2012 San Diego Padres season
| 2012 San Diego Padres | |
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| Record | 76–86 (.469) |
| Divisional place | 4th |
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| Owner(s) | Jeff Moorad |
| General manager(s) | Josh Byrnes |
| Manager(s) | Bud Black |
| Local television |
Fox Sports San Diego (Dick Enberg, Mark Grant, Tony Gwynn, Andy Masur) Cablemas (Spanish) |
| Local radio |
XX Sports Radio (Ted Leitner, Jerry Coleman, Bob Scanlan, Andy Masur) XEMO-AM (Spanish) (Eduardo Otega, Juan Angel Avila) |
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The San Diego Padres' 2012 season was their 44th season in MLB, and their eighth at Petco Park. The Padres finished with a record of 76-86, fourth place in the NL West.
The following free agents were not re-signed from the final roster of the Padres 2011 season.
On December 17, 2011, pitcher Mat Latos was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for right-handed starting pitcher Edinson Vólquez and three of the Reds’ top 10 prospects—first baseman Yonder Alonso, catcher Yasmani Grandal and right-handed relief pitcher Brad Boxberger. 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 of Anthony Rizzo on the Padres's depth chart at first base. Grandal was the third catcher on the Padres’ 40-man roster, joining Nick Hundley and John Baker. Boxberger was the top Double-A closer in the minor leagues in 2011.
On January 6, 2012, the Padres acquired right handed pitcher Andrew Cashner and outfielder Kyung-Min Na from the Chicago Cubs for Rizzo and right-handed starting pitcher Zach Cates.
The Padres started the season 20–41, the worst record in the major leagues at the time. By June 20, they were 22 games under .500.
Starting pitcher Casey Kelly, obtained in the 2010 trade of Adrian Gonzalez to the Boston Red Sox, made his major league debut with San Diego on August 27, 2012. Kelly earned a win after pitching six shutout innings in a 3–0 victory over the Atlanta Braves. He also recorded his first major league hit in the game. Kelly was the 15th different starting pitcher used by the Padres in 2012, which matched a club record set in 2002 and tied in 2009. The Padres ended the season with 24 pitchers throwing at least 15 innings.
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