In the eighth installment of the Padres Prospectus Podcast, Marcus and Chad talk about Capps’ long-awaited season debut, discuss whether the Padres are (and should be) tanking, and take note of some recent success in the Padres system. Also, tune in to hear Marcus make Chad feel bad about his lack of Padres history knowledge! All this and more on the Padres Prospectus Podcast.

Music Credit: Dub Spirit by Jingle Punks

In Episode Seven, Marcus chats with new Padres Prospectus writer Ryan Luz about the trade deadline, current progress with the Padre core, and Marcus’ most recent trip to watch the San Antonio Missions.  Ryan then recaps part of his Something Rather Than Nothing series, which includes spotlights on Marcus Greene Jr. and Pedro Avila.  The guys also talked about how awesome Fernando Tatis Jr. is, and then played a game called “Finley or Venable”.

Music Credit: “The Big Guns”, by Silent Partner

The duo is back! In the 6th installment, Chad and Marcus go ever the good, the bad, and the very annoying of the first half of the 2017 Padres season. Then, they cover some interesting news about the farm, especially a questionable player promotion (or two). Finally, listener questions are answered, and listener ideas for promotions to get more fans into Petco park are discussed, with the guys chiming in. Which promotion do you like the best?

If you have any specific topic you want covered in the podcast, feel free to tweet at us anytime! The website is @PadsProspectus, Marcus is @MarcusSDTX, and Chad is @TheChamner.

Music Credit: The Fiery Furnace by Ethan Meixsell.

Marcus and Chad record Episode 5 in the middle of a Lake Elsinore Storm game, at the Lake Elsinore Storm game! They discuss the most recent Padres drama and prospect movement across the system. Also, listen along as the Storm throw away their lead and end up losing the game!

Music Credits: “Up Above” by Letter Box

In the fourth episode of the podcast, Marcus and Chad review some recent MLB developments, go over the tank’s competition, discuss the top 6 prospects on our top 50 rankings, review the roster of BOTH of the Padres’ Arizona Summer League teams, and more!

Also, what not to say in line for a baseball game.

Music Credits: “Highway Wildfires” by Bird Creek.

In the third episode of the podcast, Marcus and Chad discuss Rizzo’s collision with Hedges, some of the young talent on the Major League Team, and promotions and roster spots for all of the young pitching prospects in the Padres’ lower minor league teams. Finally, they overview the published part of the Padres Prospectus top 50 prospect ranking, and talk about This Day in Padres History.

Make sure you check out the Padres Prospectus top 50 prospect rankings!

Music credits: Hip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by Chris Morrow 4 (https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3), Rock Angel by Joakim Karud (https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud).

In this week’s podcast episode, Marcus and Chad recap the draft and take a look at A.J. Preller’s previous two drafts as well.  Then they talk about what would be their “one wish” for a player on the current Padres roster, and debate just how many other first basemen they’d rather have than Wil Myers.  They also preview the Tri-City Dust Devils season, which starts on Thursday, and talk about armadillos.

Music credit: http://www.bensound.com

Marcus Pond, a co-founder of Padres Prospectus, will be hosting a weekly podcast to discuss all the latest chatter from the Padres’ organization and the baseball landscape.  In  the debut podcast, he is joined by writer Chad Hamner to survey the minor league system from El Paso to Fort Wayne.