Six things to know about Craig Stammen as Padres manager :

First, this is a comfort hire.

Like an old shoe. Or your favorite pizza.

It’s certain that Stammen, 41, clicked with Padres power brokers A.J. Preller, 48, and Manny Machado, 33, in his time as a Padres reliever and player development assistant.

Other key Padres figures were colleagues, too. Such as pitching coach Ruben Niebla, bench coach Brian Esposito, right-fielder Fernando Tatis Jr., and pitcher Joe Musgrove.

So there’s no guessing here about Stammen’s personality.

On the other hand, Preller is guessing about Stammen’s ability to lead a team. There’s no track record there.

Second, this is a bargain hire.

Dave Roberts gets a reported $8.1 million to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Craig Counsell gets a report

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