San Diego Padres Catching Position Has Been EXPOSED as Greatest Organizational Weakness for Years

San Diego Padres catching was a disaster in 2025, ranking among MLB's worst. How can the organization finally solve this glaring weakness?

Host Javier Reyes breaks down Martin Maldonado's catastrophic negative WAR season, the costly Freddy Fermin trade that surrendered Stephen Kolek and Ryan Bergert, and why Luis Campusano never received a legitimate opportunity despite veteran failures. Javi also dives deeper into the Padres' organizational struggles at the position since 2019 — where they've been the 5th worst among ALL teams since 2019 — as well as top prospect Ethan Salas's development timeline and potential free agent targets like J.T. Realmuto, Danny Jansen, and Victor Caratini. Go Padres.

0:00 Intro

5:38 Why did Maldonado keep getting playing time?

11:13 Padres catching compared to other teams

18:20 Why didn't they try Luis Campusano more

20:22 Ethan Salas remains a valuable lottery ticket

23:26 Free agent catching options for next season

26:29 Final thoughts on improving the position

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