Padres boss twice went to Nashville to meet with World Series champion manager. Though he didn't heed Ron Fowler's recommendation to hire Bochy, the Padres' top baseball exec did his homework.
Let's talk Padres, NFL and Wave. Now comes the rest of the story regarding the Padres' behind-the-scenes maneuvering by the master of stealth, A.J. Preller, in his managerial search two years ago. It was learned Friday that Preller in fact met with Bruce Bochy — twice — after the 2021 season before deciding to hire Bob Melvin. And both of those meetings came at Bochy's home in Nashville, Tenn.
Rangers owner Ray Davis joined in the effort, asking Bochy if there was anything he could do to persuade him to take the job. Some 380 days after Bochy agreed to a three-year contract with the Rangers, who were off their sixth consecutive losing season, he raised the first World Series trophy ever won by the franchise Wednesday night in Phoenix. San Diego's John Lynch Jr. continues to trade draft picks during NFL seasons.
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