THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL
Transactions of December 7
1979
Purchased Aurelio Rodriguez from the Detroit Tigers for $200,000.
- 3B Rodriguez would go on to appear in 89 games during the 1980 season, hitting .200 with 2 HR and 13 RBI. Purchased by the New York Yankees in August 1980.
1981
Jose Moreno drafted by the California Angels in the 1981 rule 5 draft.
- OF/2B Moreno, acquired from the New York Mets via trade in December 1980, appeared in 34 games during the 1981 season, hitting .229 with 6 RBI.
1983
As part of a 3-team trade, traded Gary Lucas to the Montreal Expos. Received Al Newman from the Montreal Expos and Fritzie Connally, Craig Lefferts and Carmelo Martinez from the Chicago Cubs. In addition, the Montreal Expos sent Scott Sanderson to the Chicago Cubs.
- P Lucas, selected by the Padres in the 19th round of the 1976 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on April 16, 1980. Appeared in 230 games (18 starts) over 4 seasons, posting a 18-33 record with a 2.90 ERA including 49 saves.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADERBOARD
T39 WAR - 4.1
#9 SAVES - 49
T13 GAMES- 230
- IF Newman would only appear at AA Beamont during the 1984 season before being traded back to the Montreal Expos in July 1984.
- 3B Connally would only appear at AAA Las Vegas during the 1984 season before being traded to the Baltimore Orioles in February 1985.
- P Lefferts would go on to appear in 375 games over 7 seasons, posting a 42-40 record with a 3.24 ERA including 64 saves. Traded to the San Francisco Giants in July 1987, returned as a free agent in December 1989, and traded to the Baltimore Orioles in August 1992.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#25 WAR - 6.1
#5 ERA - 3.27
#17 WINS - 42
#2 GAMES - 375
#7 SAVES - 64
#23 IP - 659.0
#29 K's - 404
#37 WALKS - 184
T29 WP - 18
- LF Martinez would go on to appear in 783 games over 6 seasons, hitting .248 with 82 HR and 337 RBI. Finished 4th for Rookie Of The Year in 1984. Granted free agency in November 1989.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#23 WAR - 9.7
T40 AVG - .248
#18 OBA - .341
#23 SLG - .408
#16 GAMES - 783
#20 RUNS - 286
#23 HITS - 577
#18 DOUBLES - 111
T15 HR - 82
#13 RBI - 337
#10 WALKS - 327
#20 K's - 403
T49 HBP - 11
T12 SAC FLY - 24
T24 IBB - 21
#14 GIDP - 59
The San Diego Padres sent Tom Francis to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade of December 6th.
- OF/1B Francis, signed in 1983, appeared only at the minor league levels.
1984
Traded Floyd Chiffer to the Minnesota Twins. Received Ray Smith.
- P Chiffer, selected by the Padres in the 5th round of the 1978 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on April 7, 1982. Appeared in 67 games (1 start) over 3 seasons, posting a 5-5 record with a 4.02 ERA, including 5 saves.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#49 SAVES - 5
- C Smith would appear only at AAA Las Vegas during the 1985 season and released in October 1985.
1990
Jack Clark granted Free Agency.
- RF/1B Clark, acquired from the New York Yankees via trade in October 1988, appeared in 257 games over 2 seasons, hitting .252 with 51 HR and 156 RBI. Finished 12th for MVP in 1989. Led MLB in walks in 1989 (132) and 1990 (104).
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#33 WAR - 7.5
T28 HR - 51
#50 RBI - 156
#19 WALKS - 236
#14 IBB - 29
1992
Drafted Kerry Taylor from the Minnesota Twins in the 1992 rule 5 draft.
- P Taylor would make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 13, 1993 and go on to appear in 37 games (8 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 0-5 record with a 6.56 ERA. Released after the 1997 season.
Dave Eiland granted Free Agency.
- P Eiland, signed as a free agent in January 1992, and would re-sign in February 1993. Overall, he appeared in 17 games (16 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 0-5 record with a 5.38 ERA. Granted free agency in May 1993.
The New York Mets sent Raul Casanova to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade of October 26th.
- C Casanova would appear only at the minor league levels and be traded to the Detroit Tigers in March 1996.
1994
Signed Matt Howard as a free agent.
- 2B/3B Howard would not appear at any level and be released in February 1995.
1995
Signed Fernando Valenzuela as a free agent.
- P Valenzuela would go on to appear in 75 games (59 starts) over 3 seasons, posting a 23-19 record with a 4.22 ERA including 1 complete game. Traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in June 1997.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
T46 WAR - 3.5
#44 WINS - 23
T41 STARTS - 59
T50 WP - 13
1996
Craig Shipley granted Free Agency.
- IF Shipley, acquired from the Houston Astros via trade in December 1994, would re-sign for the 1997 season. Granted free agency in November 1997. Overall, appeared in 371 games over 6 seasons, hitting .281 with 15 HR and 91 RBI.
2000
Signed Tony Gwynn as a free agent.
- RF Gwynn signs on for what will be his last season in MLB.
Signed Ed Sprague as a free agent.
- 1B/3B Sprague returns for another season, and his released in March 2001. Overall, he appeared in 73 games during the 2000 season, hitting .261 with 10 HR and 27 RBI.
2005
Signed Trevor Hoffman as a free agent.
- P Hoffman, acquired from the Florida Marlins via trade in June 1993, re-signs with the Padres until November 2008. Appeared in 902 games over 16 seasons, posting a 54-64 record with a 2.76 ERA including 552 saves.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#1 WAR - 25.9
#1 ERA - 2.76
#11 WINS - 54
#1 GAMES - 902
#1 SAVES - 552
#10 IP - 952.1
#3 K's - 1,029
#2 WP - 42
Traded Sean Burroughs to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Received Dewon Brazelton.
- 3B Burroughs, selected by the Padres in the 1st round of the 1998 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on April 2, 2002. Appeared in 432 games over 4 seasons, hitting .282 with 11 HR and 133 RBI.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
T49 WAR - 5.9
#12 AVG - .282
#50 GAMES - 432
T47 RUNS - 176
#39 HITS - 427
T32 TRIPLES - 12
T28 SINGLES - 342
#7 HBP - 26
- P Brazelton would go on to appear in 9 games (2 starts) during the 2006 season, posting a 0-2 record with a 12.00 ERA. Grated free agency in October 2006.
Traded Mark Loretta to the Boston Red Sox. Received Doug Mirabelli.
- IF Loretta, signed as free agent in December 2002, appeared in 413 games over 3 seasons, hitting .314 with 32 HR and 186 RBI. Selected to the 2004 All-Star Team. Finished 9th in the 2004 MVP voting and won the Silver Slugger award.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
#18 WAR - 11.3
#2 AVG - .314
#7 OBA - .377
T11 SLG - .438
T28 RUNS - 236
#28 HITS - 506
#26 DOUBLES - 91
#37 RBI - 186
#39 WALKS - 157
T11 HBP - 20
T12 SAC FLY - 24
#31 GIDP - 38
- C Mirabelli would go on to appear in 14 games during the 2006 season, hitting .182. Traded back to the Boston Red Sox in May 2006.
2006
Drafted Kevin Cameron from the Minnesota Twins in the 2006 rule 5 draft.
- P Cameron would make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 5, 2007 and go on to appear in 58 games over 2 seasons, posting a 2-0 record with a 2.91 ERA. Granted free agency in November 2008.
Joakim Soria drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2006 rule 5 draft.
- P Soria, signed as a free agent in December 2005, only appeared at A level Fort Wayne in 2006.
2007
Signed Marshall McDougall as a free agent.
- 3B/RF McDougall would only appear at the minor league levels and be granted free agency in November 2008.
2011
Traded a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies. Received Huston Street and cash.
- P Street would go on to appear in 131 games over 3 seasons, posting a 5-6 record with a 2.03 ERA including 80 saves. Selected to the 2012 & 2014 All-Star Game. Traded to the Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim in July 2014.
ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD
T42 WAR - 3.8
#5 SAVES - 80
2018
Signed Garrett Richards as a free agent.
- P Richards would go on to appear in 17 games (13 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 2-3 record with a 4.65 ERA. Granted free agency in October 2020.
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