The 2026 Predictions Episode

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on the final Monday before the 2026 season begins to make their true and final predictions for the season. They recap the week's news, who made the Opening Day roster and who's headed to the minors, then finish with their predictions.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor are joined by returning champion Ryan Cohen of Jomboy Media for part of their annual predictions stretch. This week – the optimism episode! The panel creates their best-case scenarios for the 2026 Padres before naming their top-end win total.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor are joined by returning champion Jason Martinez of Fangraphs Roster Resource to kick off a tradition unlike any other – the annual sweep of the pessimism, optimism, and predictions episodes. As always, this week will begin with the pessimism edition, in which the guys draw up their wildest half-empty scenarios for the 2026 Padres.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on Monday, March 2nd as players ship off to their various World Baseball Classic camps in preparation for this year's tournament. They talk about Spring Training Overreactions before getting into a new game – the Fringe Guy Auction, where the three hosts buy players who they believe will be the biggest contributors on this year's team.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor are joined by returning champion and showrunner of hit ABC comedy ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, Justin Halpern! Together, they talk about early spring training storylines, the bubble candidates to make the roster, they play a round of Guess That Padre, and end with a phenomenal story about ABBOTT's episode filmed at a historic baseball game last year.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather after a MASSIVE weekend in Peoria after AJ Preller was extended to a multi-year (but how many years?) contract and brought in a bevy of veteran depth signings with low dollar amounts attached. How does this reshape the 2026 Padres?Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

On this week's Banter: The Show, It's time to play the Feud! Join Craig (your host) as he welcomes in the Reed Family and the Cantor Family! 100 patrons surveyed, top five answers on the board...let's play the feud!Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottubCraig, Chris, and Raphie record the earliest ever PHT emergency pod with their cups of coffee in hand as Nick Castellanos and Griffin Canning both sign with the Padres within the same hour.

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor come to you on the day of the first official Padres spring training workout as pitchers and catchers report to Peoria. The signing of Miguel Andujar as well some non-roster invitees provide intrigue to the Padres chances, but question marks still remain.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather on Groundhog Day to discuss Luis Arraez's signing with the SF Giants, Fanfest, Marco Gonzales signing with the Padres, and more! They also discuss details for the upcoming Angels and Suite Life outings.Want to get this show and tons of others early and ad-free? Plus access to our vaunted PHT Discord server and more? Become a patron at patreon.com/padreshottub