The Gabe Kapler Era is officially over, and the Bob Melvin Era has officially begun. The San Francisco Giants are making major waves in the baseball world today as they are reportedly poised to announce Bob Melvin as the Giants' next manager tomorrow. Melvin is one of the most respected and longest tenured managers in baseball, and he brings many qualities to the role that Kapler simply didn't possess. Qualities that proved to be too much for Kapler to overcome and that cost him his job.

Melvin brings instant credibility to the SF Giants, something that was perhaps lacking under Kapler. He commands respect from players, but not in an authoritarian way. He is similar to Bruce Bochy in a lot of ways, except Melvin has more experience working with a more analytically-inclined front office, as he was once of the most successful managers in Oakland A's history when he was there for more than a decade.

From the Padres' perspective, this move is hard to make sense of and leaves a lot of fans angry. General Manager A.J. Preller continues to cycle through managers seemingly every other year, and reports of severe distrust between Melvin and Preller seems to say more about Preller than it does about Melvin who, again, is universally respected in the game. The Padres' loss appears to be the San Francisco Giants' gain as Bob Melvin is set to be the SF Giants' next manager, with an announcement expected tomorrow according to a report by The Athletic.

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