2008 San Diego Padres Trades and Transactions

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

• November 1, 2007

  Rob Mackowiak granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2007

  Hiram Bocachica granted Free Agency.

• November 18, 2007

  Signed Greg Maddux as a free agent.

• November 19, 2007

  Signed Chip Ambres as a free agent.

• November 25, 2007

  Signed Edgar Gonzalez as a free agent.

• December 2, 2007

  Signed Randy Wolf as a free agent.

• December 5, 2007

  Terrmel Sledge player rights sold to Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific).

• December 6, 2007

  Drafted Callix Crabbe from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2007 rule 5 draft.

  Purchased Carlos Guevara from the Florida Marlins.

• December 7, 2007

  Signed Marshall McDougall as a free agent.

• December 12, 2007

  Jack Cassel granted Free Agency.

  Morgan Ensberg granted Free Agency.

  Jason Lane granted Free Agency.

• December 14, 2007

  Signed Shawn Estes as a free agent.

  Traded David Freese to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jim Edmonds.

• December 18, 2007

  Signed Tadahito Iguchi as a free agent.

• December 19, 2007

  Signed Michael Barrett as a free agent.

• December 21, 2007

  Signed Jeff DaVanon as a free agent.

  Signed Robert Fick as a free agent.

• December 26, 2007

  Signed Mark Prior as a free agent.

• December 28, 2007

  Signed Arturo López as a free agent.

• January 3, 2008

  Released Roger Deago.

• January 8, 2008

  Signed Ramón Nivar as a free agent.

• January 27, 2008

  Signed Jody Gerut as a free agent.

  Signed Glendon Rusch as a free agent.

• February 5, 2008

  Selected Enrique González off waivers from the Washington Nationals.

• February 11, 2008

  Signed Tony Clark as a free agent.

• March 22, 2008

  Released Jeff DaVanon.

• March 24, 2008

  Released Ramón Nivar.

• March 26, 2008

  Purchased Justin Huber from the Kansas City Royals.

• April 23, 2008

  Selected Josh Banks off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• April 29, 2008

  Óscar Robles selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• May 8, 2008

  Signed Shawn Wooten as a free agent.

• May 9, 2008

  Released Jim Edmonds.

  Selected Sean Henn off waivers from the New York Yankees.

• May 11, 2008

  Glendon Rusch granted Free Agency.

  Purchased Bryan Corey from the Boston Red Sox.

• May 16, 2008

  Returned Callix Crabbe (earlier draft pick) to the Milwaukee Brewers.

• May 23, 2008

  Released Steve Delabar.

• May 25, 2008

  Signed Philip Barzilla as a free agent.

• May 26, 2008

  Released Mike Johnston.

• May 27, 2008

  Traded Jared Wells to the Seattle Mariners. Received Cha-Seung Baek.

• June 5, 2008

  Drafted Allan Dykstra in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2008.

  Drafted Jaff Decker in the 1st round (42nd pick) of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2008.

  Drafted Logan Forsythe in the 1st round (46th pick) of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2008.

  Drafted James Darnell in the 2nd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed August 15, 2008.

  Drafted Blake Tekotte in the 3rd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed July 12, 2008.

  Drafted Jason Kipnis in the 4th round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Anthony Bass in the 5th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2008.

  Drafted Cole Figueroa in the 6th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 2008.

  Drafted Andrew Albers in the 10th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2008.

  Drafted Matt Clark in the 12th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 2008.

  Drafted Erik Davis in the 13th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 28, 2008.

  Drafted Nick Vincent in the 18th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2008.

  Drafted Dean Anna in the 26th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2008.

  Drafted Sean Gilmartin in the 31st round of the 2008 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

  Drafted Daniel Robertson in the 33rd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 2008.

  Drafted Brad Brach in the 42nd round of the 2008 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 2008.

• June 27, 2008

  Signed Brett Tomko as a free agent.

• July 17, 2008

  Traded Tony Clark to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Evan Scribner.

• July 22, 2008

  Traded Randy Wolf to the Houston Astros. Received Chad Reineke.

• August 11, 2008

  Signed JD Closser as a free agent.

• August 13, 2008

  Selected Brian Falkenborg off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• August 19, 2008

  Traded Greg Maddux to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received players to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Eduardo Perez (minors) (September 30, 2008) and Mike Watt (minors) (September 30, 2008) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

• August 29, 2008

  Wil Ledezma selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks off waivers.

• September 1, 2008

  Released Tadahito Iguchi.

  Released Brett Tomko.

• September 10, 2008

  Selected Charlie Haeger off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

• September 11, 2008

  Selected Scott Patterson off waivers from the New York Yankees.

• September 29, 2008

  Brian Falkenborg granted Free Agency.

  Justin Germano granted Free Agency.

  Brian Myrow granted Free Agency.

• October 1, 2008

  Bryan Corey granted Free Agency.

• October 6, 2008

  Josh Bard granted Free Agency.

  Shawn Estes granted Free Agency.

  Dirk Hayhurst selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• October 10, 2008

  Michael Barrett granted Free Agency.

  Selected Travis Denker off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

• October 14, 2008

  Chip Ambres granted Free Agency.

• October 31, 2008

  Mark Prior granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2008

  Trevor Hoffman granted Free Agency.

• November 3, 2008

  Kevin Cameron granted Free Agency.

  Luke Carlin granted Free Agency.

  JD Closser granted Free Agency.

  Enrique González granted Free Agency.

  Sean Henn granted Free Agency.

  Justin Huber granted Free Agency.

  Paul McAnulty granted Free Agency.

  Marshall McDougall granted Free Agency.

  Shawn Wooten granted Free Agency.

  Mauro Zárate granted Free Agency.

• December 4, 2008

  Traded Khalil Greene to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received a player to be named later and Mark Worrell. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Luke Gregerson (March 23, 2009) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

• December 8, 2008

  Signed Eliézer Alfonzo as a free agent.

• December 11, 2008

  Drafted Everth Cabrera from the Colorado Rockies in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

  Drafted Iván Nova from the New York Yankees in the 2008 rule 5 draft.

• December 12, 2008

  Charlie Haeger granted Free Agency.

  Clay Hensley granted Free Agency.

• December 22, 2008

  Signed Chris Britton as a free agent.

• December 26, 2008

  Signed Kevin Correia as a free agent.

• January 9, 2009

  Selected Virgil Vasquez off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

• January 13, 2009

  Signed Chris Burke as a free agent.

  Signed Mark Prior as a free agent.

• January 15, 2009

  Signed David Eckstein as a free agent.

  Selected Jae Kuk Ryu off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

• January 21, 2009

  Signed Henry Blanco as a free agent.

• January 27, 2009

  Virgil Vasquez selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers.

• February 4, 2009

  Signed Cliff Floyd as a free agent.

• February 10, 2009

  Matt Bush player rights sold to the Toronto Blue Jays.

• February 17, 2009

  Signed Emil Brown as a free agent.

• February 21, 2009

  Signed Walter Silva as a free agent.

• March 14, 2009

  Signed Chris Snelling as a free agent.

• March 15, 2009

  Signed Duaner Sánchez as a free agent.

• March 23, 2009

  Signed Shawn Hill as a free agent.

• March 25, 2009

  Purchased Frankie De La Cruz from the Florida Marlins.

• March 26, 2009

  Jae Kuk Ryu selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.

• March 29, 2009

  Returned Iván Nova (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.

  Chris Burke player rights sold to the Seattle Mariners.

• April 1, 2009

  Received Edward Mujica from the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

  Released Justin Hampson.

  Previous waiver selection of Jae Kuk Ryu by the Cleveland Indians voided and player returned.

  Released Jae Kuk Ryu.