This Date In Padre Baseball - February 15

    Transactions of February 15

1980

Released Fernando Gonzalez.

• 2B/3B/LF Gonzales, selected off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates in June 1978, appeared in 215 games over 2 seasons, hitting .233 with 11 HR and 63 RBI.

Traded Bob Owchinko and Jim Wilhelm to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jerry Mumphrey.

• P Owchinko, selected by the Padres with the 5th pick in the 1976 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on September 25, 1976. Appeared in 110 games (83 starts) over 4 seasons, posting a 25-39 record with a 4.00 ERA including 9 complete games and 3 shutouts. 

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#23 ERA - 4.00

T38 WINS - 25

#31 IP - 526.0

#27 STARTS - 83

T20 CG - 9

T18 SHUT OUTS - 3

#35 HR - 50

#32 WALKS - 32

#30 HITS - 544

T28 LOSSES - 39

• CF Wilhelm, selected by the Padres in the 7th round of the 1974 draft, made his MLB debut as a Padre on September 4, 1978. Appeared in 49 games over 2 seasons, hitting .262 with 12 RBI.
• OF Mumphrey would go on to appear in 160 games during the 1980 season, hitting .298 with 4 HR and 59 RBI. Traded to the New York Yankees in March 1981.

Traded Joe Carroll, Tucker Ashford and Gaylord Perry to the Texas Rangers. Received Willie Montanez.

• P Carroll, selected in the 14th round of the 1977 draft by the Padres, rose to AAA Hawaii in 1979.
• IF Ashford, selected in the 1st round of the 1974 draft by the Padres, made his MLB debut as a Padre on September 1, 1976. Appeared in 160 games over 3 seasons, hitting .232 with 6 HR and 50 RBI.
• P Perry, acquired from the Texas Rangers via trade in January 1978, made 69 starts over 2 seasons, posting a 33-17 record with a 2.88 ERA including 15 completes games and 2 shutouts. Won the 1978 Cy Young award, finishing 8th for MVP. Selected to the 1979 All-Star game.

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

#19 WAR - 7.5

T24 WINS - 33

#1 WIN PCT - .660

#34 IP - 493.1

#45 K's - 294

#33 STARTS - 69

T14 CG - 15

T30 SHUTOUT - 2

• 1B/OF Montanez would go on to appear in 128 games during the 1980 season, hitting .274 with 6 HR and 63 RBI. Traded to the Montreal Expos in August 1980.

2001

Signed Bobby Jones as a free agent.

• P Jones would go on to appear in 52 games (51 starts) over 2 seasons, posting a 15-27 record with a 5.26 ERA including 1 complete game. Led MLB in losses in 2001 with 19. Retired after the 1992 season. 

ALL TIME PADRE LEADER BOARD

T28 HR - 57

T44 LOSSES- 27

2006

Selected Jason Anderson off waivers from the New York Yankees.

• P Anderson would go on to appear only at AAA Portland during the 2006 season. Granted free agency in October.

2011

Signed Eddy Rodriguez as a free agent.

• C Rodriguez would go on to make his MLB debut as a Padre on August 2, 2012. Appeared in 2 games during the 2012 season, going 1 for 5 with a HR. Granted free agency in November 2013.

2017

Signed Jason Adam as a free agent.

• P Adam would appear only at the minor league levels during the 2017 season. Released in August.

2018

Signed A.J. Ellis as a free agent.

• C Ellis would go on to appear in 66 games during the 2018 season, hitting .272 with 1 HR and 15 RBI. Granted free agency in October.