The Padres have hired Scott Servais as a special a sistant in their baseball operations and player development departments, reports. It represents Servais first job since he was fired as the Mariners manager back in August. While Servais is best known Charlie Blackmon Jersey for his nine seasons as Seattles manager and his 11-year playing career, Servais also has a lot of front-office experience. His Mariners tenure was preceded by four seasons as the Angels a sistant GM, and was the Rangers a sistant of player development from 2006-10. As Lin notes, Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller also worked in the Texas front office when Servais was there, plus Preller interviewed Servais as a managerial candidate during the 2015-16 offseason before Servais took the job in Seattle. Servais that he hoped to keep managing in the future, though his name apparently wasnt linked to any of the managerial vacancies that arose this past fall. This position in San Diego doesnt nece sarily change Servais goal of getting back into a big league dugout, as it allows him to stay connected to the game in another capacity. Servais went 680-642 as the Mariners skipper, and ended the franchises decades-long playoff drought by leading the 2022 Ms to a wild card berth. That years Mariners team then beat the Blue Jays in the Wild Card Series before falling to the Astros in the ALDS. With expectations now raised, the Mariners fell short of the playoffs despite winning 88 games in 2023, and the 2024 squad had a tough midseason collapse that saw the Ms fritter away a ten-game lead in the AL West. Seattle was an even 64-64 at the time of Servais firing, and rebounded for a 21-13 record down the stretch under new manager . Lin that former first baseman is expected to be part of the coaching staff for the Padres Triple-A affiliate in El Paso. A veteran of 10 MLB seasons, Adams the end of his playing career in September, and mentioned in his retirement statement that he was looking to seek out opportunities in coaching . Daniel Murphy Jersey