Good evening once again, baseball fans! This is "One Padres Way", the Padres report! I'm your host, Matt Stanley. Welcome back!
Well, the title of this thread mirrors the new attitude of the San Diego Padres this offseason. Tired of being the irrelevant, vanilla team of the MLB, the Friars have just had enough and are putting an end to their nationwide image! With only a few postseason appearances in their entire existence, the Padres have hired a brand new GM in the form of ForeverRoyalKC! FRKC brings a fresh, brash, exciting attitude to San Diego and his outlook is NOW!, not "in a few years" or "on down the road!" He feels the Padres can get to the postseason in 2018 with the right moves and giving the organization a swift kick on the a*s!
Hired on November 15th, FRKC got to work right away and fired both Assistant GM, A.J. Preller and manager, Andy Green. It wasn't long after that, he offered the GM job to Andy Viano and the manager job to former major leaguer, Brett Butler. It is being rumored that ALL jobs are in jeopardy as FRKC might be looking to clean house from top to bottom!
Following the management moves, he quickly focused on the players. He immediately began going over the roster and seeing just what kind of deals, trades and moves needed to be made.
It is clear that FRKC has come into this job with something in store for the Padres organization, the fans and the city of San Diego! He has a clear cut mission in taking the Padres to the World Series and their first championship!
In the next "One Padres Way" report, we will follow up on a persistent rumor that is getting stronger by the hour and just might come to fruition before we see you again!
Well, that's all for now! I'm Matt Stanley. Have a great night, folks, and Good Night from Petco Park in San Diego!