This Date In Padre Baseball - December 12

              

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Transactions of December 12

1973

Traded Dwain Anderson to the Cleveland Indians. Received Lou Camilli.

• IF Anderson, acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals via trade in June 1973, appeared in 53 games during the 1973 season, hitting .121 with 3 RBI.
• 2B/SS Camilli would not appear at any level before retiring in 1974.

1980

Traded Dennis Kinney to the Detroit Tigers. Received Dave Stegman.

• P Kinney, acquired from the Cleveland Indians via trade in 1978, appeared in 70 games over 3 seasons, posting a 4-7 record with a 4.26 ERA including 1 save.
• OF Stegman would appear only at AAA Hawaii during the 1981 season. Traded to the New York Yankees in April 1981.

1990

Signed Larry Andersen as a free agent.

• P Andersen would go on to appear in 72 games over 2 seasons, posting a 4-5 record with a 2.74 ERA including 15 saves. Granted free agency in October 1992.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T22 SAVES - 15

1998

Traded Joey Hamilton to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Pete Tucci (minors), Carlos Almanzar and Woody Williams.

• P Hamilton, selected in the 1st round of the 1991 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on May 24, 1994. Appeared in 146 games (142 starts) over 5 seasons, posting a 55-44 record with a 3.83 ERA. Finished 5th for the 1994 Rookie Of The Year.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T8 WAR - 15.8

#20 ERA - 3.83

T9 WINS - 55

#46 GAMES - 146

#11 IP - 934 2/3

#10 Ks - 639

#11 STARTS - 142

T28 CG - 7

T15 SHUTOUTS - 4

#10 WP - 33

T1 - HBP - 46

• OF Tucci would only appear at the minor league levels, rising to AA Mobile in 2001. Released in July 2001.
• P Almanzar would go on to appear in 90 games over 2 seasons, posting a 4-5 record with a 5.47 ERA. Traded to the New York Yankees in March 2001.
• P Williams would go on to pitch for 3 seasons before being traded to St. Louis Cardinals in August 2001. Returned as a free agent in December 2004, and granted free agency in October 2006. Overall, 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

2006

Jon Knott granted Free Agency.

• LF Knott, signed as a free agent in September 2001, made his MLB debut as a Padre on May 30, 2004. Appeared in 12 games over 2 seasons, hitting .176 with 1 RBI.

2007

Jack Cassel granted Free Agency.

• P Cassel, selected in the 25th round of the 2000 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on August 10, 2007. Appeared in 6 games (4 starts) during the 2007 season, posting a 1-1 record with a 3.97 ERA.

Morgan Ensberg granted Free Agency.

• 3B Ensberg, acquired from the Houston Astros via trade in July 2007, appeared in 30 games during the 2007 season, hitting .224 with 4 HR and 8 RBI.

Jason Lane granted Free Agency.

• RF Lane, purchased from the Houston Astros in September 2007, appeared in 3 games during the 2007 season. Returned as a free agent in 2014 and appeared in 3 more games before his release. Overall appeared in 6 games over 2 seasons, going 1 for 5.

2008

Charlie Haeger granted Free Agency.

• P Haeger, selected off waivers from the Chicago White Sox in September 2008, appeared in 4 games during the 2008 season, posting no record with a 16.62 ERA.

Clay Hensley granted Free Agency.

• P Hensley, acquired from the San Francisco Giants via trade in July 2003, appeared in 106 games (40 starts), posting a 15-18 record with a 4.09 ERA including 1 complete game and 1 shut out.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T36 SHUT OUTS - 1

#44 WALKS - 150

2009

Mark Worrell granted Free Agency.

• P Worrell, acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals via trade in December 2008, appeared only at the minor league levels.

2011

Jeremy Hermida granted Free Agency.

• RF Hermida, selected off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds in August 2011, appeared in 33 games over 2 seasons, hitting .234 with 1 HR and 8 RBI.

2012

Signed Gregorio Petit as a free agent.

• IF Petit would appear only at AAA Tucson during the 2013 season. Granted free agency in November 2013.

Signed Rene Rivera as a free agent.

• C Rivera would go on to appear in 126 games over 2 seasons, hitting .252 with 11 HR and 51 RBI. Traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in December 2014.

2013

The Houston Astros sent Patrick Schuster  to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade of December 11th.

• P Schuster would not appear at any level before being selected off waivers by the Kansas City Royals in March 2014.

2016

Signed Christian Villanueva as a free agent.

• 3B Villanueva would make his MLB debut as a Padre on September 18, 2017. Appeared in 122 games over 2 seasons, hitting .245 with 24 HR and 53 RBI. Released in November 2018.

2017

Traded Jabari Blash to the New York Yankees. Received Chase Headley, Bryan Mitchell and cash.

• RF Blash, acquired from the Oakland A's via trade in December 2015, made his MLB debut as a Padre on April 4, 2016. Appeared in 99 games over 2 seasons, hitting .200 with 8 HR and 21 RBI.
• 3B Headley returns after being traded to the New York Yankees in July 2014. Released in May 2018. Overall appeared in 935 games over 9 seasons, hitting .263 with 87 HR and 405 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T27 AVG - .263

#6 GAMES - 935

#11 RUNS - 400

#5 HITS - 879

#4 DOUBLES - 187

T26 TRIPLES - 13

#10 HR - 87

#10 RBI - 405

#7 BB - 383

#1 K - 864

#19 SB - 73

#5 SINGLES - 592

#1 HBP - 38

#20 SAC FLY - 19

T21 IBB - 24

• P Mitchell would go on to appear in 16 games (11 starts) during the 2018 season, posting a 2-4 record with a 5.42 ERA. Granted free agency in September 2019.

Traded Ryan Schimpf to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Deion Tansel.

• 3B Schimpf, signed as a free agent in November 2015, made his MLB debut as a padre on June 14, 2016. Appeared in 142 games over 2 seasons, hitting .195 with 34 HR and 76 RBI. 
• SS/3B Tansel would appear only at the minor league levels and be released after the 2018 season.

2019

The San Diego Padres sent Buddy Reed to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade of December 2nd.

• CF Reed, selected by the Padres in the 2nd round of the 2016 draft, appeared only at the minor league levels.