Locked On Padres - Daily Podcast On The San Diego Padres

Keeping it going! On today's edition of the Locked On Padres podcast, Javier dives into part 2 of Keith Law's top-50 free agents for the 2022 MLB season with numbers #11-20. He discusses a player many Padres fans have talked to him about (Nick Castellanos), some enticing starting pitchers (Noah Syndergaard, Carlos Rodón, Jon Gray), and a player that shares his name: Starling "Javier" Marte. He discusses which players may be a fit for the Padres, and continues emphasizing the importance of defense given the minus that Eric Hosmer is.

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This is a special one. On today's edition of the Locked On Padres podcast, the first-ever triple interview! Javier is joined by Taylor Blake Ward to discuss his book "In Search of Millionaires (The Life of a Baseball Gypsy)," along with its subject, scout Bob Fontaine Jr. The three discuss the making of the book, how their partnership came to be, the art of baseball scouting and the dichotomy between old school analysis and analytics, Padres players Bob signed (like Tony Gwynn and Ozzie Smith), and other sports books they took information from. Plus, an out-of-left-field pop culture reference that Javi uses and causes Taylor to combust into laughter! This episode has it all.

Be sure to check out the book! https://www.iuniverse.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/829621-in-search-of-millionaires-the-life-of-a-baseball-gypsy

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It's finally time! Time to nerd out! On today's edition of the Locked On Padres podcast, Javier finally begins his breakdown of the free-agent class for next season, by reacting to Keith Law's latest piece on The Athletic. In part 1, he discusses just how great Carlos Correa is, who is the top starting pitcher option between Max Scherzer, Kevin Gausman, Marcus Stroman, and Robbie Ray, plus addresses the dream scenario of the Padres replacing Eric Hosmer with Freddie Freeman. Let the discourse begin!!!!

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The biggest question. On today's edition of the Locked On Padres podcast, it's a grab bag of topics: Mark Melancon declining his player option, the volatility of the reliever position, the National League Gold Glove winners, and Andrew Heaney signing with the Dodgers. But most importantly, discussing the finalists for the National League MVP award — Fernando Tatis Jr., Juan Soto, Bryce Harper — and whether or not San Diego's shortstop is the most deserving and a certain San Diego Union-Tribune article.

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Time for a change up! On today's edition of the Locked On Padres podcast, Javier is joined yet again by Ben Kaspick (host of the Locked On Giants podcast) to discuss the recent surprise announcement of catcher Buster Posey's retirement. The two then discuss whether or not Posey is hall of fame worthy, how they evaluate the hall of fame voting, the upcoming nominees (Barry Bonds, David Ortiz, Curt Schilling, etc.), the steroid era, and more!

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Time to nerd out! On today's edition of the Locked On Padres podcast, Javier is joined by Jeff Ellis (host of the Locked On Indians podcast) to discuss the almost quiet hiring of Ruben Niebla to be the Padres new pitching coach. The two discuss his remarkable resume with Cleveland, how Jeff was sad to see him go, what this says about the Padres future in the pitching department, and some minor league stories! Plus, revisiting the Mike Clevinger trade and whether or not the Padres trading away Cal Quantrill was a huge mistake.

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ARRRRRRR! On today's edition of the Locked On Padres podcast, it's a crossover with the King of the Pirates himself: Ethan Smith, host of the Locked On Pirates podcast. Javi and him discuss what kind of package it would take to pry Bryan Reynolds away from the Pirates, how both teams view their farm systems, how to view the Adam Frazier trade in retrospect, and more!

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And that's that. On today's edition of the Locked On Padres podcast, Javier gives his thoughts on the Atlanta Braves becoming 2021 World Series champions! But on the backs of Freddie Freeman and Austin Riley, there were also some low-cost acquisitions the team made (Joc Pederson, Jorge Soler, Adam Duvall, Eddie Rosario) to get there: should the Padres be approaching the offseason the same way? Then, to close things out, looking at the finalists in the National League for the silver slugger award, featuring Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, and Jake Cronenworth!

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More good news! On today's edition of the Locked On Padres podcast, Javier gives a breakdown of the finalists for the gold glove awards this season — including San Diego's own Manny Machado! He also breaks down whether or not Jake Cronenworth was robbed of a nomination, the difficulty with judging defense, how the award can be misleading, and some potential trade targets listeners have suggested the Padres go after this offseason!

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Lots to talk about! On today's edition of the Locked On Padres, recapping Game 5 of the World Series (with the help of some special guests), and discussing the controversy regarding the Braves and their Tomahawk Chop celebration. Then, Javi takes a minute to discuss the possibility of the Padres re-signing Tommy Pham as well as whether or not Nick Castellanos — a meme legend — would be a good player to target in free agency.

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