Matt Skraby is here to sub in for Braden and discusses the Padres series in Mexico City against the Diamondbacks before diving into Germán Márquez's start on Saturday and the growing "Legend of the Reaper"

This week's Epic Padres Roundtable examined the team's offensive struggles, how concerned fans should be and what realistic expectations should be for Lucas Giolito.

Another slow night for the Padres offense at lead in Denver as the Rockies really took Walker Buehler to task and ran him off early in the contest leading to a Thursday matinée rubber match. Braden is here for a short show today as we will break down what happened in Denver last night before quickly turning our attention to this afternoon's game. We will also take a look at Walker Buehler's outing in-depth, hear what Craig Stammen had to say about the signing of Lucas Giolito and quickly touch on San Diego FC's loss in Houston last night before signing off for the EcoWater SoCal Padres Pregame Show with Sam Levitt

It wasn't the classic Coors Field game we've come to expect last night, but the Padres came away with the win to match their 2025 pace after the first 23 games of the season. Braden is here to take a look at last night's game and take a deeper dive into Randy Vásquez's stellar performance to earn his second win of the season. We will also go over some of the new rumors that have come out about the reported Padres sale to José E. Feliciano and some of the new investors being reported, Wandy Peralta's off-field impact for the bullpen, San Diego FC's match tonight against the Houston Dynamo and we will be joined by Sports San Diego CEO Mark Neville to tell us about a new sporting event coming to San Diego later this year

Braden and Frank finally take a look back at last night's Padres win with a dive into Randy Vásquez's outing, a recap of the Manager Report with Craig Stammen from this morning and a preview of tonight's second game in Denver

Braden is joined by Mark Neville from Sports San Diego to discuss a new basketball tournament coming to San Diego before taking a look at some of the latest news coming out about the Padres reported sale to José E. Feliciano

Braden and Frank work through the potential decisions that the Padres will have to make as the Padres add Lucas Giolito while needing to make room for Griffin Canning, Jeremiah Estrada, Yuki Matsui and more on the roster

Braden and Frank discuss the breaking news of the Padres signing pitcher Lucas Giolito and tossing around the contract, where and how he fits into this Padres team and what could be expected out of Giolito as he builds up in Lake Elsinore

Today marks the beginning of "Hell Week" for Padres pitchers as the full rotation will get a turn in Denver, Colorado before heading South to play in Mexico City where the ball is expected to fly and take its time coming back down to Earth. Braden is here to discuss the Padres series opener against the Colorado Rockies before taking a look at how the Padres have been able to manage the start to the season with their stars not doing what stars are expected to do. We will also take a look at the start to the season Ramón Laureano has had and why 2026 is shaping up to be the best season of his career, giving Mason Miller the flowers he has earned as well as a few big names that San Diego State basketball has been able to retain and get in

Braden and Frank take a look at the proposed College Football Playoff expansion before previewing the series against the Colorado Rockies and asking why does Dinger look like a Cosmic Brownie