LOS ANGELES _ In his first year as the Los Angeles Dodgers' manager, Dave Roberts was honored as National League manager of the year. In his second year, the Dodgers are on pace to shatter the franchise record for victories, for a franchise that started play in 1884.
Roberts has less job security than Andy Green.
In the fall of 2015, the Dodgers hired Roberts and the San Diego Padres hired Green. Each first-time manager got a three-year contract; the Dodgers also reserved a fourth-year option on Roberts' contract.
On Sunday, before San Diego played the Dodgers, the Padres extended Green's contract through 2021, saying they did not want him to enter next season with the uncertainty that it might be his last. The radically rebuilding Padres finished in last place in Green's first season; they are in fourth place this season.
Roberts' contract is not guaranteed beyond next season, but he said Sunday this was not the time to discuss that issue.
"The season is the focus," Roberts said. "We don't want anything to detract from our focus."
Roberts said he hopes his Dodgers tenure extends beyond his current contract.
"This is my dream job," he said.
Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers' president of baseball operations, declined to discuss whether the team might extend Roberts' contract this winter, saying any conversations about negotiations should remain private.
"We have a really good working relationship and look forward to continuing that relationship as far as we can see out," Friedman said.
Friedman said Roberts has done "a tremendous job" and warrants a second consecutive manager of the year award.
