1978 San Diego Padres Trades and Transactions

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

• November 2, 1977

  Merv Rettenmund granted Free Agency.

• November 29, 1977

  Signed Oscar Gamble as a free agent.

• December 10, 1977

  Released Gary Sutherland.

• January 10, 1978

  Drafted Mike Martin in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft (January Secondary).

  Drafted Ed Vande Berg in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• January 25, 1978

  Traded Dave Tomlin and $125,000 to the Texas Rangers. Received Gaylord Perry.

• February 2, 1978

  Signed Mickey Lolich as a free agent.

• February 28, 1978

  Traded Mike Ivie to the San Francisco Giants. Received Derrel Thomas.

• March 14, 1978

  Released Enzo Hernández.

• March 28, 1978

  Released Brent Strom.

• May 26, 1978

  Traded George Hendrick to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Eric Rasmussen.

• June 5, 1978

  Selected Fernando González off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• June 6, 1978

  Drafted Andy Hawkins in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft.

  Drafted Doug Gwosdz in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft.

  Drafted George Stablein in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft.

  Drafted Floyd Chiffer in the 5th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

  Drafted Tim Flannery in the 6th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

  Drafted Steve Fireovid in the 7th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

  Drafted Eric Show in the 18th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

  Drafted Mark Thurmond in the 24th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Paul Noce in the 25th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Randy Kramer in the 26th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

• June 14, 1978

  Traded Dan Spillner to the Cleveland Indians. Received Dennis Kinney.

• June 22, 1978

  Traded Dave Freisleben to the Cleveland Indians. Received Bill Laxton.

• September 12, 1978

  Traded Mark Wiley to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Andrew Dyes (minors).

• October 25, 1978

  Traded Oscar Gamble, Dave Roberts and $300,000 to the Texas Rangers. Received Kurt Bevacqua, Bill Fahey and Mike Hargrove.

• November 2, 1978

  Derrel Thomas granted Free Agency.

• December 4, 1978

  Bob Davis drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1978 rule 5 draft.

• January 9, 1979

  Drafted Larry See in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

• February 7, 1979

  Signed Steve Brye as a free agent.

• February 22, 1979

  Signed Fred Kendall as a free agent.

• February 25, 1979

  Signed Al Fitzmorris as a free agent.

• March 1, 1979

  Signed Fred Kuhaulua as a free agent.

• March 30, 1979

  Traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Dan Briggs. The San Diego Padres sent Mike Champion (April 3, 1979) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.