On the Talking Friars podcast this week, former Miami Marlins president David Samson alluded to me that San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller isn’t viewed as one of the top decision makers in the sport.
“If you ask around the game, the majority of other GMs would tell you that a team with A.J. Preller as GM is likely not going to win,” Samson said during the interview. Preller recently signed an extension with the team prior to last season after constructing the first postseason roster in club history since 2006 in 2020.