This Date In Padre Baseball - December 8

          

            THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

         

Transactions of December 8

1976

Traded Johnny Grubb, Fred Kendall and Hector Torres to the Cleveland Indians. Received George Hendrick.

• OF Grubb, selected by the Padres in the 1st round of the 1971 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on September 10, 1972. Appeared in 513 games over 5 seasons, hitting .286 with 25 HR and 145 RBI. Finished 6th for Rookie of The Year in 1973. Represented the Padres in the 1974 All-Star Game.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#35 WAR - 7.1

#9 AVG - .286

#11 OBA - .363

#29 SLG - .397

#34 GAMES - 513

T30 RUNS - 235

#27 HITS - 513

#21 DOUBLES - 101

T37 TRIPLES - 11

#24 WALKS - 208

T26 HBP - 15

T32 SAC FLY - 13

T28 IBB - 18

T47 CS - 13

• C Kendall, selected by the Padres from the Cincinnati Reds as the 14th pick of the 1968 expansion draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on September 8, 1969. Returned as a free agent in 1979 and released in 1980. Appeared in 754 games over 10 seasons, hitting .233 with 28 HR and 201 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#8 DEF WAR - 3.6

T48 AVG - .233

#18 GAMES - 754

T25 HITS - 516

T37 DOUBLES - 72

T42 TRIPLES - 10

#32 RBI - 201

#34 WALKS - 172

T39 SAC - 20

T21 SAC FLY - 18

T15 IBB - 28

T9 GIDP - 75

• IF Torres, purchased from the Chicago White Sox in April 1975, and appeared in 186 games over 2 seasons, hitting .235 with 9 HR and 41 RBI.
• OF/1B Hendrick would go on to appear in 188 games over 2 seasons, hitting .299 with 26 HR and 89 RBI. Traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in May 1978. 

1980

Drafted Mario Ramirez from the New York Mets in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

• IF Ramirez would go on to appear in 166 games over 5 seasons, hitting .191 with 4 HR and 28 RBI. Released in March 1986.

Drafted Alan Wiggins from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

• 2B/OF Wiggins would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre on September 4, 1981. Appeared in 399 games over 5 seasons, hitting .260 with 4 HR and 71 RBI. Traded to the Baltimore Orioles in June 1985.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#31 WAR - 7.8

#30 AVG - .260

T28 RUNS - 236

#49 HITS - 365

T32 TRIPLES - 12

#40 BB - 156

#3 SB - 171

#39 SINGLES - 306

T15 SAC - 37

Released Paul Dade.

• OF/3B Dade, acquired from the Cleveland Indians via trade in July 1979, appeared in 144 games over 2 seasons, hitting .262 with 1 HR and 22 RBI.

Traded Chuck Baker to the Minnesota Twins. Received Dave Edwards.

• SS/2B Baker, selected by the Padres in the 2nd round of the 1975 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on April 7, 1978. Appeared in 53 games over 2 seasons, hitting .188 with 3 RBI.
• OF Edwards would go on to appear in 129 games over 2 seasons, hitting .204 with 2 HR and 15 RBI. Releases in November 1982.

Traded a player to be named later, Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley and Gene Tenace to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Terry Kennedy, John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Mike Phillips, Kim Seaman, Steve Swisher and John Urrea. The San Diego Padres sent Bob Geren (December 10, 1980) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

• P Fingers, signed as a free agent in December 1976, appeared in 265 games over 4 seasons, posting a 34-40 record with a 3.12 ERA including 108 saves. Represented the Padres at the 1978 All-Star game. Finished 14th for MVP in 1977 & 1978. Finished 8th for Cy Young in 1978. Led MLB in saves in 1977 & 1978. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1992.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T30 WAR - 5.1

T22 WINS - 34

#8 GAMES - 265

#3 SAVES - 108

#43 IP - 426.1

#40 K's - 319

T41 HITS - 399

T26 LOSSES - 40

• P Shirley, selected by the Padres in the 1st round of the 1976 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on April 10, 1977. Appeared in 197 games (92 starts) over 4 seasons, posting a 39-57 record with a 3.58 ERA including 10 complete games, 1 shut out, and 12 saves. 

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#34 WAR - 5.0

#11 ERA - 3.58

#20 WINS - 39

T23 Games - 197

T27 Saves - 12

#26 K's - 432

#19 CG - 10

• C/1B Tenace, signed as a free agent in December 1976, appeared in 573 games over 4 seasons, hitting .237 with 68 HR and 239 RBI. Led MLB in walks in 1977 with 125.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#4 WAR - 19.8

#18 dWAR - 2.6

#47 AVG - .237

#1 OBA - .403

#19 SLG - .422

T30 GAMES - 573

T32 RUNS - 233

#46 HITS - 384

#43 DOUBLES - 69

#26 TRIPLES - 13

#21 HR - 68

#25 RBI - 239

#5 WALKS - 423

T21 K's - 386

#3 HBP - 32

#25 SAC FLY - 16

#12 IBB - 33

• C Kennedy would go on to appear in 835 games over 6 seasons, hitting .274 with 76 HR and 424 RBI. Represented the Padres at the 1981,1983, and 1985 All-Star games. Finished 14th (1982) and 10th (1983) in the MVP voting. Won a Silver Slugger Award in 1983. Traded to the Baltimore Orioles in October 1986. 

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#11 WAR - 17.0

#4 dWAR - 6.3

#19 AVG - .274

T33 OBA - .319

#24 SLG - .407

#10 GAMES - 835

#8 AB - 2,987

#17 RUNS - 308

#9 HITS - 817

T8 DOUBLES - 158

#20 HR - 76

#8 RBI - 424

#26 WALKS - 200

#12 K's - 508

T34 HBP - 13

T9 SAC FLY - 27

#5 IBB - 55

#12 GIDP - 69

• P Littlefield would go on to appear in 42 games during the 1981 season, posting a 2-3 record with a 3.66 ERA including 2 saves. Released in February 1982.
• P Olmsted would only appear at AAA Hawaii during the 1981 season. Traded back to the St. Louis Cardinals in February 1982.
• IF Phillips would go on to appear in 14 games during the 1981 season, hitting .207. Purchased by the Montreal Expos in May 1981.
• P Seaman would appear only at AAA Hawaii and be traded to the Montreal Expos in May 1982.
• C Swisher would go on to appear in 42 games over 2 seasons, hitting .163 with 2 HR and 3 RBI. Granted free agency in November 1982.
• P Urrea would go on to appear in 38 games during the 1981 season, posting a 2-2 record with a 2.39 ERA including 2 saves. Released in March 1982.

1987

Rodney McCray selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 1987 minor league draft.

• OF McCray, selected by the Padre in the 9th round of the 1984 draft, appeared only at the minor league level, rising to A level Reno in 1987.

1991

Traded a player to be named later and Bip Roberts to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Randy Myers. 

• UTL Roberts, selected by the Padres from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1985 rule 5 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on April 7, 1986. Would return as a free agent in 1994 and be traded to the Kansas City Royals in December 1995. Appeared in 667 games over 7 seasons, hitting .298 with 20 HR and 169 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#15 WAR - 12.5

#3 AVG - .298

#21 GAMES - 667

#12 RS - 378

#14 HITS - 673

#22 2B - 98

#13 3B - 21

T41 - 169

#4 SB - 148

• P Myers would go on to appear in 87 games over 2 seasons, posting a 4-9 record with a 4.60 ERA including 38 saves. Granted free agency in 1992, and returned via trade with the Toronto Blue Jays in August 1998.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#12 SAVES - 38

2005

Eddie Bonine drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2005 rule 5 draft.

• P Bonine, selected by the Padres in the 23rd round of the 2003 draft, appeared only at the minor levels, rising to AAA Portland in 2004.

Drafted Seth Etherton from the Kansas City Royals in the 2005 rule 5 draft.

• P Etherton would appear only at the minor league levels before being purchased back by the Kansas City Royals in May 2006.

Purchased Steve Andrade from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

• P Andrade would appear only at the minor league levels in 2006 and released after the season.

The San Diego Padres sent Clayton Hamilton to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade of December 8th.

• P Hamilton, selected by the Padres in the 17th round of the 2004 draft, appeared only at the minor league levels.

2006

Signed Todd Walker as a free agent.

• IF Walker re-signs with the Padres after being acquired from the Chicago Cubs via trade in July 2006. Released in March 2007. Appeared in 44 games during the 2006 season, hitting .282 with 3 HR and 13 RBI.

2008

Signed Eliezer Alfonzo as a free agent.

• C Alfonzo would appear in 37 games during the 2009 season, hitting .175 with 2 HR and 8 RBI. Granted free agency in October 2009.

2011

Matt Buschmann drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 2011 rule 5 draft.

• P Buschmann, selected by the Padres in the 15th round of the 2006 draft, appeared only at the minor league levels, rising to AAA San Antonio in 2011.

Aaron Poreda drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2011 rule 5 draft.

• P Poreda, acquired from the Chicago White Sox via trade in July 2009, appeared in 4 games during the 2009 season, posting no record and a 3.86 ERA.

2015

Signed Ryan Buchter as a free agent.

• P Buchter would go on to appear in 109 games over 2 seasons, posting a 6-3 record with a 2.93 ERA including 2 saves. Traded to the Kansas City Royals in July 2017.

Signed Rocky Gale as a free agent.

• C Gale, selected by the Padres in the 24th round of the 2010 draft, made his MLB debut on September 6, 2015. Would appear in 3 more games in 2017 before released in February 2018. Overall, he appeared in 14 games over 2 seasons, hitting .100 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Traded Jedd Gyorko and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jon Jay.

• IF Gyorko, selected by the Padres in the 2nd round of the 2010 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on April 1, 2013. Appeared in 364 games over 3 seasons, hitting .236 with 49 HR and 171 RBI.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#31 HOME RUN - 49

#40 RBI - 171

T33 HBP - 13

• OF Jay would appear in 90 games during the 2016 season, hitting .291 with 2 HR and 26 RBI. Granted free agency in November 2016.

2016

Drafted Allen Cordoba from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2016 rule 5 draft.

• LF/SS Cordoba would make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 3, 2017. Appeared in 100 games during the 2017 season, hitting .208 with 4 HR and 15 RBI. Currently assigned to class A+ Lake Elsinore.

Purchased Justin Haley from the Los Angeles Angels. Traded Justin Haley to the Minnesota Twins. Received Miguel Diaz.

• P Diaz would make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 3, 2017. Appeared in 47 games (3 starts) over 3 seasons, posting a 2-1 record and a 6.62 ERA. Currently assigned to class AAA El Paso.

Traded a player to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Luis Torrens. 

• C Torrens would make his MLB debut as a Padre on April 3, 2017. Appeared in 70 games over 3 seasons, hitting .176 with 7 RBI. Traded to the Seattle Mariners in August 2020.