The Padres' manager search reportedly is down to two candidates on opposite ends of the experience spectrum.
Ron Washington and Jayce Tingler will have second interviews for the position and a decision could come next week, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Friday.
Washington, 67, has been in the game for decades and most notably managed the Rangers from 2007-14. One of the most well-respected instructors in baseball, he has been the Braves' third base coach the last three seasons.
Washington went 664-611 (.521) at the helm in Texas, reaching the World Series in 2010 and 2011 amid a stretch of four consecutive 90-win seasons.
Tingler, 38, has been in the Rangers organization the last 13 seasons. He spent this season in the newly created position of major league player development field coordinator, his second stint on the big league staff after working as an assistant general manager the previous two seasons.
He was a manager at the lowest level of the minors from 2008-10, leading the Rangers' Rookie level teams in the Dominican Republic the first two summers and in Arizona in 2010.
There had been some speculation Joe Maddon could be a possibility to land in San Diego given his strong ties to Southern California, but the Angels announced Wednesday they have hired the former Cubs and Rays skipper as their manager, as had long been expected.
Washington or Tingler would replace Andy Green, who went 274-366 (.428) over the last four seasons before being fired in late September.
