Padres News: Columnist Details Bob Melvin's Job Security in San Diego

Not quite on the hot seat but the pressure is still there!

Most fans that tune into Padres games know that Bob Melvin always puts his players first. He has placed himself among the MLB's managers for the highest number of ejections due to him sticking up for his guys, doesn't prioritize a game over his players' health, and has been managing the game of baseball for quite some time now.

Melvin has also been brutally honest about what the clubhouse needs to improve on after each loss. 2023 has truly been a year like no other for him and he admitted earlier in the season that he's dealing with roadblocks that he never had to with other teams. However, when you compile a group of experience and star power like this one, the reward will be much greater than the risk if and when they figure things out.

Obviously, the ultimate goal that comes with spending hundreds of millions of dollars on just a handful of players is to win the World Series but on a smaller note, anything less than the NLCS should be considered a failure. The 2022 Friars squad, with a significantly smaller payroll, were able to make it there so that should be the break-even point.

Manny says he was most proud of helping get the Padres to the NLCS this season pic.twitter.com/r55IiZc54o

— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) November 17, 2022

Therefore, with the Padres sitting at under .500 with over two months of the season complete, the attention has started to shift over to Melvin as people are starting to wonder if there's something he could be doing better.

Dayn Perry of CBS compiled a list of some managers that could be on the hot seat this next offseason and Melvin found himself in the middle of the pack.

"Throw in the return of

Fernando Tatis

Jr. and the first full San Diego season for

Juan Soto

, and the Padres coming in looked like perhaps the best team in the National League. Things haven't unfurled that way. Melvin is good manager in pretty much every regard, and there's simply no way to cast him as the problem. That said, the Padres are from meeting expectations so far, and that always puts a manager at risk, even one as good as Melvin."

(Via CBS)

Bob Melvin provided the latest updates on how Trent Grisham and Robert Suarez: pic.twitter.com/8XNbr8kli0

— 97.3 The Fan (@973TheFanSD) June 6, 2023

This is more of a warning than anything but if Melvin can help lead the Friars to a series win over the Cleveland Guardians, they will be back in good shape.