The Padres ultimately passed on the franchise icon, instead going with experience and hiring former St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt as the team's new skipper.
The smooth-swinging Gonzalez was one of baseball's best hitters for his prime... He also was largely considered a good baseball mind, so it's understandable why he'd be included in San Diego's managerial search.
If he does continue down that path, though, he'd be part of a growing contingency of former players wasting little time earning some of the top jobs in the industry.
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