Padres EVT Podcast: In Focus – Episode 9: Opening Day is a Week Away
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The Padres EVT Podcast’s latest show, In Focus, is back with an all-new episode.
This week, hosts Diego Garcia and Willy Warren dive into the recently concluded World Baseball Classic, as well as the latest rumblings from the Padres’ Spring Training action in Peoria. Topics discussed include:
- The Padres’ Back-End Rotation Battle
- The Never-Ending Padres Bullpen Depth
- Padres vs Cubs Spring Breakout Game
- Could San Diego win the NL West?
Join in as player analysis occurs, stories are shared, and laughs are had along the way!
Check out the show, and as always, feel free to leave us any feedback or comments!
You can watch the episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/NfS0AoeG7NI

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.