Padres Hot Tub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor meet 26 games into the 2024 season and the Padres are exactly .500 at a 13-13 record after dropping a game to the abysmal Rockies on Tuesday night, April 23rd, in Denver. What do we make of this team so far? How might roster construction change in the next few weeks? Why the hell do the Padres have such a hard schedule through Memorial Day? It's all on t...

Craig, Chris, and Raphie hopped on the PHT Discord to chat with patrons after the Padres dropped the series finale against the Brewers and yet won the series on Tuesday, capping a three series stretch against playoff contenders in which the Padres came away victorious. Want to join weekly call-in shows like these? Become a patron! For just $5/mo, you get access to the PHT Discord, early shows, ad-...

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor record hot off a Padres game and series win in Los Angeles on Sunday Night Baseball. The gang breaks down three very different games, plus the drama involving Jurickson Profar and Will Smith, with a brief look ahead to the Padres next series in Milwaukee. Want to get this show earlier, ad-free, and with access to the PHT Discord, bonus podcasts, and more...

Craig, Chris, and Raphie met with a boisterous bunch of PHT Patrons on the PHT Discord to chat immediately after the Padres finished up a 10-2 trouncing of the Chicago Cubs to take their first series win into Los Angeles for a weekend series against the Dodgers. Want to call in to weekly Discord shows like these? Become a PHT Patron! patreon.com/padreshottub for as low as $5/mo, you can get access...

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the night after a devastating game and series loss in San Francisco, in which the Padres' lack of offense, surprisingly bad defense, and bullpen shakiness cost them a series they arguably should have swept. The team gives into offensive woes, a big conversation on bullpen management, before finally looking ahead to the Chicago series. Become a...

Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather around the virtual campfire with PHT Patrons on Wednesday evening after the Padres pull out a 3-2 win over the Cardinals, despite losing the first two games in the series. They break down the Cards series, talk about some headline news, and wrap up with a Giants series preview. Want to join weekly Group Therapy shows like these? Become a PHT patron! You'll get acces...

Baseball is back (again)! Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the Sunday evening after the Padres played .500 baseball against the San Francisco Giants in the first weekend action of the regular series. The offense exploded on Sunday, but questions remain around the bullpen, Joe Musgrove's effectiveness, the lineup construction, and more. Want to get this show 12 hours earlier, a...

Craig, Chris, and Raphie were joined by a boisterous bunch of PHT patrons in the evening after the Padres' 6-4 win over Bob Melvin's San Francisco Giants on Thursday. Want to join post game shows like this in the future? Become a PHT patron! For as low as $5/mo, you'll get access to the PHT Discord where these shows are recorded, plus ad-free and earlier shows, and more perks! patreon.com/padresho...

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor joined with PHT Patrons on our patron-only Discord server to talk about the Padres beginning the series by leaving Korea 1-1 after two fascinating games with the Dodgers. Want to join shows like this in the future, get the shows ad-free and 12 hours earlier, and access to other great perks? Become a patron! patreon.com/padreshottub

The granddaddy of them all. You've heard their floors. You've heard their ceilings. Now let's hear what hosts Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor ACTUALLY think will happen for the Padres in 2024. The group gathered on Monday evening March 18th, less than 36 hours before the Padres begin their campaign against the Dodgers in Seoul. Become a patron for as low as $5/mo to join the PHT Discor...

Pads Above Replacement awakens from its slumber because AJ Preller demanded more episdoes, apparently. Hosts John Precoda and Raphie Cantor go in-depth on the newest Padre and potentially their new ace, Dylan Cease. Cease's Fangraphs page: https://www.fangraphs.com/players/dylan-cease/18525/stats?position=P Become a patron for as low as $5/mo to join the PHT/PAR Discord and get the show ad-free! p...

Craig, Chris, and Raphie gathered swiftly with their largest gathering of patrons in 2024 to process the breaking news that White Sox SP Dylan Cease was traded to the Padres for P Drew Thrope, P Jairo Iriarte, RP Steven Wilson, and OF Samuel Zavala. You can join emergency shows or any group therapy show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub! Ad-free shows, shows uploaded 12-hours sooner...

Good things come in threes. Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor continue their annual three-part series of season prediction pods with the glass half-full this week - the optimism episode. After catching up on the Padres as they enter their final (!) week of spring training, each of the hosts gives their take on the best-possible outcome (within a shred of reason) of the 2024 Padres. They'...

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather with PHT patrons for our patron-only call-in show Group Therapy. This week, we discussed the Padres bullpen's relative strengths, the holes in OF and the Padres' over-reliance on unproven prospects. Listen in! Become a patron for as low as $5/mo to join our PHT Discord community and get access to exclusive shows like these! patreon.com/padreshottu...

It's a tradition unlike any other. Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor begin their annual three-part series of season prediction pods with the bad news first - the pessimism episode. After tending to some news around Peoria and MLB, each of the hosts gives their vision for the worst-possible outcome (within reason) of the 2024 Padres. They'll return next week with the optimism episode. Bec...

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor come to you after the Padres have dropped four of their five first meaningless games in Spring Training - let's overreact! Jackson Merrill! Jakob Marsee/Jose Azocar! Joe Musgrove! Michael King! These are names and these names are sure playing baseball. But there are still holes on this team. How do we fill them? Tune in to find out! Become a patron for a...

Chris Reed and Raphie Cantor are joined by a gaggle of PHT patrons on the night before the Padres begin their abbreviated set of spring training games. Become a patron for as low as $5/mo to join Group Therapy shows like these + much more! patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor talk on the Monday following the surprising announcement from the Padres that Xander Bogaerts would be moving to second base this season, clearing the way for Ha-Seong Kim to retake shortstop. What does that mean for each of those players futures, plus those of Jake Cronenworth and Jackson Merrill? Plus, catching up on the emergence of Eric Kutsenda to t...

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the Monday after pitchers and catchers reported to Peoria for the start of spring training. They chat about the inevitable signing of Jurickson Profar, the center field hole, vibes from Joe Musgrove and an amazing intro to Yuki Matsui. Then, they are joined by Fangraphs RosterResource creator and lifelong Padres fan Jason R.R. Martinez to chat...

Hosts Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor are joined by Madfriars contributor and PHT patron Ben Davey! Ben's top 30 prospect list releases on madfriars.com on Tuesday Feb. 6th, and Ben was nice enough to join us and go in-depth on the Padres farm as the team prepares for pitchers and catchers to report next week. Become a patron for as low as $5/mo to get the show ad-free and join the PHT...

Craig Elsten and Raphie Cantor hold the Hot Tub while Chris Reed is on the IL with an Eric Hosmer-level stomach bug. They discuss the signing of veteran lefty reliever Wandy Peralta on a 4 yr/$16.5M deal (with opt-outs after each year) before moving onto discuss how to shore up the team with the remaining limited funds, a Pham-tom rumor, and how the Korea series may affect the Padres for the worst...

Craig, Chris, and Raphie gathered on our virtual stage for patrons after watching the 1995 classic hangout comedy FRIDAY directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. Become a patron for as low as $5/mo to join exclusive watch parties like these! patreon.com/padreshottub Subscribe to our YouTube! youtube.com/@padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor switch things up and talk on a Friday about the San Diego Padres and their lackluster offseason -- Josh Hader is now mercifully out of the NL, Chris Reed gathered some interesting stats on why a first time manager could portend well for the Padres, and finally Raphie leads Craig and Chris through a quiz show which puts in perspective just how awful the P...

Pads Above Replacement makes its occasional reemergence from hibernation to chat about the Padres 2024 bullpen. Hosts John Precoda and Raphie Cantor go in-depth on the mistakes the team made under Bob Melvin, and what holes still exist for Mike Shildt and Ruben Niebla's arm barn as they look ahead to Peoria. Watch the show on YouTube! https://youtu.be/jx9YoGDzngA Become a patron for as low as $5/m...