Friar Territory: a San Diego Padres podcast

Was this the most underwhelming 4-2 Padres homestand in recent memory?

Darren Smith and Marty Caswell break down a homestand that started with a promising sweep over the Atlanta Braves, but ended with a series loss to the Dodgers.

In case you missed obvious, the San Diego Padres have huge problems in their starting rotation. The two discuss Craig Stammen using Kyle Hart as an opener for Randy Vasquez, and his continued struggles. Michael King, who was excellent versus the Braves, struggled with his command versus the Dodgers.

Marty and Darren discuss King's very candid comments on the Padres disappointing first half, and why everyone except the bullpen, needs to step up. The show also discusses the ABC challenge that didn't happen versus Freddy Freeman and the Dodgers, King's comments on why he didn't challenge, and discuss the Padres lack of attention to detail.

The first half of the season is officially behind us and the Padres are two games off from where they were a year ago. Marty and Darren discuss why the belief in this year's team feels very different, and how that was reflected by the large number of Dodgers fans that took over Petco Park. The two then look ahead to a very tough road trip that starts with three in Chicago, before they take on the Dodgers again in Los Angeles.

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Are the San Diego Padres finally playing their best baseball at just the right time?

Darren Smith and Marty Caswell discuss the sweep over the Atlanta Braves, the contrasting ways they found to win each game, and why J.P. Sears outing may have been the most impressive game of all.

Next up, the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are coming off a sweep of their own versus the Atlanta Braves. T

he two discuss Samad Taylor's daily spark, and hear his comments on why he likes batting second between Fernando Tatis and Manny Machado. Marty and Darren also hear from Ty France, who had another big home run in the Padres 5-2 win on if the offense has finally found what they've been searching for.

The show then welcomes Kyle Glaser back to the show, who breaks down what he's seen from the Padres. Are the Padres a better team with Taylor than they were with Ramon Laureano, considering all of the different ways he impacts the lineup? Glaser gives a lot of credit to AJ Preller and his baseball staff and discusses Sears' X factor.

Speaking of the starting pitching, the trio discuss a positive step for Joe Musgrove and Nick Pivetta, and the best case scenario for either or both to return. Marty, Darren and Kyle then look ahead to the juicy pitching matchups versus the Dodgers, starting with Roki Sasaki, who shunned the Padres for Los Angeles, and Walker Buehler facing his former team.
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The Padres have kicked off an important homestand with two big, signature wins.

Darren Smith and Marty Caswell discuss the Padres wild comeback win, topped off by Manny Machado's game-winning, walk-off single in the 10th inning. The two discuss if Manny's swag is returning, after he's delivered in three of their most recent wins. Fernando Tatis says the Padres go as Manny goes, and so far it's taken them to a series win over the Braves.

Marty and Darren break down the pregame news of Lucas Giolito being placed on the injured list with elbow inflammation, and react to Craig Stammen saying that Nick Pivetta and Joe Musgrove, who threw long toss before the game on Tuesday, are a long ways away.

What pitchers should be on AJ Preller's radar as the trade deadline nears? Darren goes through a list of possible names that could make sense, as the Padres need two, if not three arms, to fortify this already shaky rotation.

The show looks ahead to how the Padres have shuffled their rotation in advance of the Dodgers series, and why it could be a long Wednesday for the recently recalled J.P. Sears.

Marty and Darren also hear from Manny Machado on what's been the difference in Tatis, and if the leadoff role and playing second base has given him an extra boost.
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Did the Padres answer any questions during their disappointing 4-5 road trip?

Marty Caswell and Darren Smith discuss the glaring issues in the Padres rotation, and why Friday night's meltdown feels like a microcosm of their season. The two discuss Craig Stammen's endless optimism, his faith in Manny Machado and how much he really believes the team will figure things out.

Lucas Giolito's rough start continues. How much longer until we see Jhonny Brito get a crack in the rotation?

The show then welcomes in The Athletic's Evan Drellich, who discusses why the pending sale to Kwanza Jones and Jose E. Feliciano hasn't gone through yet and when we should expect it to be finalized.

Evan then breaks down the latest proposal by MLB owners to to reduce the domestic draft, cut out high schoolers, introduce an international draft and the response it's received by the MLBPA. How ugly could this dispute get and should we expect an even longer work stoppage than 1994? Evan also discusses the Padres being used as a poster boy by the MLBPA for spending money on a franchise, and if we should expect the next owners to spend the way Peter Seidler did.

Marty and Darren then look ahead to a crucial homestand that starts with the Atlanta Braves. The trade deadline is less than two months away. It's getting late early for these Padres.

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Should Padres fans be encouraged by the production from some of their stars based on what they've shown over the last nine games? Well, maybe.

Darren Smith and Marty Caswell discuss manager Craig Stammen's comments on the Padres recent offense, and ranking 20th in batting average and 21st in OPS during that stretch. Are the Padres just looking for anything positive to cling to as they figure out whether they should buy or sell?

The two then discuss the upcoming series versus the Texas Rangers, the pitching matchups, and whether Preller should kick the tires on either of his former catchers in Kyle Higashioka and Elias Diaz.

Marty and Darren then open up the twitter mailbag to address a variety of questions from frustrated Padres fans. Is Jake Cronenworth still alive, and what kind of role will he have when he returns? What kind of prospects do the Padres have to sell? What is the team's organizational approach to hitting? Could the team reunite with Luis Arraez?

And perhaps most important of all, who is making the decisions on what Preller can do ahead of the deadline, given the sale of the team hasn't been completed?

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