The Padres EVT Podcast’s latest show, In Focus, is back with an all-new episode.
This week, hosts Diego Garcia and Willy Warren are joined by MLB Pipeline writer (and prospect guru) Sam Dykstra to discuss the current state of the Padres’ farm system.
Join in as the guys discuss the upside of top prospects Ethan Salas, Kruz Schoolcraft, and Kash Mayfield, as well as some players who made a name for themselves this season, the likes of which include Jagger Haynes, Braedon Karpathios, Garrett Hawkins, and many more. Sam also provides industry insight on the process which evaluators and scouts go through when ranking and assessing minor league talents, as well as a few stories from evaluating the Padres’ system.
Check out the show live on YouTube now, and as always, feel free to leave any feedback, comments, or productive discourse!

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You can find the latest episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/qF-eRln-JWI
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A born and raised San Diegan, Diego Garcia is a lifetime Padres fan and self-proclaimed baseball nerd. Diego wrote about baseball on his own site between 2021-22 before joining the East Village Times team in 2024. He also posts baseball content on his YouTube channel “Stat Nerd Baseball”, creating content around trades, hypotheticals, player analyses, the San Diego Padres, and MLB as a whole.
A 2024 graduate of San Diego State, Diego aims to grow as a writer and content creator in the baseball community.
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