Padres Hot Tub

Craig Elsten is joined by Sac Bunt Dustin to answer the following question:-How "in it" are the Padres?-What's up with Wil Myers?-Should the Padres trade for Thor?-What are the arguments for the Padres to be sellers at the trade deadline?-What are the arguments for the Padres to be buyers at the trade deadline?-What should Padres fans expect next from the minor leagues?

Craig and John are back with another weekly edition of Make the Padres Great Again, and they're looking back at the first 81 games of the season and building some optimism around the future of the franchise.

It's been two weeks since the guys got together to do a podcast, and since that time Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. have exploded offensively. The guys talk about that, whether or not the Padres should be buyers or sellers on the trade market in July, and take some questions from Twitter.

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro go through the "Good, Bad, and the Ugly" from the San Diego Padres since their last podcast. Then, they open up the Twitter mailbag to answer some questions.

Craig and John (Gennaro) are joined by John Conniff from Madfriars for a look at the San Diego Padres' minor-league system after the 2019 MLB Draft.

Craig and John get together at another brewery to talk about the San Diego Padres, and end up covering:• Padres looking goos vs. AL East • East coast folks flipping out over Machado's hustle • Middle relief issues • Myers in the OF • Who should be on the all star team? • Nitpicks: Padres' injury blackout, Leitner revisited

Craig and John get together at Helix Brewing Co. in La Mesa, and over a couple of beers the guys react to:-Ian Kinsler cursing at the Padres fans-What to do about Wil Myers-Franmil is great!-Leave Uncle Teddy alone

Roughly 40 games into a 162-game San Diego Padres season, Craig Elsten and John Gennaro go position-by-position and hand out grades.Also, who might the Padres be targeting in a trade (via Ken Rosenthal)? And what's John's theory on Luis Urias' great success in El Paso?

Craig Elsten and John Gennaro are back for another weekly episode of MTPGA. Here's what the guys talked about, in no specific order:-Hedges vs. Mejia (vs. Allen?)-Paddack vs. deGrom-Lineup construction (MACHADO & Franmil)-Do you believe in Hosmer?-When do we start worrying about Wil? Margot? What are some CF options?-Ty France at 2B when Tatis gets back?-Machado/Paddack appreciation time-Twitter questions!

• Tatis is hurt • Record in the 'Fire Andy Green' Era • The problem with the San Diego Padres offense • How many appearances can Kirby Yates make?  • Six-man rotation/Cal Quantrill. Usage of Paddack/Strahm. • What do we do about 2B? When do we talk about catcher?