2006 San Diego Padres season

Updated on Dec 07, 2024

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Owner(s) John Moores Manager(s) Bruce Bochy		General manager(s) Kevin Towers
Local television 4SD(Mark Grant, Matt Vasgersian) Local radio XEPRS-AM(Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Tim Flannery)XEMO(Juan Angel Avila, Eduardo Ortega)

The 2006 San Diego Padres season captured their second consecutive National League West crown, with a record of 88-74, and for the first time in franchise history back-to-back postseason appearances, and three consecutive winning seasons. Although the Padres final record equaled that of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Padres record of 13-5 against the Dodgers awarded them of the official division title. The 2006 season also marked the end of Bruce Bochy's tenure as manager of the team, after 24 seasons overall, 12 seasons as manager (1995–2006), winning 4 division titles (1996, 1998, 2005, 2006). The Padres were eliminated in the 2006 National League Division Series by the eventual World Champion St. Louis Cardinals losing 3-1.

Offseason

November 18, 2005: Xavier Nady was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Mets for Mike Cameron.

December 2, 2005: Pete Laforest was selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

December 5, 2005: Brian Giles was signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

December 7, 2005: Dewon Brazelton was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the San Diego Padres for Sean Burroughs.

December 22, 2005: Mark Bellhorn was signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

January 4, 2006: Adam Eaton, Akinori Otsuka, and Billy Killian were traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Adrian Gonzalez, Chris Young, and Terrmel Sledge.

January 12, 2006: Alan Embree was signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

February 3, 2006: Mike Piazza signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

May 1, 2006: Doug Mirabelli was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Josh Bard and Cla Meredith.

Opening Day Starters

Played at Petco Park on April 3, 2006 against the San Francisco Giants.

San Diego 6, San Francisco 1

NOTE: Although the Padres final record equaled that of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Padres record of 13-5 against the Dodgers awarded them of the official division title.

Transactions

June 6, 2006: David Freese was drafted in the 9th round of the 2006 amateur draft.

August 24, 2006: Russell Branyan was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Evan Meek (minors). The San Diego Padres sent Dale Thayer (minors) (September 15, 2006) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete the trade.