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In an episode that could alternatively be titled 'Much Ado About Nothing', Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor get to talking about the Padres' missing pieces, the FA market moving around them, the likelihood of a trade, a new...

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor are back in 2024 to talk about a team that hasn't done much since the end of 2023. While the pitching FA market continues to go haywire, AJ Preller and the Padres remain relatively quiet. The team speculates...

Happy Holidays Hot Tubbers! Craig, Chris, and Raphie are here with a special holiday episode of our movie watch party series wherein the hosts collectively watch a movie and hop on to chat live with patrons afterwards. In this episode, the trio...

Well, we did it. Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the week before Christmas to hit the somewhat dull headlines (Carpenter traded, reports of Yuki Matsui contract, other NL West moves) before they reminisce on the Padres no-good,...

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the Monday after two monumental events which potentially changed the trajectory of the San Diego Padres. The exodus of Juan Soto and Trent Grisham via trade to NYY, and Shohei Ohtani signing a...

Raphie Cantor and John Precoda are back! (for now) The PAR boys emerged from their winter hibernation to break down the Juan Soto Trade from a value standpoint and get into the finer analytics details of the players coming back to San Diego. Become a...

It finally happened. Craig, Chris, and Raphie hopped live on PHT Discord to react to the Padres trading Juan Soto and Trent Grisham to the Yankees for Michael King, Drew Thorpe, Randy Vasquez, Jhony Brito (all pitchers), Kyle Higashioka (C). Join the...

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor have gathered on the Monday of the Winter Meetings, where at the time of recording, nothing has happened. So, instead of wasting an hour talking about the nothing that's happened in Padres Land, the guys...

Craig, Chris, and Raphie gathered with some PHT Patrons to watch and immediately discuss the 1992 film Mr. Baseball starring Tom Selleck, which was simultaneously not as bad and just as bad as the crew had hoped. Become a patron for as low as $5/mo...

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor in a week where little happened. Yes, the Padres have a new manager in Mike Shildt, but the stove at 19 Tony Gwynn Drive is ice cold. That being said, the free agent market for starting pitchers is being set...