Padres President of Baseball Operations AJ Preller calls into Ben & Woods on Thursday morning just minutes after the news came out that he has hired Craig Stammen to be the next manager of the San Diego Padres! Listen here as AJ discusses how this all came together, what makes Stammen the right fit for the Padres, and MUCH, much more! Download the Audacy app here: https://go.audacy.com/973thefansd/download
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