1989 San Diego Padres

Trades and Transactions

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1988 / 1990

89-73, Finished 2nd in NL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jack McKeon (89-73)
Scored 642 runs, Allowed 626 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-79

Ballparks: Jack Murphy Stadium · Attendance: 2,009,031 (6th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101

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Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

October 24, 1988

Traded Stan Jefferson, Jimmy Jones and Lance McCullers to the New York Yankees. Received Jack Clark and Pat Clements.

October 28, 1988

Traded Chris Brown and Keith Moreland to the Detroit Tigers. Received Walt Terrell.

November 4, 1988

Andy Hawkins granted Free Agency.

Garry Templeton granted Free Agency.

December 6, 1988

Signed Garry Templeton as a free agent.

December 8, 1988

Signed Bruce Hurst as a free agent.

December 13, 1988

Traded Ed Vosberg to the Houston Astros. Received Dan Walters.

January 13, 1989

Traded Bill Stevenson (minors) and Brad Pounders (minors) to the New York Mets. Received Rich Rodriguez.

January 27, 1989

Sold Dickie Thon to the Philadelphia Phillies.

February 15, 1989

Traded Todd Simmons (minors) and Jim Austin to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Dan Murphy.

March 23, 1989

Traded Mike Brumley to the Detroit Tigers. Received Luis Salazar.

March 30, 1989

Signed Billy Taylor as a free agent.

April 24, 1989 (Standings)

Traded Randy Byers to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jeremy Hernandez.

June 1, 1989 (Standings)

Released Joe Bitker.

June 2, 1989 (Standings)

Traded John Kruk and Randy Ready to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Chris James.

June 3, 1989 (Standings)

As part of a 3-team trade, traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jose Mota from the Oakland Athletics. In addition, the Cleveland Indians sent Peter Kuld (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. The San Diego Padres sent Brian Brooks (minors) (June 11, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

June 5, 1989 (Standings)

Drafted Dave Staton in the 5th round of the 1989 amateur draft.

Drafted Darrell Sherman in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.

Drafted Ray McDavid in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft.

Drafted Kevin Higgins in the 12th round of the 1989 amateur draft.

Drafted Tim Worrell in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed May 15, 1990.

Drafted Joel Adamson in the 31st round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Rich Robertson in the 32nd round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 18, 1989 (Standings)

Released Keith Comstock.

June 29, 1989 (Standings)

Traded Greg Booker to the Minnesota Twins. Received Freddie Toliver.

July 22, 1989 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later and Walt Terrell to the New York Yankees. Received Mike Pagliarulo and Don Schulze. The San Diego Padres sent Freddie Toliver (September 27, 1989) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

August 30, 1989 (Standings)

Traded Luis Salazar and Marvell Wynne to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later, Darrin Jackson and Calvin Schiraldi. The Chicago Cubs sent Phil Stephenson (September 5, 1989) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

October 22, 1989

Billy Taylor granted Free Agency.

November 13, 1989

Mark Davis granted Free Agency.

Carmelo Martinez granted Free Agency.

November 16, 1989

Released Don Schulze.

December 4, 1989

Drafted Mike Dunne from the Seattle Mariners in the 1989 rule 5 draft.

Dave Hollins drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1989 rule 5 draft.

Shane Mack drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1989 rule 5 draft.

December 5, 1989

Gary Green selected by the Texas Rangers in the 1989 minor league draft.

December 6, 1989

Signed Craig Lefferts as a free agent.

Signed Fred Lynn as a free agent.

Traded Sandy Alomar, Carlos Baerga and Chris James to the Cleveland Indians. Received Joe Carter.

December 19, 1989

Released Dave Leiper.

December 21, 1989

Signed Eddie Williams as a free agent.

January 2, 1990

Signed Mike Raczka as a free agent.

January 5, 1990

Traded Nikco Riesgo to the New York Mets. Received Craig Repoz (minors).

January 11, 1990

Signed Ronn Reynolds as a free agent.

February 27, 1990

Traded Omar Olivares to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Alex Cole and Steve Peters.

1988 / 1990 Trades and Transactions