Talking Friars: A San Diego Padres podcast

Former MLB GM and current writer for The Athletic Jim Bowden recently put out seven free agent targets for the Padres. Those names include Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery and Sonny Gray. Are these realistic additions for San Diego? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres...

The following players are among the Padres free agents: Josh Hader, Blake Snell, Nick Martinez, Drew Pomeranz, Rich Hill, Seth Lugo, Jurickson Profar, Michael Wacha, Ji-Man Choi, Garrett Cooper, Luis Garcia, Austin Nola, Tim Hill and Gary Sanchez. Ben Fadden tries to predict which players won't return. Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHF...

Dennis Lin put out a piece in The Athletic Tuesday night discussing some of the challenges Mike Shildt will be facing as the manager of the San Diego Padres: maintaining organizational alignment, winning over the clubhouse, filling out a coaching staff and integrating young players. Why is he fit to overcome these challenges? Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest on SDSU's football co...

Mike Shildt was introduced as the new manager of the Padres today at Petco Park. What were the big 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://twitter.com/BenFaddenSD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talking...

The San Diego Padres have decided to hire Mike Shildt as their next manager. Was this the right move and what could the coaching staff look like? 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 Instagra...

The 2024 Hall of Fame ballot was released on Monday and it included a couple former Padres: James Shields and Adrian Gonzalez. We know Shields isn't going to Cooperstown but what about Adrian? Ben Fadden gives his thoughts. Plus, is there any news on the Padres manager search? Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports! Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Spor...

An interesting trade just went down. Per Bob Nightengale: the Cleveland Guardians acquire Scott Barlow from the San Diego Padres for Enyel De Los Santos, while also signing Ramon Laureano to a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration. What does this mean for the Padres? Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmatio...

Ben Fadden gives you his predictions on which San Diego Padres free agents will end up coming back for next season. This year's Padres free agents include: Josh Hader, Blake Snell, Nick Martinez, Drew Pomeranz, Rich Hill, Seth Lugo, Jurickson Profar, Michael Wacha, Ji-Man Choi, Garrett Cooper, Luis Garcia and Gary Sanchez. Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtu...

Ben Fadden gives his thoughts on Eric Kutsenda being named the new control person of the San Diego Padres before getting into the latest reporting about Phil Nevin and Mike Shildt being seen as the finalists for Padres manager. Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres Content): https://twit...

Peter Seidler passed away on Tuesday and while it is a sad time around San Diego, we can all be inspired by the man that he was. Care about others. Be kind. Look at things glass half full more often than glass half empty. Don’t do just do things for the money—do it because it's the right thing to do. Hopefully more human beings will be motivated to be more like Peter. I’m sure that’s what he would...

The San Diego Padres announced today that Peter Seidler has passed away at the age of 63. “The Padres organization mourns the passing of our beloved Chairman and owner, Peter Seidler,” said Padres CEO Erik Greupner in a statement. “Today, our love and prayers encircle Peter’s family as they grieve the loss of an extraordinary husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend. Peter was a kind and g...

Ben Fadden is joined by San Diego Padres #11 prospect Graham Pauley to discuss what it was like getting drafted, how he was able to unlock his power in 2023, how the Padres are helping players develop, his experience with assistant farm director Mike Daly and what he learned most from playing in the Arizona Fall League this year! Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://ww...

A couple reports came out Thursday stating the San Diego Padres have interviewed Phil Nevin. Should this lead to him becoming the next manager or one of the coaches on the next skipper's staff? *Apologies for any internet issues during this episode Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres C...

Scott Boras spoke at the GM Meetings Wednesday in Arizona and said the San Diego Padres have told him they "definitely" plan on having Juan Soto in their lineup next season. Believe him or not? Plus, AJ Preller gave an update on the managerial search Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyVyG_skyD0F6w?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter (Padres...

On Monday the baseball world was shocked when the Chicago Cubs hired Craig Counsell to be their new manager despite having David Ross already in place as their skipper. Now with Ross available, should San Diego make a run at him? Kevin Acee is reporting they're considering adding him to their pool of candidates. Near the end of the show, Ben gives you the latest around San Diego sports! Subscribe...

The New York Mets, Cleveland Guardians and Chicago Cubs have new managers as the GM meetings are about to get underway. Who's left in the race for the Padres job? Matt Devine (@DevineGospel on Twitter) joins Ben Fadden to discuss who should be the next skipper and what's in store this offseason! Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZPJpuyV...

Bob Nightengale is reporting the San Diego Padres would like to trade Jake Cronenworth but is that something that could even happen? This weekend Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha and Nick Martinez had club options declined and/or declined their player options, which makes them free agents. Should any of them return to the Padres and what are some good options on the free agent market to replace them? Plus...

The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, Dennis Lin and Evan Drellich put out a piece Wednesday revealing that the San Diego Padres needed a loan of about $50 million to cover their payroll costs this season. No wonder why we're hearing this talk about San Diego needing to significantly reduce their payroll and the possibility of them trading Juan Soto. Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports conten...

According to Dennis Lin and Britt Ghiroli, former Angels manager Phil Nevin could interview later this week for the vacant Padres manager job and Angels infield coach Benji Gil is in preliminary discussions. Would either of those be a good fit for manager? Plus, let's finish off the player season reviews with Fernando Tatis Jr. Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www....

Jim Bowden has released his initial free agent predictions, which includes how big of a contract Blake Snell, Josh Hader, Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo may receive in free agency. Are these realistic price ranges for these guys? Plus, let's look back on Juan Soto's 2023 season and talk about his future. Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZ...

There's another team that will be in on Juan Soto this offseason and Soto actually makes sense for them long-term. Plus, let's look back on Jurickson Profar, Jose Azocar and Trent Grisham's seasons. 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...

There are a few internal names we've been hearing that AJ Preller could hire to be the next Padres manager but there will be external candidates coming in as well. Ben Fadden gives you six names who should not become Preller's fourth full-time hire. Plus, let's look back on Ha-Seong Kim's 2023 season. Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJHFZ...

Juan Soto could end up getting traded this offseason and it appears the Yankees are interested. Kevin Acee reported Wednesday that Bob Melvin was in favor of dealing Soto. Is that a red flag for wanting to extend him? Plus, looking back on the seasons of Rich Hill, Ji-Man Choi, Garrett Cooper and Matt Carpenter. Subscribe for year round Padres/San Diego Sports content: https://www.youtube.com/chan...

Bob Melvin was officially introduced as the San Francisco Giants next manager today so the Padres need to go find a new one. Melvin and Preller spoke to the media today. Anything notable said? A problem the Padres may face is some candidates might not even want to interview because of AJ Preller's history. Shouldn't this be a signal that AJ Preller needs to go? Near the end of the show, Ben gives...

Looking back on Xander Bogaerts' first season with the San Diego Padres. 4.4 fWAR, 155 G, .285 AVG, .350 OBP, .440 SLG, 120 wRC+, 83 R, 58 RBI, 19 HR 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 Inst...