This Date In Padre Baseball - December 18

                    

            THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

         

Transactions of December 18

1986

Released Dave LaPoint.

• P LaPoint, acquired from the Detroit Tigers via trade in July 1986, appeared in 24 games (4 starts), posting a 1-4 record with a 4.26 ERA.

Released Graig Nettles.

• 3B Nettles, acquired from the New York Yankees via trade in March 1984, appeared in 387 games over 3 seasons, hitting .237 with 51 HR and 181 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T50 WAR - 5.9

T28 HR - 51

#39 RBI - 181

#35 WALKS - 171

T32 SAC FLY - 13

T34 IBB - 17

1995

Signed Bob Tewksbury as a free agent.

• P Tewksbury would go on to appear in 36 games (33 starts) during the 1996 season, posting a 10-10 record with a 4.31 ERA including 1 complete game. Granted free agency in October 1996.

1998

Signed Frank Charles as a free agent.

• C Charles would go on to appear only at AAA Las Vegas during the 1999 season. Granted free agency in October 1999.

Signed Shane Mack as a free agent.

• OF Mack does not make another appearance as a Padre and retires before the 1999 season. Previously a 1st round pick of the Padres in 1984, making his MLB debut as a Padre on May 25, 1987. Appeared in 161 games over 2 seasons, hitting .241 with 4 HR and 37 RBI.

2001

Signed Matt DeWitt as a free agent.

• P DeWitt would appear in 5 games during the 2002 season, posting a 0-1 record with a 1.23 ERA. Released in October 2002.

Traded Kevin Reese to the New York Yankees. Received Bernie Castro.

• OF Reese, selected by the Padres in the 27th round of the 2000 draft, appeared only at the minor league levels, rising to A level Fort Wayne Wizard in 2001.
• 2B/LF Castro would only appear at AAA Portland before being granted free agency in October 2004.

2003

Signed Ismael Valdez as a free agent.

• P Valdez would appear in 23 games (20 starts) during the 2004 season, posting a 9-6 record with a 5.53 ERA including 1 complete game shut out. Traded to the Florida Marlins in July 2004.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T36 SHUT OUT - 1

2007

Signed Tadahito Iguchi as a free agent.

• 2B Iguchi would appear in 81 games during the 2008 season, hitting .231 with 2 HR and 24 RBI. Released in September 2008.

2009

Signed Chris Denorfia as a free agent.

• OF Denorfia would appear in 573 games over 5 seasons, hitting .275 with 33 HR and 154 RBI. Traded to the Seattle Mariners in July 2014.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#21 WAR - 9.9

#24 DEF WAR - 1.8

T17 AVG - .275

T30 GAMES - 573

#36 RUNS - 227

#33 HITS - 456

T31 DOUBLES - 78

T19 TRIPLES - 15

#45 WALKS - 142

#41 K's - 287

#26 SB - 51

T39 SAC FLY - 12

Signed Tayron Guerrero as an amateur free agent.

• P Guerrero would make his MLB debut as a Padre on May 17, 2016. Would appear in only that one game during the 2016 season, allowing 1 run in 2 innings pitched. Traded to the Miami Marlins in July 2016.

2013

Traded Jesus Guzman to the Houston Astros. Received Ryan Jackson.

• 1B/LF Guzman, signed as a free agent in November 2010, appeared in 322 games over 3 seasons, hitting .259 with 23 HR and 127 RBI.
• IF Jackson would go on to appear only at the minor league levels during the 2014 season. Selected off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers in November 2014.

2014

Traded Zach Eflin, Yasmani Grandal and Joe Wieland to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Tim Federowicz, Matt Kemp and cash.

• P Eflin, selected by the Padres in the 1st round of 2012 draft, appeared only at the minor league levels, rising to A level Lake Elsinore in 2014.
• C/1B Grandal, acquired from the Cincinnati Reds via trade in December 2011, appeared in 216 games over 3 seasons, hitting .245 with 24 HR and 94 RBI.
• P Wieland, acquired from the Texas Rangers via trade in July 2011, made his MLB debut as a Padre on April 14, 2012. Appeared in 9 games (7 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 1-4 record with a 5.31 ERA.
• C Federowicz would appear only at the minor league levels in 2015. Granted free agency in November 2015.
• OF Kemp would go on to appear in 254 games over 2 seasons, hitting .264 with 46 HR and 169 RBI. Traded to the Atlanta Braves in July 2016.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T36 HR - 46

T42 RBI - 169

T29 SAC FLY - 14

Traded R.J. Alvarez and Jesse Hahn to the Oakland Athletics. Received Seth Streich (minors), Derek Norris and cash.

• P Alvarez, acquired from the Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim via trade in July 2014, made his MLB debut as a Padre on September 3, 2014. Appeared in 10 games during the 2014 season, posting no record and a 1.13 ERA.
• P Hahn, acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays in January 2014, made his MLB debut as a Padre on June 3, 2014. Appeared in 14 games (12 starts), posting a 7-4 record with a 3.07 ERA.
• P Streich would not appear at any level and would retire from baseball.
• C Norris would go on to appear in 272 games over 2 seasons, hitting .222 with 28 HR and 104 RBI. Traded to the Washington Nationals in December 2016.

2017

Released Jake Smith.

• P Smith, selected off waivers from the San Francisco Giants in July 2016, made his MLB debut as a Padre on September 2016. Appeared in 4 games during the 2016 season, posting a record of 1-0 and a 4.50 ERA.