This Date In Padre Baseball - November 26

 

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Transactions of November 26

1979

Signed John Curtis as a free agent.

• P Curtis would go on to appear in 84 games (53 starts) over 3 seasons, posting a 20-20 record with a 3.99 ERA including 7 complete games and one shutout. Purchased by the California Angels in August 1982.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T50 WINS - 20

T28 COMPLETE GAMES - 7

T36 SHUTOUTS - 1

T46 WALKS - 143

T34 WILD PITCHES - 17

1997

Traded Doug Bochtler and Jorge Velandia to the Oakland Athletics. Received David Newhan and Don Wengert.

• P Bochtler, acquired from the Colorado Rockies via trade in July 1993, made his MLB debut as a Padre on May 5, 1995. Appeared in 151 games over 3 seasons, posting a 9-14 record with a 3.78 ERA including 6 saves.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#44 GAMES - 151

T45 SAVES - 6

T45 WILD PITCHES - 14

• IF Velandia, acquired from the Detroit Tigers via trade in May 1994, made his MLB debut as a Padre on June 20, 1997. Appeared in 14 games during the 1997 season, hitting .103.
• OF/2B Newhan would make his MLB debut as a Padre on June 4, 1999. Appeared in 46 games over 2 seasons, hitting .143 with 3 HR and 8 RBI. Traded to Philadelphia in August 2000.
• P Wengert would appear in 10 games during the 1998 season, posting no record with a 5.93 ERA including 1 save. Traded to the Chicago Cubs in May 1998.

2003

Traded Mark Kotsay to the Oakland Athletics. Received Ramon Hernandez and Terrence Long.

• OF Kotsay, acquired from the Florida Marlins via trade in March 2001, and would return as a free agent in 2011. Overall, 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

• C Hernandez would appear in 210 games over 2 seasons, hitting .283 with 30 HR and 121 RBI. Granted free agency in October 2005.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#23 dWAR - 2.0

T47 GIDP - 30

• OF Long appeared in 136 games during the 2004 season, hitting .295 with 3 HR and 28 RBI. Traded to the Kansas City Royals in November 2004.

2014

Blaine Boyer granted Free Agency.

• P Boyer, signed as a free agent in January, appeared in 32 games during the 2014 season, posting a 0-1 record with a 3.57 ERA.

2018

Released Colin Rea.

• P Rea, selected by the Padres in the 12th round of the 2011 draft, making his MLB debut as a Padre on August 11, 2015. Appeared in 25 games (24 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 7-7 record with a 4.84 ERA.