"San Diego landed on Craig Stammen as its new manager this week. The 41-year-old doesn't have any prior coaching experience, but he'll be able to lean on a familiar face for at least a couple of seasons. Dennis Lin of The Athletic reported that pitching coach Ruben Niebla has two years left on his contract. Lin also noted that Niebla was the other finalist for the skipper job."
"Lin noted that while teams had expressed interest in bullpen coach Ben Fritz, he recently received a new multi-year deal. He has been on San Diego's staff since 2020. Retaining Fritz gives Stammen another former coach in his corner. Fritz was the bullpen coach for Stammen's final three seasons in San Diego. He also briefly served as pitching coach, taking over for the fired Larry Rothschild to close the 2021 season, before returning to his bullpen coach role."
Craig Stammen, 41, was named the San Diego Padres' manager despite having no prior coaching experience. Ruben Niebla, the Padres' pitching coach since 2022, has two years remaining on his contract and was a finalist for the managerial position. Niebla coached Stammen during Stammen's final season as a player and is expected to remain on the staff to support the new manager. Bullpen coach Ben Fritz received a new multi-year contract and has been on San Diego's staff since 2020; he served as the bullpen coach for Stammen's final three seasons and briefly served as pitching coach at the end of 2021. Hitting coach Victor Rodriguez is expected to depart for the Astros, and third base coach Tim Leiper is expected to join the Mets. Remaining roster composition may factor into future coaching hires.
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