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.