The Padre Pitching Parade
Posted by Raphy on September 22, 2009
The multitude of pitchers that the Padres have trotted out this season have put them near the top of several interesting lists.
Most Pitchers Used in a Season:
Year Lg Team Number Players Matching +----+--+---------------------------------+------+-----------------------------------------+ 2002 NL San Diego Padres 37 Jeremy Fikac / Trevor Hoffman / Steve Reed / Alan Embree / Brian Lawrence / Mike Holtz / Brett Tomko / Brandon Villafuerte / Jason Boyd / Bobby Jones / Tom Davey / Dennis Tankersley / Jake Peavy / Oliver Perez / Kevin Pickford / Jonathan Johnson / Jason Kershner / Mike Bynum / Rodney Myers / Brian Tollberg / Jason Middlebrook / Kevin Walker / Doug Nickle / Clay Condrey / Kevin Jarvis / Adam Eaton / Matt DeWitt / Eric Cyr / Juan Moreno / J.J. Trujillo / Bobby Jones / David Lundquist / Ben Howard / Jason Shiell / Jason Pearson / D'Angelo Jimenez / Jose Antonio Nunez 2009 NL San Diego Padres 32 Luke Gregerson / Edward Mujica / Heath Bell / Greg Burke / Joe Thatcher / Cla Meredith / Luis Perdomo / Mike Adams / Kevin Correia / Ryan Webb / Chad Gaudin / Edwin Moreno / Josh Geer / Chris Young / Tim Stauffer / Jake Peavy / Duaner Sanchez / Michael Ekstrom / Adam Russell / Clayton Richard / Mat Latos / Wade LeBlanc / Sean Gallagher / Josh Banks / Walter Silva / Arturo Lopez / Shawn Hill / Eulogio De La Cruz / Cesar Carrillo / Aaron Poreda / Cesar Ramos / Josh Wilson 2008 NL San Diego Padres 32 Heath Bell / Cla Meredith / Mike Adams / Trevor Hoffman / Bryan Corey / Justin Hampson / Clay Hensley / Jake Peavy / Greg Maddux / Joe Thatcher / Wilfredo Ledezma / Cha Seung Baek / Randy Wolf / Chris Young / Josh Banks / Glendon Rusch / Justin Germano / Dirk Hayhurst / Carlos Guevara / Kevin Cameron / Shawn Estes / Brian Falkenborg / Michael Ekstrom / Brett Tomko / Wade LeBlanc / Josh Geer / Chad Reineke / Charlie Haeger / Enrique Gonzalez / Sean Henn / Scott Patterson / Jared Wells 2000 AL Cleveland Indians 32 Steve Karsay / Steve Reed / Paul Shuey / Justin Speier / Ricardo Rincon / Chuck Finley / Dave Burba / Tom Martin / Bartolo Colon / Bob Wickman / Scott Kamieniecki / Jamie Brewington / Jim Brower / Cam Cairncross / Sean Depaula / Steve Woodard / Charles Nagy / Jason Bere / Andrew Lorraine / Jaret Wright / Bobby Witt / Brian Williams / Chris Nichting / Jaime Navarro / Mark Watson / Paul Rigdon / Kane Davis / Tim Drew / Mike Mohler / Alan Newman / Willie Martinez / Chris Haney 2006 AL Kansas City Royals 31 Ambiorix Burgos / Andrew Sisco / Joel Peralta / Jimmy Gobble / Elmer Dessens / Joe Nelson / Mark Redman / Todd Wellemeyer / Jeremy Affeldt / Luke Hudson / Mike Wood / Runelvys Hernandez / Scott Dohmann / Scott Elarton / Odalis Perez / Jorge de la Rosa / Brandon Duckworth / Ryan Braun / Bobby Keppel / Denny Bautista / Leo Nunez / Joe Mays / Steve Stemle / Steve Andrade / Mike MacDougal / Jose Diaz / Adam Bernero / Zack Greinke / Seth Etherton / Kyle Snyder / Chris Booker 2002 AL Cleveland Indians 31 Mark Wohlers / David Riske / Ricardo Rincon / Paul Shuey / Danys Baez / Bob Wickman / C.C. Sabathia / Jerrod Riggan / Chad Paronto / Ryan Drese / Carl Sadler / Charles Nagy / Chuck Finley / Bartolo Colon / Terry Mulholland / Dave Elder / Dave Burba / Jake Westbrook / Heath Murray / Jaret Wright / Jason Phillips / Ricardo Rodriguez / Alex Herrera / Sean Depaula / Roy Smith / Jason Beverlin / Jason Davis / Dave Maurer / Brian Tallet / Cliff Lee / Nerio Rodriguez
Seems like we have an organizational strategy here.
Most First Year Pitchers Used in a Season:
Year Lg Team Number Players Matching +----+--+---------------------------------+------+-----------------------------------------+ 1915 AL Philadelphia Athletics 21 Tom Knowlson / Bud Davis / Tom Sheehan / Jack Nabors / Cap Crowell / Dana Fillingim / Bruno Haas / Harry Eccles / Bill Morrisette / Walter Ancker / Jack Richardson / Jack Harper / Harry Weaver / Joe Sherman / Squiz Pillion / Carl Ray / Tink Turner / Bob Pepper / Elmer Myers / Bill Meehan / Bob Cone 2002 NL San Diego Padres 13 Dennis Tankersley / Jake Peavy / Kevin Pickford / Oliver Perez / Jason Kershner / Mike Bynum / Clay Condrey / Eric Cyr / J.J. Trujillo / Ben Howard / Jason Shiell / Jason Pearson / D'Angelo Jimenez 1915 AL St. Louis Browns 13 Ernie Koob / Parson Perryman / George Sisler / Tim McCabe / Tom Phillips / Rollin Cook / Pete Sims / Jim Park / Johnny Tillman / Scott Perry / Carl East / Dee Walsh / Reeve McKay 1912 NL Cincinnati Reds 13 Dixie Davis / Frank Harter / Jim Bagby / Howard McGraner / Frank Gregory / Ben Taylor / Chuck Tompkins / Bill Prough / Ed Donalds / Gene Packard / Hanson Horsey / Bill Doak / Bill Cramer 1920 AL Detroit Tigers 12 Frank Okrie / Ernie Alten / Harry Baumgartner / John Glaiser / Allen Conkwright / John Bogart / Red Cox / Mutt Wilson / Cy Fried / Roy Crumpler / Lou Vedder / Norman Glaser 1913 AL Washington Senators 12 Slim Love / Doc Ayers / Harry Harper / John Wilson / Jack Bentley / Jim Shaw / Tom Drohan / Harry Hedgpeth / Joe Gedeon / Rex Dawson / Mutt Williams / Eddie Ainsmith 1910 NL St. Louis Cardinals 12 Elmer Rieger / Bill Steele / Ed Zmich / Roy Golden / Bunny Hearn / Rube Geyer / Cy Alberts / Charlie Pickett / Bill O'Hara / Harry Patton / Ed Konetchy / Bill Chambers 2009 NL San Diego Padres 11 Luke Gregerson / Greg Burke / Luis Perdomo / Ryan Webb / Edwin Moreno / Mat Latos / Walter Silva / Arturo Lopez / Cesar Carrillo / Cesar Ramos / Aaron Poreda 2002 AL Detroit Tigers 11 Jeff Farnsworth / Mike Maroth / Fernando Rodney / Franklyn German / Eric Eckenstahler / Andy Van Hekken / Terry Pearson / Shane Loux / Jason Beverlin / Kris Keller / Jason Jimenez 1999 AL Seattle Mariners 11 Freddy Garcia / Tom Davey / Gil Meche / Jordan Zimmerman / Brett Hinchliffe / Robert Ramsay / Ryan Franklin / Damaso Marte / Dennis Stark / Aaron Scheffer / Sean Spencer 1944 NL Brooklyn Dodgers 11 Cal McLish / Tommy Warren / Ralph Branca / Clyde King / Ben Chapman / Chink Zachary / John Wells / Claude Crocker / Frank Wurm / Jack Franklin / Charlie Osgood 1943 AL Philadelphia Athletics 11 Don Black / Orie Arntzen / Everett Fagan / Lou Ciola / Carl Scheib / Bert Kuczynski / Tom Clyde / John Burrows / Charlie Bowles / Jim Mains / Norm Brown 1932 AL Chicago White Sox 11 Paul Gregory / Pete Daglia / Bill Chamberlain / Art Evans / Charlie Biggs / Clarence Fieber / Art Smith / Archie Wise / Fabian Kowalik / Bob Poser / Lew Fonseca 1922 AL Cleveland Indians 11 Jim Lindsey / Jim Joe Edwards / Nellie Pott / Dewey Metivier / Joe Shaute / John Middleton / George Edmondson / Tex Jeanes / Logan Drake / Doc Hamann / Phil Bedgood 1918 AL Philadelphia Athletics 11 Mule Watson / Bob Geary / Roy Johnson / William Pierson / Frank Fahey / Red Shea / Chick Holmes / Tom Zachary / Vic Keen / Wickey McAvoy / Lou Bauer 1913 AL Detroit Tigers 11 Fred House / Carl Zamloch / Ralph Comstock / Al Clauss / Lefty Williams / Charlie Grover / Erwin Renfer / Lefty Lorenzen / Charlie Harding / Heinie Elder / Lou North 1911 AL St. Louis Browns 11 Earl Hamilton / Lefty George / Ed Hawk / Elmer Brown / Howie Gregory / George Curry / Curly Brown / Mack Allison / Jeff Pfeffer / Bill Harper / Joe Willis
Only 1 team since 1920 has used more. The 1915 A's were of course a unique situation, as they had just cleaned house.
Year Lg Team Number Players Matching +----+--+---------------------------------+------+-----------------------------------------+ 2009 NL San Diego Padres 22 Luke Gregerson / Edward Mujica / Greg Burke / Joe Thatcher / Cla Meredith / Luis Perdomo / Kevin Correia / Chad Gaudin / Josh Geer / Edwin Moreno / Tim Stauffer / Jake Peavy / Michael Ekstrom / Adam Russell / Clayton Richard / Josh Banks / Arturo Lopez / Shawn Hill / Eulogio De La Cruz / Cesar Carrillo / Cesar Ramos / Josh Wilson 2009 NL Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Jesse Chavez / Matt Capps / Evan Meek / Sean Burnett / Jeff Karstens / Steven Jackson / Joel Hanrahan / Paul Maholm / Ross Ohlendorf / Zach Duke / Charlie Morton / Ian Snell / Phil Dumatrait / Denny Bautista / Virgil Vasquez / Tom Gorzelanny / Kevin Hart / Craig Hansen / Daniel McCutchen 2008 NL Pittsburgh Pirates 17 Sean Burnett / Franquelis Osoria / Denny Bautista / T.J. Beam / Ian Snell / Zach Duke / Paul Maholm / Tom Gorzelanny / Phil Dumatrait / Jason Davis / Marino Salas / John Van Benschoten / Evan Meek / Jeff Karstens / Ross Ohlendorf / Yoslan Herrera / Ty Taubenheim 2008 NL San Diego Padres 17 Cla Meredith / Justin Hampson / Clay Hensley / Jake Peavy / Joe Thatcher / Wilfredo Ledezma / Cha Seung Baek / Josh Banks / Justin Germano / Dirk Hayhurst / Carlos Guevara / Kevin Cameron / Josh Geer / Chad Reineke / Sean Henn / Enrique Gonzalez / Jared Wells 1995 NL Philadelphia Phillies 17 Ricky Bottalico / Toby Borland / Mike Mimbs / Mike Williams / Paul Quantrill / Tyler Green / Kyle Abbott / Curt Schilling / Russ Springer / Tommy Greene / Paul Fletcher / Chuck Ricci / Omar Olivares / Andy Carter / Bobby Munoz / Mike Grace / Ryan Karp 1993 AL Cleveland Indians 17 Derek Lilliquist / Jeremy Hernandez / Jerry Dipoto / Tom Kramer / Jose Mesa / Bill Wertz / Mark Clark / Cliff Young / Heathcliff Slocumb / Jeff Mutis / Kevin Wickander / Jason Grimsley / Charles Nagy / Bob Milacki / Paul Abbott / Dave Mlicki / Scott Scudder
Clearly the Padres and Pirates are looking at a specific type of pitcher here. I am not familiar enough with the teams to give a definitive explanation. However, I assume that they are looking for players that failed as other team's prospects, but are not quite over the hill yet.