Rod Barajas was watching his daughter’s soccer game in Del Mar on Saturday morning when he learned that General Manager A.J. Preller was moving him from his seat next to Andy Green into the manager’s office for the final eight games of the season. Several hours later, the 44-year-old Barajas had not considered who’d replace him as the Padres’ bench coach, let alone where he stood in the developing search for the next manager.
It wasn’t the time, either.
“I’m sad; I’m disappointed with where we’re at,” Barajas said before a 4-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks hours after Green’s firing.