Padres Extend Contract of Bud Black

by Matt SnyderFiled under: Padres, NL WestIt's not often you hear of a contract extension to a manager who is 11 games under .500 and 16 1/2 games out of first place on July 3. The San Diego Padres, however, aren't in position to complain about the job done by Bud Black up to this point. Thus, the Padres have extended his contract, though there is no word for how long. Heading into the season, expectations were at a probable all-time low in San Diego. Under new ownership, management has been ordered to trim payroll, which led the expectation that ace pitcher Jake Peavy would be traded. The team, notably the back end of the starting pitching rotation, seemed to be a patchwork group.Padres Extend Contract of Bud Black originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments