Padres make or break homestand, Evan Drellich on ownership, labor dispute

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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