John Abbamondi was hired as the new VP of the Padres

The San Diego Padres hire former St. Louis Cardinals assistant general manager John Abbamondi as the VP of strategy and business analysis.

Abbamondi was the Cardinals' assistant GM for three seasons after spending four years with Major League Baseball's labor relations department, where he rose to senior director of labor economics.

A former U.S. Navy pilot, John Abbamondi is a graduate of MIT and Stanford's business school. He will start work with the Padres next month.