Geoff Pontes and Peter Flaherty are taking an in-depth look at the Padres farm system. San Diego is as aggressive as anyone at using the system to trade for big league stars, but how much is left after the Mason Miller trade?

(00:00) Why this is Peter's last podcast for BA

(04:10) How clearly was Ethan Salas the No. 1 prospect?

(11:30) Is the Padres system better or worse than last year?

(14:30) Who is likely to be next year's No. 1 prospect?

(16:00) What is this org good at developing?

(18:00) What's exciting about the top four prospects

(20:00) Just how thin is this system?

(23:00) Some other prospect names to know

Padres Top 30 Prospects:

https://www.baseballamerica.com/teams/2017-san-diego-padres/prospects/?season=2026&ranking=preseason

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2026 San Diego Padres Top Prospects Deep Dive