This Date In Padre Baseball - December 13

               

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Transactions of December 13

1993

Charlie Greene drafted by the New York Mets in the 1993 rule 5 draft.

• C Greene, selected by the Padres in the 19th round of the 1991 draft, appeared only at the minor league levels, rising to A level Waterloo in 1993.

Drafted Tim Hyers from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1993 rule 5 draft.

• 1B/LF Hyers would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 4, 1994. Would appear in 58 games over 2 seasons, hitting .244 with 7 RBI. Sent to the Detroit Tigers in November 1995.

Drafted Dario Veras from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1993 rule 5 draft.

• P Veras would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre on July 31, 1996. Would appear in 46 games over 2 seasons, posting a 5-2 record with a 3.86 ERA.

Tom Martin selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 1993 minor league draft.

• P Martin, acquired from the Baltimore Orioles via trade in February 1992, appeared only at the minor league levels.

The New York Mets sent Marc Kroon to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade. The San Diego Padres sent Pablo Martinez to the New York Mets to complete the trade of December 10th.

• P Kroon would make his MLB debut as a Padre on July 7, 1995. Would appear in 16 games over 3 seasons, posting a 0-2 record with a 5.87 ERA. Traded to the Cincinnati Reds in April 1998.
• SS Martinez, signed as a free agent in June 1988, appeared only at the minor league levels.

1999

Drafted Kory DeHaan from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

• RF DeHaan would make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 25, 2000 and go on to appear in 102 games over 2 seasons, hitting .193 with 2 HR and 13 RBI. Released in August 2003.

Dave Maurer drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1999 rule 5 draft.

• P Maurer, selected in the 11th round of the 1997 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on July 22, 2000. Appeared in 17 games over 2 seasons, posting a 1-0 record with a 5.49 ERA.

Drafted Julius Matos from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1999 minor league draft.

• IF Matos would make his MLB debut as a Padre on May 31, 2002. Would appear in 76 games during the 2002 season, hitting .238 with 2 HR and 19 RBI. Granted free agency in October 2002.

Released Jed Hansen.

• IF Hansen, selected off waivers from the Kansas City Royals in October 1999, did not appear at any level for the Padres.

2000

Signed Alex Arias as a free agent.

• SS/3B Arias would go on to appear in 70 games during the 2001 season, hitting .226 with 2 HR and 12 RBI. Traded to the Seattle Mariners in December 2001.

2001

Graham Koonce drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2001 rule 5 draft.

• 1B Koonce, signed as a free agent in December 1998, and would appear only at the minor league levels.

2002

Signed Homer Bush as a free agent.

• 2B/SS Bush would not play at any level and be released in February 2003.

2004

Drafted Arturo Lopez from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2004 minor league draft.

• P Lopez would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 29, 2009. Would appear in 4 games during the 2009 season, posting no record and a 19.29 ERA.

2006

Signed Greg Maddux as a free agent.

• P Maddux would go on to make 60 starts over 2 seasons, posting a 20-20 record with a 4.07 ERA including 1 complete game. Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in August 2008.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T49 WINS - 20

T38 STARTS - 60

T41 HBP - 11

2010

Signed Dustin Moseley as a free agent.

• P Moseley would go on to make 21 starts over 2 seasons, posting a 3-10 record with a 3.53 ERA. Granted free agency in October 2012.

2012

Traded Vince Belnome to the Tampa Bay Rays. Received Chris Rearick.

• OF Belnome, selected by the Padres in the 28th round of the 2009 draft, appeared only at the minor league levels.
• P Rearick would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 12, 2015. Would appear in 5 games during the 2015 season, posting no record with a 12.00 ERA.

2016

Selected Zach Lee off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

• P Lee would go on to appear in 3 games (1 start) during the 2017 season, posting a 1-0 record with a 5.63 ERA. Released in August 2017.

2018

Signed Alex Dickerson as a free agent.

• LF Dickerson re-signs with the Padres after making his making his MLB debut as a Padre on August 6, 2015. Traded to the San Francisco Giants in June 2019. Overall, appeared in 107 games over 3 seasons, hitting .250 with 10 HR and 39 RBI.