SAN DIEGO (AP) - Bud Black is coming back as manager of the San Diego Padres despite the club's worst finish in 15 seasons.
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The Padres announced late Monday afternoon that Black and most of his staff will return in 2008. The Padres finished 63-99, 21 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Padres say they won't renew the contract of bench coach Craig Colbert. Last week, hitting coach Wally Joyner resigned with six games left due to philosophical differences with the front office, which favors statistical analysis.
"We have the confidence and trust in Buddy to lead the club back to our winning ways," general manager Kevin Towers said in a statement. "When we hired him before the 2007 season, the most important element to us was to bring in a manager who would continue to grow with the Padres organization."
Towers didn't return calls seeking further comment.
Black, who has one year left on his contract, didn't return a phone message.
