Padres Hot Tub

John Gennaro looks back at the 2020 season for his San Diego Padres, built and played through the game OOTP21, before the 1-game playoff vs. the New York Mets.

While testing out some new software to allow for social distance podcasting, Craig and John talk about MLB's foolish plan to move all of baseball to Arizona, John's attempt to build a great Padres team in OOTP21, family, life, Saturday Night Live, Frozen, and a lot more. Enjoy!

Without any real baseball, John Gennaro has been playing through the 2020 season with the San Diego Padres on Out of the Park Baseball 21. In this first episode, he attempts to get you caught up on everything you've missed in the first month of action.

Craig and John, isolated in their homes but connected via technology, talk about what the COVID-19 pandemic means for baseball, the San Diego Padres, themselves, and then try to liven things up by naming their five most underrated Padres players ever.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro talk about how meaningful/meaningless Spring Training is for the San Diego Padres (and anyone anywhere, really) before discussing Eric Hosmer's terrible contract, comparing the Padres' organization to other teams in baseball, talking through the Brian Dozier signing, and dreaming about the starting rotation in San Diego in 2020.

We’re back! Why were we gone so long?Building a super-pen (Stammen, Pierce Johnson, trading for Emilio Pagan)Why Margot might hurt more than we thoughtThe Padres *don’t* trade for Mookie, and the Dodgers doNow will they trade Myers to the Red Sox?Who’s gonna play CF? Not Tatis, right?Any other trades before we open? Let’s talk about the Astros for a secondListener Q’s

As the MLB Winter Meetings begin, Craig Elsten and John Gennaro get together to review the San Diego Padres' trade for Tommy Pham and Jake Cronenworth from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Hunter Renfroe and Xavier Edwards.Later, the guys discuss what moves remain for A.J. Preller before the offseason comes to a close.

In this MEGA episode, Craig Elsten and John Gennaro get together to discuss:Soccer/Sockers banter (for 9 minutes!)Padres trade Luis Urias & Eric Lauer to the Brewers (REACTION!)Padres trade for Jurickson ProfarPadres sign Drew Pomeranz to a big contractDo these make the Padres better? Do they make them GREAT? Tune in and find out.

Craig Eslten talks about the San Diego Padres unveiling their new brown-and-yellow uniforms on Saturday night.Craig and John Gennaro talk about the Padres hiring of Larry Rothschild and who else might be getting replaced soon on the team's coaching staff.Craig and John make their pitches for how the Padres should spend their money this offseason, and throw out a few trade ideas as well.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro react to the news that Jayce Tingler has been hired to be the manager of the San Diego Padres. Was it a good hire? Was it a good process? What does it mean for A.J. Preller? What might it mean for the fans? All bases are covered in this reaction episode!