Talking Friars: A San Diego Padres podcast

The Padres have announced their full 31-man travel roster, which includes new starting pitcher Dylan Cease. Are there any surprises and who won't make the Opening Day squad? Plus, A.J. Preller has watched Adam Duvall and Michael A. Taylor sign elsewhere. Tommy Pham is up next or will San Diego bring him back? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel...

A.J. Preller loves making big splashes and he did it again on Wednesday, acquiring Dylan Cease from the Chicago White Sox for Steven Wilson, Samuel Zavala, Jairo Iriarte and Drew Thorpe. Was this the right thing to do by Preller and what does this move mean for the Padres postseason chances? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_s...

The Padres are a couple days away from making the trip to South Korea so let's go through what will be some of the keys for San Diego to be successful this season. What are your X factors? Plus, the latest coming out of Peoria about who will be on the roster! Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports! Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https:...

The Padres have played a dozen spring training games and there have been some standout performances so here's an updated Opening Day roster projection. Who do you think makes the roster? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content): https://twitter.com/talkingfriars Twitter (Personal):...

The Padres have less than two weeks to go before heading to South Korea and have yet to add a major league veteran arm into the rotation via free agency. Should we expect that to happen? Plus, updates on what's happening in Peoria at spring training! Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres...

Joe Musgrove had his second rough outing today in Peoria but should we be concerned? Plus, Jackson Merrill sounds ready for the big leagues but is it too early to know if he'll be on the roster? And a Padres free agent target has found a home--and it's not San Diego despite them being one of the finalists. Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC...

Former Padre Eric Hosmer has announced he is done playing baseball but the Padres still have to pay him more than $20 million through 2025 to not play baseball for them. Ben Fadden reflects on a massively disappointing tenure before getting into an interesting free agent still out there on the market. Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZ...

Padres exhibition games start this week so it's a fitting time to go through what the Opening Day roster may have looked like if the season began today! Do you agree with the names mentioned? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content): https://twitter.com/talkingfriars Twitter (Perso...

Eric Kutsenda is not like Peter Seidler, as today was the first time he spoke to the media despite taking over last year when Seidler passed away. What were the biggest takeaways? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content): https://twitter.com/talkingfriars Twitter (Personal): https:...

Mike Shildt announced that Xander Bogaerts will be going to second base and Ha-Seong Kim will be at shortstop in 2024. Is this the right move and what does this mean for the future of the franchise? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content): https://twitter.com/talkingfriars Twitter...

Padres pitchers and catchers have reported to camp in Peoria and there's a lot of roster decisions to be sorted out before the end of March. Let's go through some of the big storylines to pay attention to during spring training! Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content): https://twi...

Ben Fadden sits down with Foul Territory host and former MLB Network personality Scott Braun to discuss the state of the Padres in what has been a weird offseason. How does San Diego stack up in the NL West? You can check out Foul Territory every weekday: https://www.youtube.com/@foulterritoryshow Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpu...

Kevin Acee spoke with Mike Shildt this week about the variety of topics surrounding the Padres including Joe Musgrove and Yu Darvish's health, who'll be fighting for rotation spots, the bullpen situation, Manny Machado's offseason and where Jake Cronenworth, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Xander Bogaerts will play! Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...

Ben Fadden sits down with Ryan Finley of the SD-UT to discuss the Padres offseason, the addition of Wandy Peralta and the Union-Tribune's sports coverage for 2024! Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content): https://twitter.com/talkingfriars Twitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/Be...

Since the Padres aren't doing anything let's make up a starting lineup of the best players at each position that have been acquired by A.J. Preller during his time as GM of the Padres. Plus, Dennis Lin's fan survey results are out and the giveaways have been announced for this coming season. Which is your favorite? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/c...

Dennis Lin put out a survey to Padres fans this week asking our opinion on the franchise's direction, confidence in ownership, what the team's biggest weakness is and the level of confidence we have in certain players. You can participate by clicking here: https://theathletic.com/5216119/2024/01/22/padres-fan-survey-2024/ Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtub...

Ben Fadden sits down with John Kentera to get his side of the story about his departure from 97.3 The Fan, what he is up to now, his thoughts on the San Diego Padres offseason, what the franchise needs to do for A.J. Preller to keep his job, the departure of Bob Melvin and elevation of Mike Shildt, Peter Seidler's passing and who is on his Padres Mount Rushmore! Subscribe for year round Padres/San...

The San Diego Padres Mount Rushmore. The four biggest people in franchise history. Simple enough. Do you agree with Ben's four names? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content): https://twitter.com/talkingfriars Twitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/BenFaddenSD Instagram: https://w...

The Padres aren't too busy right now so let's put together the best roster of active former Padres (5 starters, 5 relievers, starting lineup and manager). Who would you select to the team? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content): https://twitter.com/talkingfriars Twitter (Personal...

Ben Fadden is joined by Craig Elsten to discuss the Padres offseason so far, what the futures of Ha-Seong Kim and A.J. Preller should look like, how his new midday show "Annie and Elsten" on 97.3 The Fan came about, and what he's looking forward to in San Diego sports this year! You can listen to "Annie and Elsten" weekdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on 97.3 The Fan or watch the show on their YouTube pag...

Dennis Lin released a mailbag in The Athletic and said the Padres have been internally discussing a trade of Ha-Seong Kim for weeks. With a limited amount of money to spend and plenty of holes left to fill, does A.J. Preller need to trade one of his best players before their final year under contract? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZ...

2024 has just started so let's go through some of the things Padres fans can look forward to in what we hope will be a much better year! Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content): https://twitter.com/talkingfriars Twitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/BenFaddenSD Instagram: https:...

The San Diego Padres likely have less than $30 million to spend to stay under the $237 million luxury tax threshold so A.J. Preller is not going to be shopping at the top of the market. Who are some players that make more sense then for San Diego? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Co...

There are some big name free agents still out there but the Padres aren't going to be in the sweepstakes for these guys. Plus, Ronika Stone of the San Diego Mojo joins the show to talk about the start of the women's professional volleyball team in town, if she always wanted to play volleyball professionally and how excited she is to be in San Diego! You can follow Ronika on IG @ronikastone The Moj...

Ben Fadden gives his ten Padres predictions for 2024 after discussing another outfielder that has come off the market and what Mike Shildt said yesterday. Will Fernando Tatis Jr. and Xander Bogaerts be in the running for MVP? How many games is Manny Machado going to play coming off injury? Will Mike Shildt lead the Friars to the postseason? All that and more! What are your predictions for the Padr...