Kevin Acee spoke with Mike Shildt this week about the variety of topics surrounding the Padres including Joe Musgrove and Yu Darvish's health, who'll be fighting for rotation spots, the bullpen situation, Manny Machado's offseason and where Jake Cronenworth, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Xander Bogaerts will play!

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Ben Fadden sits down with Ryan Finley of the SD-UT to discuss the Padres offseason, the addition of Wandy Peralta and the Union-Tribune's sports coverage for 2024!

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Since the Padres aren't doing anything let's make up a starting lineup of the best players at each position that have been acquired by A.J. Preller during his time as GM of the Padres. Plus, Dennis Lin's fan survey results are out and the giveaways have been announced for this coming season. Which is your favorite?

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Dennis Lin put out a survey to Padres fans this week asking our opinion on the franchise's direction, confidence in ownership, what the team's biggest weakness is and the level of confidence we have in certain players. You can participate by clicking here: https://theathletic.com/5216119/2024/01/22/padres-fan-survey-2024/

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Ben Fadden sits down with John Kentera to get his side of the story about his departure from 97.3 The Fan, what he is up to now, his thoughts on the San Diego Padres offseason, what the franchise needs to do for A.J. Preller to keep his job, the departure of Bob Melvin and elevation of Mike Shildt, Peter Seidler's passing and who is on his Padres Mount Rushmore!

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The San Diego Padres Mount Rushmore. The four biggest people in franchise history. Simple enough. Do you agree with Ben's four names?

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The Padres aren't too busy right now so let's put together the best roster of active former Padres (5 starters, 5 relievers, starting lineup and manager). Who would you select to the team?

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Ben Fadden is joined by Craig Elsten to discuss the Padres offseason so far, what the futures of Ha-Seong Kim and A.J. Preller should look like, how his new midday show "Annie and Elsten" on 97.3 The Fan came about, and what he's looking forward to in San Diego sports this year!

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Dennis Lin released a mailbag in The Athletic and said the Padres have been internally discussing a trade of Ha-Seong Kim for weeks. With a limited amount of money to spend and plenty of holes left to fill, does A.J. Preller need to trade one of his best players before their final year under contract?

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2024 has just started so let's go through some of the things Padres fans can look forward to in what we hope will be a much better year!

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