The Padres begin their first round of interviews this week with candidates to become their new manager, though it is not known when or even if those in-person meetings have already begun.
There will be a second round, though it is not certain how long the process will continue and whether the Padres will wait for certain candidates to become available.
One certainty is the team’s desire to hire a manager with experience — someone “who has been there and done that” and has “presence” according to one team official.
This is something about which players expressed excitement.