The Padres have exercised their club options for 2014 and 2015 on manager Bud Black. Black has an uninspiring 464-509 managerial record since joining the Padres before the start of the 2007 season, but the team's higher-ups believe in his philosophies and are prepared to build around him. Which is actually pretty refreshing in a sport with so much turnover. The 2013 season will be Black's seventh in San Diego.