the Padres until the 2025 offseason, when he turns 36. Combined with Hosmer was big-time signee Manny Machado this past offseason, who is locked up until the 2028 offseason when he too will be 36.

Outside of those two big money signees, the young core of this team is probably the best in all of the MLB too, as the likes of Fernando Tatis Jr., Chris Paddack, Francisco Mejia Jr., and Dinelson Lamet are already at the major-league level. The likes of Mackenzie Gore, Taylor Trammell, Luis Patino, CJ Abrams, Xavier Edwards, and Luis Campusano are all prospects who are rated in the top 100 in the entire MiLB for the Padres, so their future is super bright.

For Green, his career as the manager for the Padres ends with a lot of ‘what-ifs’ instead of ‘what happened,’ which is quite a disappointing way to end his time out west. Being one of the youngest guys in the league with managerial experience, what he has gained in terms of experience will certainly benefit whichever team he will go to next.

In terms of candidates to take over for Green, there have been a few interesting candidates listed, including two who were said to have been retiring at the end of this season. Bruce Bochy, who’s 2019 season managing the San Francisco Giants was going to be his last, and Mike Scioscia, the long-time Los Angeles Angels manager that was using 2019 as his swan song, are both rumored to be on the list for what the Padres are looking for.

Now if both Bochy and Scioscia have an interest in this job remains to be seen, but they would at least be smart to inquire about the job, as it looks to be the best opening that is currently known at this point.

For the Padres, their contending window looks to be pretty close, so their next managerial choice will be very key to how well this team develops. Preller and the front office will have the pick of the crop of managerial candidates, so they will have a ton of options to choose from this next offseason.