Friday, October 23, 2020

This Date In Padre Baseball - October 23

                             

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL




Transactions of October 23



1998

Signed Wiki Gonzalez as a free agent.
  • C Gonzalez, originally a rule 5 pick from Pittsburgh, and granted free agency 12 days ago, signs back with the Padres and makes his MLB debut as a Padre on August 14, 1999. Appeared in 269 games over 5 seasons, hitting .238 with 17 HR and 99 RBI. Traded to the Seattle Mariners in 2004.
Ken Caminiti granted Free Agency.
  • 3B Caminiti, acquired from the Houston Astros via trade in 1994, appeared in 557 games over 4 seasons, hitting .295 with 121 HR and 396 RBI. Selected to the All-Star game 3 times, won 3 Gold Gloves, winning the 1996 MVP award.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#8 WAR - 17.5
#4 AVG - .295
#4 OBA - .384
#1 SLG - .540
#32 GAMES - 557
#14 RUNS - 362
#21 HITS - 592
#14 DOUBLES - 127
#7 HOME RUNS - 121
#11 RBI - 396
#12 WALKS - 298
#16 K's - 419
#37 SB - 40
T42 HBP - 12
#4 SAC FLY - 31
T9 IBB - 37
T23 GIDP - 44


Carlos Hernandez granted Free Agency.
  • C Hernandez, signed as a free agent in 1996, would re-sign in December and be traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 2000. Appeared in 237 games over 3 season, hitting .269 with 14 HR and 91 RBI.

2012

Released Micah Owings.
  • P Owings, signed as a free agent in February, appeared in 6 games during the 2012 season, posting a 0-2 record with a 2.79 ERA.















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