The Braden Surprenant Show On Demand

Braden and Frank go through a Buy or Sell of the early-season trends in Major League Baseball and today's Sports Thread before diving into Dennis Lin's mailbag from last week about some of the questions facing Padres ownership

Braden laments on how boring yesterday was with no Padres baseball before taking a look at Adrian Morejón's numbers this season and we are joined by Mariners broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith to get a preview of Leg 1 of the Vedder Cup

After starting the season 2-4 after a rough opening homestand, the Padres have found themselves going 8-2 in their last ten games including a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies over the weekend, but it might have cost them their number one starter. Braden is here to take a look at what happened over the weekend including dives into the lineup and defensive changes made by Craig Stammen, Nick...

Braden and Frank discuss whether or not Mason Miller has a legitimate chance at winning a Cy Young this year before quick recaps of San Diego FC's loss on Saturday and Rory McIlroy's win at the Masters yesterday

Braden takes a closer look at Jeremiah Estrada's start to the season as opposed to Adrian Morejon's start before taking a look at how Craig Stamme's lineup and defensive positioning shakeup turned many heads this weekend

Braden takes a look at the options in the minor leagues as the Padres brace for a potential Nick Pivetta IL stint after coming out of the game on Sunday and what it means for guys like Walker Buehler and Germán Márquez

Braden takes a look back at the Padres weekend against the Colorado Rockies taking a look at some of the top moments from the weekend and once again showing why you can't live and die on every game

A rough night offensively for the Padres falls by the wayside after Xander Bogaerts provides the first true highlight reel moment of the 2026 season wit ha walk-off Grand Slam in the 12th inning to defeat the Colorado Rockies in game one of this four-game series. Braden is here to break down last night's game and the moments that lead up to the Grand Slam. We will also be taking a deeper dive into...

Braden takes a deep dive into how unlucky the Padres have been on offense through 13 games in 2026 before hearing what Craig Stammen had to say this morning on the Manager Report and previewing today's game against the Rockies

Braden and Frank take a look at the Padres options in the bullpen as Jason Adam appears to be ready to return to the active roster and who he should replace before previewing our conversation about the Padres luck we'll be having in the next hour

Braden is joined by Drake Hills to take a look at how the World Cup groups finalized and previews San Diego FC vs. Minnesota United FC tomorrow night before taking a deeper look the latest news on the recovery front for Joe Musgrove

Braden takes a look and a listen back at Xander Bogaerts' walk-off Grand Slam last night from all broadcasts before diving into David Morgan's outing last night before taking a deep dive into Jeremiah Estrada's slow start this season

It was a successful road trip for your San Diego Padres as they leave Boston and Pittsburgh with a 4-2 road trip which puts them an even .500 through 12 games this season. The Friars return home now for a four-game series against the Rockies before a three-game set in Leg 1 of the Vedder Cup against the Mariners. Braden is here to give you all of the analysis from the last two games in Pittsburgh,...

Braden is joined by Colorado Rockies television broadcaster Drew Goodman to preview the upcoming four-game series before taking a look at the padres lineup and pitching staff through the first two weeks of the season

Braden and Frank take a deep-dive into the analytics of how Fernando Tatis Jr.'s offensive approach has changed and the downturn in production it has created before going through the Sports Thread and playing the Mid-Day Sports Standoff

Braden and Frank take a look at the Padres lineup as a whole and try to figure out why the numbers, especially from the leadoff spot are so low as well as an update from Augusta, Georgia at the Masters

Mud Grant joined the Fan staff to recap the Padres' 4-2 road trip, the best way to optimize the Padres' roster and their favorite space movies!

Braden takes a look back at the Padres road trip as a whole to Boston and Pittsburgh before diving into the release of the new City Connect uniforms released around Major League Baseball and hearing from Eric Greupner on the inspiration for the new City Connects

It seemed like the Padres rotation question was more or less answered, but that was until Germán Márquez threw a five-inning gem yesterday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Braden is here to dive into Germán's outing before looking into his analytics and asking where the Padres go now in the rotation with the good showing. We will also be taking a look at last night's National Championship Game betw...

Braden gets you ready for today's game in Pittsburgh as the Padres prepare to see Paul Skenes for the first time with AJ Cassavell joining the show before going over the lineups and previewing the upcoming game

Braden and Frank take a look at the offense making a turnaround as the team heads into a Paul Skenes day on a three-game winning streak before taking a lighter look at Michigan's NCAA Tournament win last night

Braden and Frank take a look at Matt Waldron as he's ready to come off the IL and asking the question what can he do for this rotation, who should he replace or if it would be worth trying to sneak him through Waivers

Braden takes a look at the start last night by Germán Márquez which has created questions in the Padres starting rotation with guys like Matt Waldron and Griffin Canning waiting in the wings

It didn't look like a great start, but the Padres were able to get the job done and take the series against the Red Sox for their first series in of 2026. Now the Padres will head to the Steel City to take on the Pirates and go head-to-head against Konnor Griffin and Paul Skenes. Braden is here after his trip to Boston to recap the series against da Sawx, the offenses continued struggles and the u...

Braden takes focus on some of the production coming from fringe roster pieces with players nearing ready to come off the IL before diving into the metrics of Randy Vásquez's start from Saturday and a series preview against Pittsburgh