This Date In A Padre Baseball - November 6

                                           

THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

Transactions of November 6

1997

Craig Shipley granted Free Agency.

• IF Shipley, acquired from the Houston Astros via trade in December 1994, appeared in 371 games over 6 seasons, hitting .281 with 15 HR and 91 RBI.

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2006

Signed Adam Shabala as a free agent.

• LF Shabala would appear only at AAA Portland, and released in June 2007.

2010

Josh Barfield granted Free Agency.

• 2B Barfield, signed as a free agent in February, appeared only at AAA Portland. Previously selected in the 4th round of the 2001 draft and making his MLB debit as a Padre on April 3, 2006. Traded to the Cleveland Indians in November 2006. Appeared in 150 games during the 2006 season, hitting .280 with 13 HR and 58 RBI.

Greg Burke granted Free Agency.

• P Burke, signed as an amateur free agent in 2006, making his MLB debut as a Padre on May 16, 2009. Appeared in 48 games during the 2009 season, posting a 3-3 record with a 4.14 ERA.

Jody Gerut granted Free Agency.

• OF Gerut, signed as a free agent in August for his second tour with the Padres, appeared only at AAA Portland in 2010. Overall, he appeared in 137 games over 2 seasons, hitting .277 with 18 HR and 57 RBI.

Nick Green granted Free Agency.

• IF Green, signed as a free agent in July, appeared only at AAA Portland.

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Sean Kazmar Jr. granted Free Agency.

• SS/2B Kazmar Jr, selected by the Padres in the 5th round of the 2004 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on August 13, 2008 and would appear in 19 games during the 2008 season, hitting .205 with 2 RBI.

Mike Koplove granted Free Agency.

• P Koplove, signed as a free agent in August, appeared only at AAA Portland.

Scott Munter granted Free Agency.

• P Munter, signed as a free agent in January, appeared only at AAA Portland.

Wily Mo Pena granted Free Agency.

• OF Pena, signed as a free agent in July, appeared only at AAA Portland.

Kyle Phillips granted Free Agency.

• C Phillips, acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays via trade in June, appeared in 36 games during the 2010 season, hitting .171 with 2 HR and 10 RBI.

Dusty Ryan granted Free Agency.

• C Ryan, acquired from the Detroit Tigers in December 2009, appeared only at AAA Portland.

Craig Stansberry granted Free Agency.

• 2B Stansberry, selected off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates in December 2006, making his MLB debut as a Padre on August 25, 2007 and would appear in 24 games over 3 seasons, hitting .333 with 3 RBI.

2012

Josh Spence selected by the New York Yankees off waivers.

• P Spence, selected in the 9th round of the 2010 draft, making his MLB debut as a Padre on June 24, 2011. Appeared in 51 games over 2 seasons, posting a 0-3 record with a 3.15 ERA.

2015

Cody Decker granted Free Agency.

• 1B Decker, selected in the 22nd round of the 2009 draft, making his MLB debut on September 14, 2015. Appeared in 8 games during the 2015 season, going 0 for 11 with 1 RBI.

Eury De La Rosa granted Free Agency.

• P De La Rosa, selected off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers in April 2015, appearing only at AA San Antonio.

Tim Federowicz granted Free Agency.

• C Federowicz, acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers via trade in December 2014, appeared only at the minor league levels.

Jake Goebbert granted Free Agency.

• 1B/OF Goebbert, acquired from the Oakland A's via trade in May 2014, making his MLB debut on June 20, 2014. Appeared in 51 games during the 2014 season, hitting .218 with 1 HR and 10 RBI.

Hector Gomez granted Free Agency.

• 2B/3B Gomez, signed as a free agent in August, appearing only at AAA El Paso.

Jason Lane granted Free Agency.

• RF Lane, signed as a free agent in November 2013 for a second tour with the Padres, appeared in 3 games in 2014. Overall, he appeared in 6 games over 2 seasons, going 1 for 5.

Mike McCoy granted Free Agency.

• UTL McCoy, signed as a free agent in February, appeared only at AAA El Paso.

Daniel McCutchen granted Free Agency.

• P McCutchen, signed as a free agent in January 2015, appearing only at the minor league levels.

Ramiro Pena granted Free Agency.

• IF Pena, signed as a free agent in January, appeared only at AAA El Paso

Chris Smith granted Free Agency.

• P Smith, signed as a free agent in June 2014, appeared only at the minor league levels.

Caleb Thielbar granted Free Agency.

• P Thielbar, selected off waivers from the Minnesota Twins, appeared only at AAA El Paso.

2017

Christian Bethancourt granted Free Agency.

• C/OF/P Bethancourt, acquired from the Atlanta Braves via trade in December 2015. Appeared in 81 games over 2 seasons, hitting .225 with 6 HR and 25 RBI. Also appeared in 6 games as a pitcher, posting no record with a 10.13 ERA

Nick Buss granted Free Agency.

• OF Buss, signed as free agent in January, appeared only at AAA El Paso.

Tony Cruz granted Free Agency.

• C/3B Cruz, signed as a free agent in February, appeared only at AAA El Paso.

Jake Esch granted Free Agency.

• P Esch, selected off waivers from the Miami Marlins in March, appeared in one game during the 2017 season, facing 2 batters, and walking them both

Erik Johnson granted Free Agency.

• P Johnson, acquired from the Chicago White Sox via trade in June, making 4 starts during the 2016 season, posting a 0-4 record with a 9.15 ERA.

Matt Magill granted Free Agency.

• P Magill, signed as a free agent in January, appeared only at the minor league levels.

Tim Melville granted Free Agency.

• P Melville, selected off waivers from the Minnesota Twins in August, and appeared in 2 games during the 2017 season, posting no record and a 7.71 ERA.

Rafael Ortega granted Free Agency.

• OF Ortega, signed as a free agent in December 2016, appeared only at AAA El Paso.

Andre Rienzo granted Free Agency.

• P Rienzo, signed as a free agent in December 2016, appeared only at AAA El Paso.

Hector Sanchez granted Free Agency.

• C Sanchez, selected off waivers from the Chicago White Sox in May 2016, appeared in 75 games during the 2017 season, hitting .219 with 8 HR and 25 RBI.

Cesar Vargas granted Free Agency.

• P Vargas, signed as a free agent in November 2015, made his MLB debut as a Padre on April 23, 2016. Made 7 starts during the 2016 season, posting a 0-3 record with a 5.03 ERA.

Cory Mazzoni selected by the Chicago Cubs off waivers.

• P Mazzoni, acquired from the New York Mets via trade in March 2015, making his MLB debut as a Padre on April 27, 2015. Appeared in 14 games over 2 seasons, posting no record with a 17.28 ERA.

2019

Signed Seth Mejias-Brean as a free agent.

• 1B/SS Mejias-Brean, would not appear in any game in 2020, and released on August 29, 2020. Appeared in 14 games during the 2019 season, hitting .233 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.