Padres CEO’s damage control can’t mask doubt about AJ Preller’s future

Milwaukee Brewers v San Diego Padres | Sean M. Haffey/GettyImagesIf there’s one thing San Diego Padres fans have learned over the years, it’s that when the front office starts using too many adjectives, something’s up. On Oct. 20 with Ben & Woods on 97.3 The Fan, Greupner didn’t sound like someone presiding over a steady ship.. He sounded like someone holding a PR firehose, trying to keep all the smoke from turning into flames. The words were polished. The tone was calm. But the subtext? That’s where the cracks showed.

Because here’s the thing, if you’re really confident in your president of baseball operations, you don’t have to tell everyone you’re “optimistic” he’ll still be around. You…