This Date In Padre Baseball - October 31

                                     

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

Transactions of October 31

1984

Traded Darren Burroughs (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Keefe Cato.

• P Burroughs, signed as a free agent in March, appeared only at AAA Las Vegas.
• P Cato would appear only at AAA Las Vegas during the 1985 season. Released after the 1984 season.

1991

Atlee Hammaker granted Free Agency.

• P Hammaker, signed as a free agent in August 1990, appeared in 10 games (2 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 0-5 record with a 4.88 ERA. 

1996

Bob Tewksbury granted Free Agency.

• P Tewsbury, signed as a free agent in December 1995, appeared in 36 games (33 starts) posting a 10-10 record with a 4.31 ERA.

1997

Carlos Hernandez granted Free Agency.

• C Hernandez, signed as a free agent in December 1996, would re-sign in November and go on to appear in 237 games over 3 seasons, hitting .269 with 14 HR and 91 RBI. Traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in July 2000.

Purchased Daniel Garibay from Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).

• P Garibay would not appear at any level for the Padres, granted free agency in October 1999.

2000

Bret Boone granted Free Agency.

• 2B Boone, acquired from the Atlanta Braves via trade in December 1999, appeared in 127 games during the 2000 season, hitting .251 with 19 HR and 74 RBI.

Tony Gwynn granted Free Agency.

• The great Tony Gwynn is granted free agency for the first time in his career. The Padres would sign him in December to return for his 20th and final season.

Ed Sprague granted Free Agency.

• 1B/3B Sprague, most recently signed as a free agent in August, after previously signing in February. In between he was traded to the Boston Red Sox. Signed again in December and released in March 2001. Appeared in 73 games during the 2000 season, hitting .261 with 10 HR and 27 RBI.

Signed Chris Oxspring as a free agent.

• P Oxspring would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre on September 2, 2005. Appeared in 5 games during the 2005 season, posting no record with a 3.75 ERA. Released in December 2005. 

2003

Cliff Bartosh selected by the Detroit Tigers off waivers.

• P Bartosh, selected by the Padres in the 29th round of the 1998 draft, rising to AAA Portland.

2006

Ryan Klesko granted Free Agency.

• LF/1B Klesko, acquired from the Atlanta Braves via trade in December 1999, appeared in 828 games over 7 seasons, hitting .279 with 133 HR and 493 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#12 WAR - 15.9

T14 AVG - .279

#5 OBA - .381

#5 SLG - .491

#12 GAMES - 828

#6 RUNS - 449

T6 DOUBLES - 176

T32 TRIPLES - 12

#6 HOME RUNS - 133

#5 RBI - 493

#3 WALKS - 470

#13 K's - 486

#24 SB - 60

T34 HBP - 13

T5 SAC FLY - 30

#8 IBB - 40

#15 GIDP - 58

Dave Roberts granted Free Agency.

• OF Roberts, acquired from the Boston Red Sox via trade in December 2004. Appeared in 244 games over 2 seasons, hitting .285 with 10 HR and 82 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#11 TRIPLES - 23

#20 STOLEN BASES - 72

T45 SAC - 18

Scott Williamson granted Free Agency.

• P Williamson, acquired from the Chicago Cubs via trade on July 22, appeared in 11 games during the 2006 season, posting a 0-1 record with 7.36 ERA.

Woody Williams granted Free Agency.

• P Williams, most recently signed as a free agent in December 2004, after previously being a Padre from 1998-2001. Appeared in 132 games (131 starts) over 5 seasons, posting a 51-45 record with a 4.32 ERA including 4 complete games.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#22 WAR - 6.9

#29 ERA - 4.32

#14 WINS - 51

#15 IP - 826.1

#16 K's - 528

T12 STARTS - 131

T40 CG - 4

#5 HR - 129

#22 WALKS - 250

#17 LOSSES - 45

T19 WP - 22

T16 HBP - 20

2007

Mike Cameron granted Free Agency.

• CF Cameron, acquired from the New York Mets via trade in November 2005, appeared in 292 games overs 2 seasons, hitting .255 with 43 HR and 161 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#31 WAR - 7.6

T47 RUNS - 176

T44 DOUBLES - 67

T19 TRIPLES - 15

T40 HOME RUNS - 43

#46 RBI - 161

T48 WALKS - 138

#34 K's - 302

T33 SB - 43

T30 HBP - 14

2008

Mark Prior granted Free Agency.

• P Prior, signed as a free agent in 2007, and would sign again in 2009, would not appear at any level of the Padre organization and be released in August 2009.

2011

Aaron Harang granted Free Agency.

• P Harang, signed as a free agent in December 2010, made 28 starts during the 2011 season, posting a 14-7 record with a 3.64 ERA.

Brad Hawpe granted Free Agency.

• 1B/OF Hawpe, signed as a free agent in January, appeared in 62 games during the 2011 season hitting .231 with 4 HR and 19 RBI.

Chad Qualls granted Free Agency.

• P Qualls, signed as a free agent in January, appeared in 77 games during the 2011 season, posting a 6-8 record with a 3.51 ERA.

2013

Ronny Cedeno granted Free Agency.

• SS/2B Cedeno, signed as a free agent in August, appeared in 38 games during the 2013 season, hitting .268 with 2 HR and 9 RBI.

Mark Kotsay granted Free Agency.

• OF/1B Kotsay, signed as a free agent in November 2011 for his second tour with the Padres. Appeared in 586 games over 5 seasons, hitting .273 with 37 HR and 183 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#34 WAR - 7.2

#20 AVG - .273

#17 OBA - .343

T27 SLG - .403

#27 GAMES - 586

#35 RUNS - 230

#30 HITS - 482

#23 DOUBLES - 94

#32 TRIPLES - 12

T48 HR - 37

#38 RBI - 183

#30 WALKS - 187

#44 K's - 268

#44 STOLEN BASES - 30

T46 SAC FLY - 11

T41 GIDP - 32

Jason Marquis granted Free Agency.

• P Marquis, re-signed as a free agent in December 2012, made 35 starts over 2 seasons, posting a 15-12 record with a 4.05 ERA including 1 complete game shut out.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T36 SHUTOUT - 1

Sold Colt Hynes to the Cleveland Indians.

• P Hynes, selected by the Padres in the 31st round of the 2007 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on July 14, 2013. Appeared in 22 games during the 2013 season, posting no record and a 9.00 ERA.

2016

Jemile Weeks granted Free Agency.

• 2B Weeks, signed as a free agent in January, appeared in 17 games during the 2016 season, hitting .140 with 2 RBI.

2019

Robbie Erlin granted Free Agency.

• P Erlin, acquired from the Texas Rangers via trade in July 2011, made his MLB debut as a Padre on April 30, 2013. Appeared in 106 games over 6 seasons, posting a 13-20 record with a 4.57 ERA.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T42 - WP - 15

Aaron Loup granted Free Agency.

• P Loup, signed as a free agent in February, appeared in 4 games during the 2019 season, posting no record with a 0.00 ERA

Craig Stammen granted Free Agency.

• P Stammen, signed as a free agent in December 2016, would re-sign for the 2020 season and is still currently on the roster. Has appeared in 233 games over 4 seasons, posting a 22-15 record with a 3.29 ERA including 4 saves.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T41 WAR - 4.0

T45 WINS - 22

T12 GAMES - 233

T50 SAVES - 4

Adam Warren granted Free Agency.

• P Warren, signed as a free agent in March, appeared in 25 games during the 2019 season, posting a 4-1 record with a 5.34 ERA.

Traded Travis Jankowski to the Cincinnati Reds. Received international bonus slot money.

• OF Jankowski, selected by the Padres in the 1st round of the 2012 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on August 21, 2015. Appeared in 334 games over 5 seasons, hitting .241 with 8 HR and 42 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T38 dWAR - 1.2

T21 STOLEN BASES - 62

This Date In Padre Baseball - October 30

                                    

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

Transactions of October 30

1986

Traded Terry Kennedy and Mark Williamson to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Storm Davis.

• C Kennedy, acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals via trade in December 1980, appeared in 835 games over 6 seasons, hitting .274 with 76 HR and 424 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#11 WAR - 17.0

#4 dWAR - 6.3

#19 AVG - .274

T33 OBA - .319

#24 SLG - .407

#10 GAMES - 835

#8 AB - 2,987

#17 RUNS - 308

#9 HITS - 817

T8 DOUBLES - 158

#20 HR - 76

#8 RBI - 424

#26 WALKS - 200

#12 K's - 508

T34 HBP - 13

T9 SAC FLY - 27

#5 IBB - 55

#12 GIDP - 69

• P Williamson, selected by the Padres in the 4th round of the 1982 draft, promoted up to AAA Las Vegas by the time of the trade.
• P Davis would appear in 21 games (10 starts) during the 1987 season, posting a 2-7 record with a 6.18 ERA. Traded to the Oakland A's in August 1987.

1991

Tim Teufel granted Free Agency.

• IF Teufel, acquired from the New York Mets via trade in May, appeared in 97 games during the 1991 season. Would sign as a free agent in January 1992 and go on to appear in a total of 294 games over 3 seasons, hitting .232 with 24 HR and 98 RBI.

1997

Pete Smith granted Free Agency.

• P Smith, first signed as a free agent in 1995, and again in December 1997, and traded to the Baltimore Orioles in June 1998. Appeared in 47 games (23 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 10-8 record with a 4.80 ERA including 1 save.

2000

John Mabry granted Free Agency.

• OF/1B Mabry, acquired from the Seattle Mariners via trade in July. Appeared in 48 games during the 2000 season, hitting .228 with 7 HR and 25 RBI.

2006

Geoff Blum granted Free Agency.

• IF Blum, most recently signed as a free agent in 2005, and would again sign for the 2007 season, appeared in 309 games over 2 seasons, hitting .249 with 14 HR and 89 RBI.

Doug Brocail granted Free Agency.

• P Brocail, originally selected by the Padres in the 1986 draft, and traded to the Houston Astros in 1994. Signed as a free agent in 2005, and would sign again for the 2007 season. Overall, appeared in 131 games (27 starts) over 5 seasons, posting a 11-16 record with a 4.32 ERA.

Alan Embree granted Free Agency.

• P Embree, most recently signed as a free agent in January for his second tour with the Padres. Appeared in 109 games over 2 seasons, posting a 7-7 record with a 2.56 ERA. 

Shawn Estes granted Free Agency.

• P Estes, signed as a free agent in January, would re-sign in 2007 and 2008. Appeared in 10 games (9 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 2-4 record with a 4.71 ERA.

Mike Piazza granted Free Agency.

• C Piazza, signed as a free agent in February, appeared in 126 games during the 2006 season, hitting .283 with 22 HR and 68 RBI.

Rudy Seanez granted Free Agency.

• P Seanez, signed as a free agent in August for his 3rd tour with the Padres. Appeared in 94 games over 4 seasons, posting a 8-5 record with a 3.26 ERA including 1 save.

Todd Walker granted Free Agency.

• IF Walker, acquired from the Chicago Cubs via trade in July, would sign again in December and be released during spring training 2007. Appeared in 44 games during the 2006 season, hitting .282 with 3 HR and 13 RBI.

David Wells granted Free Agency.

• P Wells, acquired from the Boston Red Sox via trade in August, after playing the 2004 season in San Diego. Would re-sign for the 2007 season. Overall, he made 58 starts over 3 seasons, posting a 18-18 record with a 4.33 ERA. 

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T44 STARTS - 58

#45 HR - 41

2007

Michael Barrett granted Free Agency.

• C Barrett, acquired from the Chicago Cubs via trade in June, and would re-sign in December for the 2008 season. Appeared in 74 games over 2 seasons, hitting .216 with 2 HR and 21 RBI.

Geoff Blum granted Free Agency.

• IF Blum, most recently signed as a free agent in 2006, appeared in 309 games over 2 seasons, hitting .249 with 14 HR and 89 RBI.

Doug Brocail granted Free Agency.

• P Brocail, originally selected by the Padres in the 1986 draft, and traded to the Houston Astros in 1994. Signed as a free agent in 2005 & 2006. Overall, appeared in 131 games (27 starts) over 5 seasons, posting a 11-16 record with a 4.32 ERA.

Greg Maddux granted Free Agency.

• P Maddux, signed as a free agent in December 2006, and would re-sign in November. Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in August 2008. Made 60 starts over 2 seasons, posting a 20-20 record with a 4.07 ERA including 1 complete game.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T50 WINS - 50

T38 STARTS - 60

T41 HBP - 11

Brett Tomko granted Free Agency.

• P Tomko, signed as a free agent in September, and would re-sign in June 2008, originally a Padre via trade with the Seattle Mariners in 2001. Later traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 2002. Overall, appeared in 45 games (36 starts) over 3 seasons, posting a 12-11 record with a 4.41 ERA including 3 complete games.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T47 COMPLETE GAMES - 3

2011

Heath Bell granted Free Agency.

• P Bell, acquired from the New York Mets via trade in November 2006, appeared in 354 games over 5 seasons, posting a 27-19 record with a 2.53 ERA including 134 saves.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T14 WAR - 8.6

T33 WINS - 27

#4 GAMES - 354

#2 SAVES - 134

#50 IP - 374.0

#31 K's - 389

T25 WP - 19

2014

Josh Johnson granted Free Agency.

• P Johnson, signed as a free agent in November 2013, did not appear at any level of the Padres organization.

2017

Released Jarred Cosart.

• P Cosart, acquired from the Miami Marlins via trade in July 2016, appeared in 16 games (15 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 0-5 record with a 5.58 ERA.

Released Christian Friedrich.

• P Friedrich, signed as a free agent in March 2016, appeared in 24 games (23 starts) during the 2017 season, posting a 5-12 record with a 4.80 ERA.

2019

Robert Stock selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• P Stock, signed as a free agent in November 2017, made his MLB debut as a Padre on June 24, 2018. Appeared in 42 games over 2 seasons, posting a 2-1 record with a 4.11 ERA.

This Date In Padre Baseball - October 29

                                   

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

Transactions of October 29

1986

The San Diego Padres sent Tim Pyznarski to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade of June 12th.

• 1B Pyznarski, acquired from the Oakland A's via trade in 1985, made his MLB debut as a Padre on September 14, 1986 and would appear in 15 games during the 1986 season, hitting .238.

1998

The San Diego Padres sent Kevin Burford to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade of August 31st.

• 1B/OF Burford was selected by the Padres in the 1997 draft. Promoted to class A Clinton at the time of the trade.

2000

Signed Nate Bland as a free agent.

• P Bland would not appear at any level for the Padres and be released in March 2001.

2002

Signed Roger Deago as an amateur free agent.

• P Deago would make his MLB debut as a Padre on May 10, 2003 and make 2 starts during the 2003 season, posting a 0-1 record with a 7.84 ERA. Released in January 2008. 

Deivi Cruz granted Free Agency.

• SS/2B Cruz, signed as a free agent in January, appeared in 151 games during the 2002 season, hitting .263 with 7 HR and 47 RBI.

2004

Andy Ashby granted Free Agency.

• P Ashby, signed as a free agent in March to return to the Padres, would sign again for the 2005 season and be granted free agency after the season. Overall he appeared in 187 games (185 starts) over 8 seasons, posting a 70-62 record with a 3.59 ERA including 18 complete games and 6 shut outs.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#3 WAR - 22.8

T12 ERA - 3.59

#5 WINS - 70

T30 GAMES - 187

#6 IP - 1212.0

#5 K's - 829

#6 STARTS - 185

T9 CG - 18

T8 SHUT OUTS - 6

#4 HR - 130

#13 WALKS - 324

#4 HITS - 1186

T9 LOSSES - 62

T7 WP - 35

#5 HBP - 37

2007

Milton Bradley granted Free Agency.

• OF Bradley, acquired from the Oakland A's via trade in June, appeared in 42 games during the 2007 season, hitting .313 with 11 HR and 30 RBI

Frank Brooks granted Free Agency.

• P Brooks, signed as a free agent in November 2006, appeared only at the minor league levels.

Luis Cruz granted Free Agency.

• IF Cruz, acquired from the Boston Red Sox via trade in December 2002, appeared only at the minor league levels.

Shawn Estes granted Free Agency.

• P Estes, signed as a free agent in January, and would again sign for the 2008 season, appeared in 10 games (9 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 2-4 record with a 4.71 ERA.

Casey Fossum granted Free Agency.

• P Fossum, signed as a free agent in August, appeared only at AAA Portland during the 2007 season.

Arturo Lopez granted Free Agency.

• P Lopez, selected from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2004 minor league draft, would sign again in December and be selected off waivers by the New York Mets in June 2019. Made his MLB debut as a Padre on April 29, 2009 and would appear in 4 games during the season, posting no record and a 19.29 ERA.

Frank Menechino granted Free Agency.

• IF Menechino, signed as a free agent in June, appeared only at AAA Portland.

Jose Paniagua granted Free Agency.

• P Paniagua, signed as a free agent in July, did not appear at any level.

Aaron Rakers granted Free Agency.

• P Rakers, signed as a free agent in January, made one appearance in 2007, pitching 1 scoreless inning allowing 1 hit.

Scott Strickland granted Free Agency.

• P Strickland, signed as a free agent in October 2006, appeared solely at AAA Portland.

Mike Thompson granted Free Agency.

• P Thompson, selected by the Padres in the 5th round of the 1999 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on May 17, 2006. Appeared in 26 games (16 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 4-6 record with a 5.27 ERA.

Steve Watkins granted Free Agency.

• P Watkins, selected by the Padres in the 16th round of the 1998 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on August 21, 2004. Appeared in 11 games during the 2004 season, posting no record with a 6.28 ERA.

2012

Jason Marquis granted Free Agency.

• P Marquis, signed as a free agent in May, and would sign again for the 2013 season, being granted free agency in October 2013. Made 35 starts over 2 seasons, posting a 15-12 record with a 4.05 ERA including 1 complete game shutout.

2018

A.J. Ellis granted Free Agency.

• C Ellis, signed as a free agent in February, appeared in 66 games during the 2018 season, hitting .272 with 1 HR and 15 RBI.

Freddy Galvis granted Free Agency.

• SS Galvis, acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies via trade in December 2017, appeared in all 162 games of the 2018 season, hitting .248 with 13 HR and 67 RBI.

This Date In Padre Baseball - October 28

                                  

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

Transactions of October 28

1972

Traded Johnny Jeter to the Chicago White Sox. Received Vicente Romo.

• OF Jeter, acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates via trade in 1971, appeared in 128 games over 2 seasons, hitting .239 with 8 HR and 24 RBI.
• P Romo would appear in 103 games over 2 seasons, posting a 7-8 record with a 4.08 ERA including 16 saves. Released in March 1975.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T19 SAVES - 16

1977

Tom Griffin granted Free Agency.

• P Griffin, selected off waivers from the Houston Astros in August 1976, appeared in 49 games (31 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 10-12 record with a 3.98 ERA including 2 complete games.

1991

Jack Howell granted Free Agency.

• 1B/3B Howell, acquired from the California Angels via trade in July, appeared in 58 games during the 1991 season hitting .206 with 6 HR and 16 RBI

Dennis Rasmussen granted Free Agency.

• P Rasmussen, acquired from the New York Yankees via trade in 1983, made his MLB debut as a Padre on September 16, 1983. Traded back to the Yankees in 1984. Acquired from the Cincinnati Reds via trade in June 1988. Overall he appeared in 113 games (110 starts) over 5 seasons, posting a 41-42 record with a 3.80 ERA including 11 complete games and 2 shut outs.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T42 WAR - 3.8

#19 ERA - 3.80

T18 WINS - 41

#21 IP - 680.0

T34 K's - 346

#17 STARTS - 110

#18 CG - 11

T30 SHUT OUTS - 2

#18 HR - 68

#26 WALKS - 227

#20 HITS - 703

T21 LOSSES - 42

#21 WP - 21

T44 HBP - 10

1995

Signed Rico Rossy as a free agent.

• IF Rossy would appear only at AAA Las Vegas before his release after the 1996 season.

1996

Chris Gwynn granted Free Agency.

• OF Gwynn, signed as a free agent in January, appeared in 81 games during the 1996 season, hitting .178 with 1 HR and 10 RBI.

Greg Vaughn granted Free Agency.

• OF Vaughn, acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers via trade in July 1996, would re-sign as a free agent in December. Traded to the Cincinnati Reds in February 1999. Appeared in 321 games overs 3 seasons, hitting .245 with 78 HR and 198 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#36 WAR - 7.0

#43 RUNS - 192

#18 HR - 78

#33 RBI - 198

#38 WALKS - 159

T45 K's - 262

1999

Signed Oscar Henriquez as a free agent.

• P Henriquez would not appear for the Padres and be released in March 2000.

2002

Ron Gant granted Free Agency.

• OF Gant, signed as a free agent in January, appeared in 102 games during the 2002 season, hitting .262 with 18 HR and 59 RBI.

Ray Lankford granted Free Agency.

• OF Lankford, acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals via trade in August 2001, appeared in 121 games over 2 seasons, hitting .248 with 10 HR and 45 RBI.

2003

Signed Yamid Haad as a free agent.

• C Haad, granted free agency 2 weeks earlier, would only appear at AAA Portland. Granted free agency after the 2004 season.

2004

Rich Aurilia granted Free Agency.

• IF Aurilia, acquired from the Seatle Mariners via trade in July, appeared in 51 games during the 2004 season, hitting .254 with 2 HR and 16 RBI.

2005

Pedro Astacio granted Free Agency.

• P Astacio, signed as a free agent in June, appeared in 12 games (10 starts) during the 2005 season, posting a 4-2 record with a 3.17 ERA.

Robert Fick granted Free Agency.

• 1B/OF/C Fick, signed as a free agent in August 2004, appeared in 106 games over 2 seasons, hitting .260 with 3 HR and 30 RBI.

Trevor Hoffman granted Free Agency.

• P Hoffman, acquired from the Florida Marlins via trade in June 1993 and signed as a free agent in 2005, appeared in 902 games over 16 seasons, posting a 54-64 record with a 2.76 ERA including 552 saves.

 ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#1 WAR - 25.9

#1 ERA - 2.76

#11 WINS - 54

#1 GAMES - 902

#1 SAVES - 552

#10 IP - 952.1

#3 K's - 1,029

#2 WP - 42

Mark Sweeney granted Free Agency.

• OF/1B Sweeney, most recently signed as a free agent in December 2004, appeared in 376 games over 4 seasons, hitting .265 with 13 HR and 78 RBI.

2013

Clayton Richard granted Free Agency.

• P Richard, acquired from the Chicago White Sox via trade in July 2009, would return to the Padres as a free agent in 2016 and be traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in December 2018. Overall he appeared in 178 games (175 starts) over 8 seasons, posting a 58-68 record with a 4.37 ERA including 4 complete games and 3 shut outs.

 ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#31 ERA - 4.37

#8 WINS - 58

#35 GAMES - 178

#9 IP - 1,046.1

#8 K's - 678

#7 STARTS - 175

T40 CG - 4

T18 SHUT OUTS - 3

#6 HR - 122

#7 WALKS - 356

#7 HITS - 1,120

T6 LOSSES - 68

#12 WP - 29

#9 HBP - 30

This Date In Padre Baseball - October 27

                                 

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

Transactions of October 27

1977

Luis Melendez granted Free Agency.

• OF Melendez, acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals via trade in 1976, appeared in 8 games during the 1977 season, going 0 for 3.

1992

Jim Deshaies granted Free Agency.

• P Deshaies, signed as a free agent in April, made 15 starts during the 1992 season, posting a 4-7 record with a 3.28 ERA

Released Dann Bilardello.

• C Bilardello, signed as a free agent in 1991, appeared in 32 games over 2 seasons, hitting .186 with 5 RBI

1996

Signed Mandy Romero as a free agent.

• C Romero, originally signed as a free agent in 1995, but appeared only at AA Memphis. Would make his MLB debut as a Padre on July 15, 1997. Appeared in 27 games over 2 seasons, hitting .175 with 2 HR and 4 RBI. Traded to the Boston Red Sox in 1998.

2000

Dave Magadan granted Free Agency.

• 1B/3B Magadan signed as a free agent in December 1998, appeared in 302 games over 3 seasons, hitting .268 with 5 HR and 63 RBI

2003

Rod Beck granted Free Agency.

• P Beck, signed as a free agent in June, and would re-sign in December. Appeared in 62 games over 2 seasons, posting a 3-4 record with a 3.64 ERA including 20 saves.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#17 SAVES - 20

2005

Brian Giles granted Free Agency.

• OF Giles, acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates via trade in August 2003, would re-sign with the Padres in December. Appeared in 833 games over 7 seasons, hitting .279 with 83 HR and 415 RBI. Granted free agency after the 2009 season.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#9 WAR - 17.4

T14 AVG - .279

#6 OBA - .380

#14 SLG - .435

#11 GAMES - 833

#4 RUNS - 470

#6 HITS - 872

#3 DOUBLES - 189

T8 TRIPLES - 25

#14 HR - 83

#9 RBI - 415

#2 WALKS - 509

#25 K's - 358

T33 SB - 43

T11 HBP - 20

T5 SAC FLY - 30

#13 IBB - 31

#6 GIDP - 80

Chris Hammond granted Free Agency.

• P Hammond, signed as a free agent in January, appeared in 55 games during the 2005 season, posting a 5-1 record with a 3.84 ERA.

Ramon Hernandez granted Free Agency.

• C Hernandez, acquired from the Oakland A's via trade in 2003, appeared in 210 games over 2 seasons, hitting .283 with 30 HR and 121 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#23 dWAR - 2.0

T47 GIDP - 30

Joe Randa granted Free Agency.

• 3B/2B Randa, acquired from the Cincinnati Reds via trade in July, appeared in 58 games during the 2005 season, hitting .256 with 4 HR and 20 RBI.

Rudy Seanez granted Free Agency.

• P Seanez, signed as a free agent in 2004 for his second tour with the Padres. Would sign again in 2006 for a third tour. Overall he appeared 94 games over 4 seasons, posting a 8-5 record with a 3.26 ERA including 1 save.

This Date In Padre Baseball - October 26

                                

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

Transactions of October 26

1992

Larry Andersen granted Free Agency.

• P Andersen, signed as a free agent in 1990, appeared in 72 games over 2 seasons, posting  4-5 record with a 2.74 ERA including 15 saves.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T22 SAVES - 15

Randy Myers granted Free Agency.

• P Myers, acquired from the Cincinnati Reds via trade in 1991, appeared in 66 games during the 1992 season. In 1998, returned for 21 games after being acquired in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. Overall, Myers appeared in 87 games over 2 seasons, posting a 4-9 record with a 4.60 ERA including 38 saves.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#12 SAVES - 38

Benito Santiago granted Free Agency.

• C Santiago, signed as a free agent in 1982, made his MLB debut as a Padre on September 14, 1986. Appeared in 789 games over 7 seasons, hitting .264 with 85 HR and 375 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#13 WAR - 14.2

#3 dWAR - 8.9

#26 AVG - .264

T42 OBA - .298

#24 SLG - .406

#15 GAMES - 789

#16 RUNS - 312

#12 HITS - 758

#15 DOUBLES - 124

T19 TRIPLES - 15

#11 HR - 85

#12 RBI - 375

#47 WALKS - 139

#11 K's - 516

#21 SB - 62

#16 XBH - 224

T30 HBP - 14

T5 SAC FLY - 30

T28 IBB - 18

#7 GIDP - 78

Traded Tony Fernandez to the New York Mets. Received a player to be named later, D.J. Dozier and Wally Whitehurst. 

• SS Fernandez, acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays via trade in 1990, appeared in 300 games over 2 seasons, hitting .274 with 8 HR and 75 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T46 TRIPLES - 9

T33 STOLEN BASES - 43

• LF Dozier would appear only at AAA Las Vegas in 1993 and be released during the season.
• P Whitehurst would appear in 34 games (32 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 8-14 record with a 4.24 ERA. Released after the 1994 season.

1994

Bill Krueger granted Free Agency.

• P Krueger, signed as a free agent in June, appeared in 8 games (7 starts) during the 1994 season. Would sign again in April 1995 and be released in May 1995. Appeared in 14 games (7 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 3-2 record with a 5.18 ERA including 1 complete game.

1998

Kevin Brown granted Free Agency.

• P Brown, acquired from the Florida Marlins via trade in 1997, appeared in 36 games (35 starts) during the 1998 season, posting a 18-7 record with a 2.38 ERA including 7 complete games and 3 shut outs.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T14 WAR - 8.6

T28 CG - 7

T18 SHUT OUTS - 3

T44 HBP - 10

Steve Finley granted Free Agency.

• CF Finley, acquired from the Houston Astros via trade in 1994, appeared in 602 games over 4 seasons, hitting .276 with 82 HR and 298 RBI. Earned 2 gold gloves and 1 an All-Star selection in 1997.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#29 WAR - 8.7

#16 AVG - .276

#24 OBA - .334

#10 SLG - .458

#26 GAMES - 602

#10 RUNS - 423

#16 HITS - 662

#11 DOUBLES - 134

#7 TRIPLES - 28

    T15 HOME RUNS - 82

#19 RBI - 298

#25 WALKS - 203

#26 K's - 344

#16 STOLEN BASES - 85

T34 HBP - 13

T21 SAC FLY - 18

#21 GIDP - 47

John Vander Wal granted Free Agency.

• 1B/OF Vander Wal, acquired from the Colorado Rockies via trade in August, appeared in 20 games during the 1998 season. Would sign as a free agent in November and be traded to Pittsburgh in 2000. Overall he appeared in 152 games over 2 seasons, hitting .269 with 6 HR and 41 RBI.

2006

Signed Scott Strickland as a free agent.

• P Strickland would spend all of 2007 at AAA Portland and be granted free agency after the 2007 season.

2007

Released Marcus Giles.

• 2B Giles, signed as a free agent in 2006, appeared in 116 games during the 2007 season, hitting .229 with 4 HR and 39 RBI.

Selected Mauro Zarate off waivers from the Florida Marlins.

• P Zarate would pitch only at AA and AAA during the 2008 season, and be released after the 2008 season.

2012

Dustin Moseley granted Free Agency.

• P Moseley, signed as a free agent in December 2010,made 21 starts over 2 seasons, posting a 3-10 record with a 3.53 ERA

Tim Stauffer granted Free Agency.

• P Stauffer, selected by the Padres in the 1st round of the 2003 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on May 11. 2005. Would sign as a free agent in January 2013. Would be granted free agency again after the 2014 season. Overall he appeared in 183 games (73 starts) over 9 seasons, posting a 32-34 record with a 3.87 ERA.

ALL TIME PADRES LEADER BOARD

#22 ERA - 3.87

T26 WINS - 32

#34 GAMES - 183

#28 IP - 575.0

#25 K - 435

T29 - STARTS - 73

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Transactions of October 25

1973

Purchased Matty Alou from the St. Louis Cardinals.

• OF Alou would appear in 48 games during the 1974 season, hitting .198 with 3 RBI. Released on July 11, 1974.

Traded Mike Caldwell to the San Francisco Giants. Received Willie McCovey and Bernie Williams.

• P Caldwell, selected by the Padres in the 12th round of the 1971 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on September 4, 1971. Appeared in 103 games (33 starts) over 3 seasons, posting a 13-25 record with a 3.80 ERA including 7 complete games, 3 shut outs and 12 saves.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T27 SAVES - 12

T28 CG - 7

T18 SHUT OUTS - 3

T47 LOSSES - 25

T34 WP - 17

• 1B McCovey would appear in 321 games over 3 seasons, hitting .242 with 52 HR and 167 RBI. Sold to the Oakland A's on August 30, 1976.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T45 oWAR - 5.9

T26 HR - 52

#44 RBI - 167

#33 WALKS - 174

T21 IBB - 24

• OF Williams would appear in 14 games during the 1974 season, hitting .133. Retired after the 1974 season.

1978

Traded Oscar Gamble, Dave Roberts and $300,000 to the Texas Rangers. Received Kurt Bevacqua, Bill Fahey and Mike Hargrove.

• OF Gamble, signed as a free agent in 1977, appeared in 126 games during the 1978 season, hitting .275 with 7 HR and 47 RBI.
• 3B Roberts, originally drafted by the Padres in 1972 and sold to the Toronto Blue Jays in 1976, returned to the Padres in 1977 via a trade with the Blue Jays. Appeared in 509 games over 6 seasons, hitting .240 with 35 HR and 157 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#45 AVG - .240

T49 OBA - .287

#41 SLG - .354

#38 GAMES - 509

#45 HITS - 386

T44 DOUBLES - 67

#11 TRIPLES - 23

T48 RBI - 157

#38 K's - 292

#20 STOLEN BASES - 72

T32 SAC FLY - 23

#26 IBB - 20

• 3B Bevacqua would be traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1980. Signed as a free agent in 1982 and granted free agency in 1985. Overall he appeared in 444 games over 6 seasons, hitting .245 with 7 HR and 128 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#46 GAMES - 444

T26 SAC FLY - 15

T46 IBB - 13

T44 GIDP - 44

• C Fahey would appear in 166 games over 2 seasons, hitting .271 with 4 HR and 4 RBI. Purchased by the Detroit Tigers in 1981.
• 1B/OF Hargrove would appear in 52 games during the 1979 season, hitting .192 with 8 RBI. Traded to the Cleveland Indians in June 1979.

1999

Signed Matt Whiteside as a free agent.

• P Whiteside would appear in 38 games over 2 seasons, posting a 3-3 record with a 6.38 ERA. Granted free agency after the 2000 season.

2000

Brian Boehringer granted Free Agency.

• P Boehringer, acquired from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays via trade in 1997, appeared in 96 games (15 starts) over 3 seasons, posting a 11-10 record with a 3.91 ERA.

2011

Rob Johnson granted Free Agency.

• C Johnson, purchased from the Seattle Mariners in 2010, appeared in 67 games during the 2011 season, hitting .190 with 3 HR and 16 RBI.

Cedric Hunter selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.

• OF Hunter , selected by the Padres in the 3rd round of the 2006 draft,  made his MLB debut as a Padre on March 31, 2011. Appeared in 6 games during the 2011 season going 1 for 4. 

Evan Scribner selected by the Oakland Athletics off waivers.

• P Scribner, acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks via trade in 2008, made his MLB debut as a Padre on April 26, 2011. Appeared in 10 games during the 2011 season, posting no record with a 7.07 ERA.

2012

Ali Solis selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

• C Solis, signed a free agent in 2005, made his MLB debut as a Padre on September 16, 2012. Appeared in 5 games during the 2012 season, going 0 for 4.

2016

Jose Dominguez granted Free Agency.

• P Dominguez, signed as a free agent in 2015, appeared in 34 games during the 2016 season, posting a 1-0 record with a 5.05 ERA.