On today's episode, Javier is joined by longtime baseball guru Aram Leighton (co-founder of Just Baseball, host of The Call Up) for a deep dive into all things Roki Sasaki! The two break down Aram's article, what specifically makes Sasaki such an unprecedented prospect, the velocity concerns (or lack thereof), the many reasons the Padres have a legitimate chance to sign him, how exciting this offseason is set to be, and more! Go Padres.

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On today's show, Javier is joined by Brice Paterik (host of Locked On Rangers) for a good ole grab bag of topic discussions on both the Padres and Rangers! The two discuss Jackson Merrill losing out on rookie of the year to Paul Skenes, whether rookie of the year should have two awards for pitchers and hitters, Jurickson Profar being one of the most fascinating free agents of this year's class, other intriguing free agents, and more! Go Padres.

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On today's episode, Javier does his first major deep dive into one of the potential free agent targets for the Padres: Anthony Santander! Javi breaks down the power monster's greatest strengths and output from the last 3 seasons, what a contract would look like, the major red flags with his game, alternative options for the Padres to get outfield production, and more! Go Padres.

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On today's episode, Javier discusses the latest and great in Padre land news! Topics include whether the Padres have a legitimate chance to sign Corbin Burnes, Ha-Seong Kim rumored for the Dodgers, the latest on other top-tier starters, a hypothetical question on trading Jackson Merrill for Paul Skenes, some other listener questions and comments, and more! Go Padres.

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On today's episode, Javier continues the player review series by discussing the legendary Mr Padre Manny Machado! Javi breaks down and reviews Machado's 2024 season including his bounce back from surgery, the (for the most part) return to form for his quality of contact and hard hit rates, the confusing defensive output, his poor performance in high leverage situations, his production going forward, an offensive question to you listeners about Matt Chapman, and more!

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On today's show, Javier is once again joined by Millard Thomas (host of Locked On Diamondbacks) for a free agency primer! The two discuss which teams are most likely to get Roki Sasaki, how the NL West should be extremely active, some other notable top-tier free agents (Juan Soto, Blake Snell, Max Fried, Pete Alonso, Corbin Burnes, etc), under-the-radar players the low spenders should be looking into, players that raise some concern, and more! Go Padres.

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On today's episode, Javier is joined by longtime pal Millard Thomas (Locked On Diamondbacks) to break down some of the big MLB award announcements! The two discuss everything from Mike Shildt's case for manager of the year, the Paul Skenes and Jackson Merrill rookie debate, Ketel Marte vs Francisco Lindor, the Padres netting 3 silver slugger awards (Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill, Jurickson Profar), Shohei Ohtani's MVP bout, and more! Go Padres.

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On today's episode, Javier reacts to the rookie of the year finalist announcement by discussing one of the nominees: Jackson Merrill! In continuing the player review series, Javi breaks down the many many many MANY fantastic aspects of Jackson Merrill's season, from his historically good output from someone so young, rare contact skills mixed with quality of contact, his second half power surge, how he captured the adulation of Padres fans aside from the numbers, transition to center field, why the Padres desperately needed him to succeed, and more! Go Padres.

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On today's episode, Javier's got some news to cover and questions to answer! Well, duh, but in this case they're big questions on whether or not Jurickson Profar's season was legit and if the Padres should re-sign him, why Roki Sasaki is the biggest name to keep an eye on in free agency, why Sasaki would be a perfect fit, answering some of your questions and comments, and more! Go Padres.

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On today's episode, Javier continues the player review series and focuses his attention on the one and only star of Padre Land Fernando Tatis Jr.! He starts off with a reaction to Mike Shildt's extension before honing in on all the good (and bad) from El Nino's season, from his god-like power numbers, getting his swagger back, the incredible playoff performance, his defensive numbers cratering, reasons he could get even better next season, and more! Go Padres.

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