Melvin had one year left on his contract with San Diego but leaves amid reports of friction with general manager A.J. Preller.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/sports/baseball-general-news/3251277/bob-melvin-is-leaving-the-san-diego-padres-to-manage-the-san-francisco-giants-ap-sources-say.html

Preller chatted with Bochy’s wife, Kim, and brought Padres colleagues with him on one of the visits, some 1,700 miles from San Diego.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2023-11-03/tom-krasovic-padres-a-j-preller-visited-bruce-bochy-before-choosing-bob-melvin