Saturday, December 19, 2020

This Date In Padre Baseball - December 19

                     

            THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL


         

Transactions of December 19



1989

Released Dave Leiper.
  • P Leiper, acquired from the Oakland A's via trade in August 1987, appeared in 69 games over 3 seasons, posting a 4-1 record with a 3.38 ERA.
1991

Signed Mike York as a free agent.
  • P York would appear only at AAA Las Vegas during the 1992 season and be out of baseball after the season.
1995

Signed Jody Reed as a free agent.
  • 2B Reed re-signs with the Padres for 1996. Traded to the Detroit Tigers in March 1997. Appeared in 277 games over 2 seasons, hitting .250 with 6 HR and 89 RBI.
1996

Signed Greg Vaughn as a free agent.
  • LF Vaughn would go on to appear in 321 games over 3 seasons, hitting .245 with 78 HR and 198 RBI. Selected to the 1998 All-Star Game. Won Silver Slugger in 1998. Finished 4th in the 1998 MVP voting. Traded to the Cincinnati Reds in February 1999. 
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#36 WAR - 7.0
#43 RUNS - 192
#18 HR - 78
#33 RBI - 198
#38 WALKS - 159
T45 K's - 262

2003

Signed Sterling Hitchcock as a free agent.
  • P Hitchcock returns to San Diego for 1 more season to add to his Padre Career. Appeared in 122 games (106 starts) over 6 seasons, posting a 34-42 record with a 4.47 ERA including 4 complete games, 1 shut out, and 1 save. Selected as the 1998 NLCS MVP. 
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#24 WAR - 6.4
#33 ERA - 4.47
T22 WINS - 34
#24 IP - 649.0
#15 K's - 548
T19 STARTS - 106
T40 CG - 4
T36 SHUT OUT - 1
#11 HR - 100
#22 HITS - 656
T21 LOSSES - 42
T4 WP - 38
T12 HBP - 12 

2007

Signed Michael Barrett as a free agent.
  • C/3B Barrett re-signs for the 2008 season after being acquired in June 2007 via trade with the Chicago Cubs. Granted free agency in October 2008. Appeared in 74 games over 2 seasons, hitting .216 with 2 HR and 21 RBI. 
2011

Signed Jeremy Hermida as a free agent.
  • RF Hermida re-signs with the Padres after being claimed off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds in August 2011. Would appear in 33 games over 2 seasons, hitting .234 with 1 HR and 8 RBI. Released in August 2012.
2014

Signed Brandon Morrow as a free agent.
  • P Morrow would go on to appear in 23 games (5 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 3-0 record with a 2.39 ERA. Granted free agency in November 2016.

As part of a 3-team trade, traded Jake Bauers, Rene Rivera and Burch Smith to the Tampa Bay Rays and a player to be named later and Joe Ross to the Washington Nationals. Received Jose Castillo, Ryan Hanigan, Wil Myers and Gerardo Reyes from the Tampa Bay Rays. In addition, the Washington Nationals sent Travis Ott and Steven Souza Jr. to the Tampa Bay Rays. 
  • 1B/LF Bauers, selected by the Padres in the 7th round of the 2013 draft, appeared only at the minor league levels, rising to A level Fort Wayne in 2014.
  • C Rivera, signed as a free agent in December 2012, appeared in 126 games over 2 seasons, hitting .252 with 11 HR and 51 RBI.
  • P Smith, selected in the 14th round of the 2011 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on May 11, 2013. Appeared in 10 games (7 starts) during the 2013 season, posting a 1-3 record with a 6.44 ERA.
  • P Ross, selected by the Padres in the 1st round of the 2011 draft, appeared only at the minor league levels, rising to AA San Antonio in 2014.
  • P Castillo would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre on June 2, 2018. Has appeared in 38 games over 2 seasons, posting a 3-3 with a 3.29 ERA. Currently on the MLB roster.
  • C Hannigan would be traded to the Boston Red Sox later the same day.
  • 1B/OF Myers would go on to appear in 665 games over 6 seasons, hitting .253 with 110 HR and 329 RBI. Selected to the 2016 All-Star Game. Finished 16th in the 2020 MVP voting. Currently in the MLB roster.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#20 WAR - 10.3
T35 AVG - .253
#28 OBA - .330
#8 SLG - .461
#22 GAMES - 665
#15 RUNS - 350
#22 HITS - 590
#12 DOUBLES - 132
#32 TRIPLES - 12
#8 HR - 110
#14 RBI - 329
#16 WALKS - 264
#4 K's - 713
#17 SB - 84
T30 HBP - 14
T29 SAC FLY - 14
#18 GIDP - 51
  • P Reyes would make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 12, 2019. Appeared in 27 games during the 2019 season, posting a 4-0 record with a 7.62 ERA. Traded to the Los Angeles Anges in August 2020.

Traded Max Fried, Dustin Peterson, Jace Peterson and Mallex Smith to the Atlanta Braves. Received Aaron Northcraft and Justin Upton.
  • P Fried, selected by the Padres in the 1st round of the 2012 draft, appeared only at the minor league levels, rising to A level Fort Wayne in 2014.
  • OF/1B Peterson, selected by the Padres in the 2nd round of the 2013 draft, appeared only at the minor league levels, rising to A level Fort Wayne in 2014.
  • 2B/LF/3B Peterson, selected in the 1st round of the 2011 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on April 25, 2014. Appeared in 27 games during the 2014 season, hitting .113.
  • OF Smith, selected by the Padres in the 5th round of the 2012 draft, appeared only at the minor league levels, rising to A level Lake Elsinore in 2014.
  • P Northcraft would go on to appear only at the minor league levels, rising to AAA El Paso in 2016. Released in 2017.
  • OF Upton would go on to appear in 150 games during the 2015 season, hitting .251 with 26 HR and 81 RBI. Selected to the 2015 All-Star Game. Granted free agency after the 2015 season. 

Traded Ryan Hanigan to the Boston Red Sox. Received Will Middlebrooks.
  • C Hanigan was acquired from the Washington Nationals via a trade earlier this day.
  • 3B Middlebrooks would go on to appear in 83 games during the 2015 season, hitting .212 with 9 HR and 29 RBI. Granted free agency in December 2015.
2015

Signed Jose Dominguez as a free agent.
  • P Dominguez would go on to appear in 34 games during the 2016 season, posting a 1-0 record with a 5.05 ERA. Granted free agency in October 2016.
2016

Signed Brett Wallace as a free agent.
  • 1B/3B Wallace re-signs, but is released in April 2017 before adding to his Padre career. Appeared in 183 games over 2 seasons, hitting .224 with 11 HR and 36 RBI.

Signed Michel Báez as an amateur free agent.
  • P Baez would make his MLB debut as a Padre on July 23, 2019. Has appeared in 27 games (2 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 1-1 record with a 3.67 ERA. Currently on MLB roster.
2017

Signed Shane Peterson as a free agent.
  • OF Peterson would appear only at AAA El Paso during the 2018 season. Granted free agency in November 2018.
2019

Signed Jimmy Yacabonis as a free agent.
  • P Yacabonis would not appear at any level before being purchased by the Seattle Mariners in August 2020.

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