Padres President of Baseball Operations & General Manager AJ Preller joined Ben & Woods on a Friar Friday! Listen here as AJ talks about last night's loss to Arizona, if there's a sense of urgency in these last 40 games, Matt Carpenter's role on the team, whether or not the team is considering promoting Jackson Merrill next month, and more! Download the Audacy app here: https://go.audacy.com/973thefansd/download
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