| 2012 San Diego Padres | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Petco Park | |||
| City | San Diego,California | |||
| Record | 76–86 (.469) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Jeff Moorad | |||
| General managers | Josh Byrnes | |||
| Managers | Bud Black | |||
| Television | Fox Sports San Diego (Dick Enberg,Mark Grant,Tony Gwynn,Andy Masur) Cablemas (Spanish) | |||
| Radio | XX Sports Radio (Ted Leitner,Jerry Coleman,Bob Scanlan,Andy Masur) XEMO-AM (Spanish) (Eduardo Otega, Juan Angel Avila) | |||
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TheSan Diego Padres' 2012 season was their 44th season inMLB, and their eighth atPetco Park. The Padres finished with a record of 76–86, fourth place in theNational League West.
The following free agents were not re-signed from the finalroster of thePadres 2011 season.[1]
| Player | New team |
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| Heath Bell | Miami Marlins |
| Aaron Harang | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Brad Hawpe | Texas Rangers |
| Chad Qualls | Philadelphia Phillies |
On December 17, 2011, pitcherMat Latos was traded to theCincinnati Reds for right-handed starting pitcherEdinson Vólquez and three of the Reds' top 10 prospects—first basemanYonder Alonso, catcherYasmani Grandal and right-handed relief pitcherBrad Boxberger.[2][3] Latos was 27–29 in 72 career starts with a 3.37 ERA. Volquez had not returned to form since undergoing elbow reconstruction surgery in 2009. Alonso moved ahead ofAnthony Rizzo on the Padres'sdepth chart at first base. Grandal was the third catcher on the Padres' 40-man roster, joiningNick Hundley andJohn Baker. Boxberger was the top Double-A closer in the minor leagues in 2011.[2]
On January 6, 2012, the Padres acquired right handed pitcherAndrew Cashner and outfielder Kyung-Min Na from theChicago Cubs for Rizzo and right-handed starting pitcher Zach Cates.[4]
The Padres started the season 20–41, the worst record in the major leagues at the time.[5] By June 20, they were 22 games under .500.[6]
Starting pitcherCasey Kelly, obtained in the 2010 trade ofAdrián González to theBoston Red Sox, made his major league debut with San Diego on August 27, 2012. Kelly earned awin after pitching six shutout innings in a 3–0 victory over theAtlanta Braves. He also recorded his first major league hit in the game.[7] Kelly was the 15th different starting pitcher used by the Padres in 2012, which matched a club record set in2002 and tied in2009.[8] The Padres ended the season with 24 pitchers throwing at least 15 innings.[6]
Third basemanChase Headley was rumored to be traded but was kept at thetrade deadline in July.[6][9] He was named the National League Player of the Week for the week ending August 12. He was later namedNational League Player of the Month for August, becoming the first Padre to be so honored sinceTony Gwynn won the award in May 1997. Headley that month was tied for the major league lead in home runs (10) and led the majors with 31 RBIs. He hit .306 (33-for-108) in August with 20 runs scored and a .611slugging percentage.[10] He earned a second consecutive Player of the Month honor in September after hitting .324 that month with nine homers, 30 RBIs, a .410 on-base percentage, and a .645 slugging percentage. He was the second Padre to win Player of the Month in consecutive months, the first being third basemanKen Caminiti in August and September of1996.[11] He became the first Padre to ever have more than one 30-RBI month. Over the final 57 games of the season, he batted .313 with 19 homers, 44 runs scored and 63 RBIs.[9]
The Padres went 5–10 over their last 15 games, losing five consecutive series by 2–1 margins. However, San Diego was 42–33 after theAll-Star break.[6] They finished the season with a 76–86 record for a five-game improvement from 2011.[12][13]
Headleyled the NL in RBIs with 115, joining former Padre andHall of Fame outfielderDave Winfield (118 in1979) as the only Padres to lead the league in RBIs. Headley set career highs in hits (173), runs (95), home runs (31), walks (86), RBIs, total bases (301), on-base percentage (.376) and slugging percentage (.498) and matched career highs in games played (161), doubles (31) and steals (17). He reached base in 146 games, breaking the Padres record held by Gwynn (144 in1987). ShortstopEverth Cabrera became the first Padre tolead the NL in stolen bases with 44. He set a team record with a 91.7 percent success rate on steals (44-for-48), which also led the NL.[11][12]
Headley was unanimously voted the Padre Player of the Year by writers covering the team, andClayton Richard was the unanimous pick as the Padres Pitcher of the Year.[11] Headley also won aGold Glove Award after leading all major league third basemen in games played (159) andassists (315) and the NL intotal chances (425).[14]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| San Francisco Giants | 94 | 68 | .580 | — | 48–33 | 46–35 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 8 | 45–36 | 41–40 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | 41–40 | 40–41 |
| San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | .469 | 18 | 42–39 | 34–47 |
| Colorado Rockies | 64 | 98 | .395 | 30 | 35–46 | 29–52 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
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| Washington Nationals | 98 | 64 | .605 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| San Francisco Giants | 94 | 68 | .580 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68 | .580 | +6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 |
| San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | .469 | 12 |
| New York Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 |
| Miami Marlins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19 |
| Colorado Rockies | 64 | 98 | .395 | 24 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 101 | .377 | 27 |
| Houston Astros | 55 | 107 | .340 | 33 |
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
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| Arizona | – | 2–5 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 9–7 | 6–0 | 12–6 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 9–6 |
| Atlanta | 5–2 | – | 3–4 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 14–4 | 3–3 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 8–10 | 8–10 |
| Chicago | 4–5 | 4–3 | – | 4–12 | 2–4 | 8–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–13 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 7–10 | 1–6 | 5–10 |
| Cincinnati | 5–2 | 5–1 | 12–4 | – | 5–1 | 10–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 11–7 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 7–8 |
| Colorado | 7–9 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 1–5 | – | 5–2 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–7 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–13 |
| Houston | 0–6 | 2–4 | 5–8 | 5–10 | 2–5 | – | 2–4 | 2–4 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–12 | 3–5 | 1–8 | 4–11 | 1–7 | 6–9 |
| Los Angeles | 6–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–8 | 4–2 | – | 4–2 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 11–7 | 8-10 | 6–5 | 4–2 | 6–9 |
| Miami | 3–5 | 4–14 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | – | 4–4 | 4–12 | 8–10 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 13–4 | 6–9 | 1–5 | 9–8 | 6–1 | 4–4 | – | 3–2 | 2–5 | 11–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–9 | 3–5 | 6–9 |
| New York | 4–3 | 6–12 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–4 | 2–3 | – | 10–8 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 4–14 | 8–7 |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 6–12 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 10–8 | 5–2 | 8–10 | – | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 9-9 | 5–10 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 2–3 | 8–8 | 7–11 | 4–2 | 12–5 | 1–6 | 4–1 | 4–11 | 2–5 | 4–3 | – | 1–5 | 3–3 | 8–7 | 3–2 | 10–8 |
| San Diego | 11–7 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–6 | 10–8 | 5–3 | 7–11 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–1 | – | 6–12 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 8–7 |
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 8–1 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 12–6 | – | 3–3 | 1–5 | 7–8 |
| St. Louis | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–7 | 7–6 | 5–2 | 11–4 | 5–6 | 5–2 | 9–6 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 7–8 | 3–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–4 | 8–7 |
| Washington | 4–2 | 10–8 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 5–3 | 14–4 | 9-9 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5-1 | 4-3 | – | 10–8 |
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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| Chase Headley | 161 | 604 | 95 | 173 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 115 | 17 | 86 | .286 | .498 |
| Yonder Alonso | 155 | 549 | 47 | 150 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 62 | 3 | 62 | .273 | .393 |
| Cameron Maybin | 147 | 507 | 67 | 123 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 26 | 44 | .243 | .349 |
| Will Venable | 148 | 417 | 62 | 110 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 24 | 41 | .264 | .429 |
| Everth Cabrera | 115 | 398 | 49 | 98 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 44 | 43 | .246 | .324 |
| Chris Denorfia | 130 | 348 | 56 | 102 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 13 | 27 | .293 | .451 |
| Logan Forsythe | 91 | 315 | 45 | 86 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 28 | .273 | .390 |
| Jesús Guzmán | 120 | 287 | 32 | 71 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 3 | 29 | .247 | .418 |
| Carlos Quentin | 86 | 284 | 44 | 74 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 46 | 0 | 36 | .261 | .504 |
| Alexi Amarista | 105 | 275 | 35 | 66 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 8 | 17 | .240 | .385 |
| Nick Hundley | 58 | 204 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 15 | .157 | .245 |
| John Baker | 63 | 193 | 17 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 20 | .238 | .280 |
| Yasmani Grandal | 60 | 192 | 28 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 31 | .297 | .469 |
| Mark Kotsay | 82 | 143 | 9 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | .259 | .357 |
| Orlando Hudson | 35 | 123 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | .211 | .317 |
| Andy Parrino | 55 | 116 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | .207 | .276 |
| Jason Bartlett | 29 | 83 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .133 | .193 |
| Jeremy Hermida | 13 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .375 |
| James Darnell | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .471 |
| Blake Tekotte | 11 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .133 | .133 |
| Eddy Rodríguez | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .800 |
| Kyle Blanks | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 |
| Alí Solís | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 314 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | .124 | .169 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5422 | 651 | 1339 | 272 | 43 | 121 | 610 | 155 | 539 | .247 | .380 |
Source:[163]
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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| Clayton Richard | 14 | 14 | 3.99 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 218.2 | 228 | 110 | 97 | 42 | 107 |
| Edinson Vólquez | 11 | 11 | 4.14 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 182.2 | 160 | 88 | 84 | 105 | 174 |
| Anthony Bass | 2 | 8 | 4.73 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 97.0 | 89 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 80 |
| Jason Marquis | 6 | 7 | 4.04 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 93.2 | 94 | 53 | 42 | 28 | 79 |
| Eric Stults | 8 | 3 | 2.92 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 92.1 | 86 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 51 |
| Luke Gregerson | 2 | 0 | 2.39 | 77 | 0 | 9 | 71.2 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 72 |
| Brad Brach | 2 | 4 | 3.78 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 66.2 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 75 |
| Dale Thayer | 2 | 2 | 3.43 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 57.2 | 53 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 47 |
| Ross Ohlendorf | 4 | 4 | 7.77 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 48.2 | 62 | 44 | 42 | 24 | 39 |
| Andrew Cashner | 3 | 4 | 4.27 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 46.1 | 42 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 52 |
| Andrew Werner | 2 | 3 | 5.58 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 40.1 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 35 |
| Huston Street | 2 | 1 | 1.85 | 40 | 0 | 23 | 39.0 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 47 |
| Kip Wells | 2 | 4 | 4.58 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 37.1 | 41 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Miles Mikolas | 2 | 1 | 3.62 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 23 |
| Joe Thatcher | 1 | 4 | 3.41 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 31.2 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 39 |
| Cory Luebke | 3 | 1 | 2.61 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 31.0 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 23 |
| Jeff Suppan | 2 | 3 | 5.28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 30.2 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 7 |
| Casey Kelly | 2 | 3 | 6.21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 29.0 | 39 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 26 |
| Alex Hinshaw | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 36 |
| Joe Wieland | 0 | 4 | 4.55 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 27.2 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 24 |
| Brad Boxberger | 0 | 0 | 2.60 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 |
| Nick Vincent | 2 | 0 | 1.71 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 28 |
| Cory Burns | 0 | 1 | 5.50 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 |
| Tommy Layne | 2 | 0 | 3.24 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 16.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| Ernesto Frieri | 1 | 0 | 2.31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| Josh Spence | 0 | 1 | 4.35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Micah Owings | 0 | 2 | 2.79 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Tim Stauffer | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Dustin Moseley | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Matt Palmer | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 76 | 86 | 4.01 | 162 | 162 | 43 | 1434.2 | 1356 | 710 | 640 | 539 | 1205 |
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