The Padres hired a new manager, luring Bob Melvin away from the Athletics:

Melvin inherits a talented team led by star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. and third baseman Manny Machado. The Padres return the majority of their core, which includes infielder Jake Cronenworth, center fielder Trent Grisham, second baseman Adam Frazier and a strong starting rotation of Yu Darvish, Blake Snell and Joe Musgrove. Their deep bullpen is the sort of strength Melvin could exploit, having done so with a perpetually overachieving A’s team.

His tenure in Oakland was a wild success following tenures in Seattle and Arizona that ended with disappointment. With the A’s, Melvin developed a reputation as a players’ manager as well as a keen strategist, and in a division in which his team often carried the lowest payroll, he found consistent success.

ESPN.com

Wow. I wonder how much this has to do with a lifestyle change? I assume PETCO Park does not have plumbing problems. San Diego strikes me as a much nicer city than Oakland. The A’s can’t seem to get a new park, and it looks like they will go through a rebuild once again. This is a good job by San Diego of getting a quality field leader.