On Friar, An NBC 7 Padres Podcast

The Padres have some very important questions to answer heading into 2024. Juan Soto's future might just top that list. The guys discuss whether the club should pursue a trade or ride out the last year of his contract. What about Blake Snell? Or Trent Grisham? What happens with Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha? On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here . To join the conversation, tweet...

Derek and Darnay get together for the first time since the Padres decided to run it back. How’re we feeling about what we’ve heard and read since the season ended? Is there still time for a surprise? The Dodgers blew it again in the playoffs and the Friar Faithful rejoices. And the Braves started a discussion about journalistic integrity and clubhouse etiquette. On Friar is available on YouTube! W...

A.J. Preller spoke to reporters Wednesday, as he continues in his role as Padres General Manager and President of Baseball Operations. And Bob Melvin is still his manager. What did Preller have to say his relationship with Melvin and his track record with managers? On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here . To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts a...

It appears the conversations we knew were coming have begun. But who is doing the talking? And whose performance is being thoroughly assessed? Derek and Darnay parse Peter Seidler's statement in search of some hint at the process currently playing out. They also discuss the working relationship of Bob Melvin and A.J. Preller and what it might take to create a healthier, more functional partnership...

The Padres have held off elimination (at least for longer than we expected) but they can't avoid the reckoning that's coming. Derek and Darnay discuss the Preller-Melvin dynamic, and Derek says it's time for one of them to go. What will happen in the days that will follow the end of the season? And what will it take for the organization to get back on track? On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch...

The Padres have won seven straight games. The Padres are still mathematically alive for a playoff spot with nine games left to play. The Padres are finally doing what we waited for them to do all year. The Padres are ... what? Too late? Still alive? Incredibly frustrating? Rounding into form? Beating up on bad teams? Winning at the right time? Doomed due to bad chemistry? Figuring how to coexist?...

We are in the home stretch. Changes are likely coming, but for now the team is trucking through the final weeks of the season. So what do you want to talk about? We asked and you answered. Darnay and Todd dive into Melvin, Preller, blowing it up, running it back and more. On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here . To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports tho...

We're trucking through September and the Padres continue to spin their wheels. They haven't pulled the plug, but they aren't inspiring any hope. So what are we looking for in the final few weeks of a lost season? Blake Snell's Cy Young bid? A strong finish to Ha-Seong Kim's breakout season? On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here . To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or S...

It looks like it is all over for the Padres. Long time baseball writer Scott Miller shares his thoughts on the Padres. He and Darnay Tripp discuss problems with this year’s club. How will some unusual circumstances make it difficult to pull off drastic changes? How much of the blame goes to GM AJ Preller and how likely is another managerial change? On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episo...

The guys go to a familiar source and a podcast favorite to make sense of this Padres season. What has Craig Stammen been up to? The former Padres reliever lets us know. He tells Derek and Darnay how he's staying involved with the franchise, and looks back on the highs and lows of his career. What was his leadership style? And do the Padres have a chemistry or leadership void? Is it fair to point t...

A grand slam? A steal of home? Two straight impressive wins with contributions from all over the roster and a bunch of energy at Petco Park? Now we're cooking. But will it last? That's the tough part. On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here . To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts and questions to Darnay ( @DarnayTripp ), Derek ( @DerekNBCSD ) an...

The Padres have lost four straight after a performance Manny Machado called "unacceptable". Juan Soto accused the team of quitting. The new guys are struggling. Bob Melvin doesn't have any answers. On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here . To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts and questions to Darnay ( @DarnayTripp ), Derek ( @DerekNBCSD ) and T...

The Padres appeared to make some useful additions at the trade deadline. In the meantime they've seemingly hit their stride. Now the upcoming month is littered with series against teams ahead of them in the Wild Card race. On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here . To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts and questions to Darnay ( @DarnayTripp ), De...

As expected, AJ Preller made a slew of moves at the 2023 MLB Trade Deadline. Leading up to it, with the Padres sitting 5.0 games out of a Wild Card spot, there was speculation that the Friars might be entertaining the idea of selling off some pieces like Blake Snell and Josh Hader, both free agents after the season. On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here . To join the conversati...

The trade deadline is days away and the Padres continue to spin their wheels - but maybe it's not worth punting on the season? Derek and Darnay catch up with Mike Petriello of MLB.com to discuss the fatal flaw in this year's team, who deserves the bulk of the blame, and the impact of a manager. What recent contract does Mike have a problem with? He also explains how the path to a playoff spot isn'...

It’s two steps forward, one step back for the Padres. After failing to pull off the sweep they need to get rolling against the Tiger and Pirates. Jordan from Cespedes Family BBQ lends his outlook on the team. Why haven’t they been able to hit their stride? The guys decide who gets the bulk of the blame among Preller, players and Melvin. 📺 On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here...

The first half didn’t go as planned – but there’s still time for the Padres to turn it around. Derek and Darnay take a stab at how the next few months could look. Who will shine? What will the trade deadline look like? What stats will define their performance? How will they fare against division rivals? And most importantly – will they make the playoffs? On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new...

It was not the first half any of us expected, but the Padres provided reason for hope before shutting it down for a few days. A 5-1 homestand, capped by a decisive win over the Mets. Manny has heated up, Musgrove and Snell are dealing, and suddenly there are fewer teams between the Friars and a Wild Card spot. Derek and Darnay discuss where the team is, what's ahead, and give predictions for the 1...

The Padres finally swept a three-game series. Big names are starting to look more like themselves. Manny Machado broke a record and Josh Hader did something he hadn't since 2021. What do we make of the club's bounce back from a disheartening stretch? The guys discuss. On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here . To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thought...

The Padres were just swept by the Pirates. They've lost five straight games, all to teams with losing records. Now they themselves are seven games under .500 and on the precipice of total collapse. Someone is the blame for this. We are going to try and figure out who. With a nod to the classic whodunnits like Murder, She Wrote and Clue, the OnFriar Podcast looks at the most likely suspects and div...

Former Padre Greg Garcia rejoins the pod. He talks about the end of his playing days and lets us know what he’s up to. Darnay asks him what role managers and coaches play in a team’s success, and if the Padres organization is missing anything. They talk about Greg’s favorite teammates like Wacha, Machado, Cronenworth, Tatis and more. On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here . To j...

The Padres have won five of their last six and appear to be turning a corner. Derek and Darnay discuss an explosive win and a very Fernando Tatis Jr. performance. Then they give the guys grades. On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here . To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts and questions to Darnay ( @DarnayTripp ), Derek ( @DerekNBCSD ) and Todd...

Huge game. Lousy game. Huge game. Lousy game. That's been the Padres' pattern the last couple weeks. Derek, Darnay and Todd discuss the up and down trend, as well as the hero of the 2023 season: Gary Sanchez. Todd lets us know what he's heard in the clubhouse. On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here . To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts and qu...

Ethan Salas impressed in his Minor League debut - so we'll catch up with a guy who spent time with the sensational 17-year-old, MadFriars' own John Conniff. He lets us know what the word is on the farm about prospects like Merrill, Zavala, Snelling, Groome and more. On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here . To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts...

The Padres won a roller coaster of a game (and series) in Washington. Rougned Odor is swinging the bat like he's Ted Williams. Michael Wacha is pitching like he's playoff Michael Wacha from 2013. Just about the entire team seems like it's figuring out how to hit with runners in scoring position. On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here . To join the conversation, tweet your Padres...