Craig, Chris, and Raphie briefly cover the Winter Meetings and the action (or lack thereof) from the Padres POV. Then, they dive into picking their best and worst moments of 2024. This will be the last show of the year unless AJ pulls a rabbit out of hat and does something worth an emergency podcast. Thank you to all your listeners for joining us for one of the most memorable seasons in Padres history!


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Hey Hot Tubbers, it’s Raphie, just a quick reminder that our PHT holiday party and trivia night is happening tomorrow December 15th (or today if you’re reading this later) at 5pm at Stone Brewing Tap Room in Little Italy, that’s 1202 Kettner Blvd, San Diego CA 92101. Our beloved patron Monte is hosting and giving away a veritable cornucopia of awesome prizes FOR FREE, some come hang out with Craig, Chris, and I, and we hope to see you there. 

John and Raphie are back for the middle episode of their 3-part series detailing the players on the bubble of making the Padres roster. This week - relief pitchers!

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PHT Holiday Party and Trivia at Stone Brewing in Little Italy on 12/15 at 5pm!

Blake Snell and Kyle Higashioka are getting paid elsewhere. Bad starting pitching is mighty expensive around the league. Where does that leave the Padres?

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Craig, Chris, and Raphie sit down after watching THE TURKEY BOWL featuring our very own Chris Reed as part of the cast!

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PAR is back after only one week for a new series - the Bubble Boys! John and Raphie break down the players who are on the bubble to make the 2025 roster. This week, they're covering starting pitchers.

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Jackson Merrill. Mike Shildt. The most MLB 2nd-teamers in the league. The Padres have plenty of evidence from baseball writers that they were so close to being the best... but how will that affect the franchise moving forward? What of the new Roki Sasaki news? Which 40-man moves hold importance? Craig, Chris, and Raphie sort it out with you!

PHT Holiday Party! Dec. 15th at 5pm at Stone Brewing Tap Room in Little Italy. Padres Trivia and good times!

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After a months-long hiatus, Pads Above Replacement makes an offseason return! Raphie Cantor and John Precoda discuss Jurickson Profar's prospects of repeating his greatest season, Roki Sasaki's potential value, and the Padres' shortstop problem.

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Craig, Chris, and Raphie check in after a week in which it was revealed that Roki Sasaki would be posted to MLB, Mike Shildt and Ruben Niebla received contract extensions, and some of the major awards started to offer some tea leaves.

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It's three and a half months until pitchers and catchers report, but our patron exclusive Discord call-in shows stay bubbling. Craig, Chris, and Raphie chatted with Hot Tubbers about the state of the rotation, dream and more realistic FA signings, Profar and Kim, and more!

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The 2024 season is done and dusted - and with the Dodgers winning the hunk of metal, there's an added layer of reflection upon this season. How will the Padres attempt to rise to the occasion in 2025? How will the team's impending free agents play a role on the team next year, or not? What's the market like? Do the Padres have any money to spend?

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