It seemed like the Padres rotation question was more or less answered, but that was until Germán Márquez threw a five-inning gem yesterday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Braden is here to dive into Germán's outing before looking into his analytics and asking where the Padres go now in the rotation with the good showing. We will also be taking a look at last night's National Championship Game between the UConn Huskies and the Michigan Wolverines, looking back at San Diego FC's first MLS loss of 2026 as well as a potential visit from Padres writer for MLB.com AJ Cassavell on this first "Friday show" of the week

Braden gets you ready for today's game in Pittsburgh as the Padres prepare to see Paul Skenes for the first time with AJ Cassavell joining the show before going over the lineups and previewing the upcoming game

Braden and Frank take a look at the offense making a turnaround as the team heads into a Paul Skenes day on a three-game winning streak before taking a lighter look at Michigan's NCAA Tournament win last night

Braden and Frank take a look at Matt Waldron as he's ready to come off the IL and asking the question what can he do for this rotation, who should he replace or if it would be worth trying to sneak him through Waivers

Braden takes a look at the start last night by Germán Márquez which has created questions in the Padres starting rotation with guys like Matt Waldron and Griffin Canning waiting in the wings

It didn't look like a great start, but the Padres were able to get the job done and take the series against the Red Sox for their first series in of 2026. Now the Padres will head to the Steel City to take on the Pirates and go head-to-head against Konnor Griffin and Paul Skenes. Braden is here after his trip to Boston to recap the series against da Sawx, the offenses continued struggles and the upcoming questions at the back end of the starting rotation. We will also give you a preview of this upcoming series against Pittsburgh with Pirates beat writer for MLB.com Alex Stumpf, San Diego FC's return to MLS play against San Jose, the NCAA Tournament Final between UConn and Michigan and much more on a jam-packed Monday

Braden takes focus on some of the production coming from fringe roster pieces with players nearing ready to come off the IL before diving into the metrics of Randy Vásquez's start from Saturday and a series preview against Pittsburgh

Braden and Frank discuss the incredible vending machines at the Boston Logan Airport before diving into the stats and metrics of what the leadoff hitter has done for the Padres through nine games this season

Braden is joined by Pittsburgh Pirates beat writer Alex Stumpf to preview the upcoming series against the Bucs before diving into Randy Vásquez's outing and why how he is progressing towards being an ace-style pitcher

Braden is back from Boston to discuss his trip and the series victory in Bean Town before looking into whether or not the Padres should invest in an early contract extension with Mason Miller and the budding Wandy Peralta situation