Ben & Woods On Demand Podcast

San Diego FC Sporting Director & GM Tyler Heaps joined Ben & Woods on Thursday morning! Listen here as Tyler discusses his contract extension that the team announced this week, how he feels about his squad entering year 2 here in San Diego, and MUCH more!

Ben, Woods, and Paulie are back in studio and here for you on a Thursday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and recap an extremely fun 3 days in Peoria Arizona for Padres Spring Training, and the guys get into a debate over saving money. Then we set the menu for today's show and give some thoughts on yesterday's Cactus League game and discuss Michael King's first game action of the...

Wednesday's full show

Yonder Alonso and Trevor Hoffman join Ben & Woods in the final hour of Wednesday's show.

Ben & Woods share more stories from their trip to Padres spring training and speak with AJ Preller.

AJ Preller joined Ben & Woods to discuss the upcoming season and how the roster is shaping up.

Ben & Woods are joined by Nick Pivetta, Fernando Tatis Jr. & David Morgan.

Padres reliever David Morgan joined Ben & Woods to discuss his journey to the Padres bullpen.

Fernando Tatis Jr. joined Ben & Woods to discuss the WBC and why he's ready for a new nickname.

Nick Pivetta joined Ben & Woods to discuss what motivates him during the offseason and if it's important to him to be the team's Opening Day starter.

Ben & Woods recap their lunch at Red Lobster and chat with Joe Musgrove and Manny Machado.

Manny Machado joined Ben & Woods from Padres spring training to discuss his offseason routine, his friend Nick Castellanos joining the team and SDFC's success.

Joe Musgrove joined Ben & Woods to discuss his health and excitement for the upcoming season.

Tuesday's full show from the Peoria Sports Complex.

Ben & Woods react to Craig Stammen announcing news about an infection that Matt Waldron is dealing with plus Jesse Agler joins the show.

Ben & Woods start the 8am hour talking about their upcoming lunch later today at Red Lobster, and if there's any chance they can get out of it. Then we chat with Spring Training Sammy for a few minutes before we bring you our conversation with Nick Castellanos that we taped yesterday afternoon! Listen here!

Nick Castellanos joined Ben & Woods for a wide-ranging interview about what he's learned about himself since joining the Padres, his views of analytics and learning to play first base.

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour by talking about their dinner with the enemy last night as the guys sat down to break some bread with dodgers reporter Katie Woo. Then we get to Don't Do This until Padres ace Michael King stops by and chats with the guys! Listen here!

Michael King joined Ben & Woods to give an in depth account of what free agency was like for him.

Kicking off Day 2 at Padres spring training, Ben & Woods are joined by Jake Cronenworth, Ramon Laureano and Jackson Merrill.

Jackson Merrill joined Ben & Woods to discuss how he's preparing to bounce back from his disappointing 2025 season and where he likes to hit in the lineup.

Ramon Laureano joined Ben & Woods to discuss his level of comfort in San Diego and where he likes to hit in the batting order.

Jake Cronenworth joined Ben & Woods at Padres Spring Training to discuss the end of last season, his expectations for this season and his role with the MLBPA.

MOnday's full show from Padres spring training.

Ben & Woods are joined by Craig Stammen, Ruben Niebla, Steven Souza Jr. & Bud Black during the final hour of Monday's show.