Freese finally earned World Collection MVP honors, arguably the spotlight of his 11-year MLB profession, which was spent with the Cardinals and three different groups.
Chase Headley (2nd spherical, 2005) — 26.8 bWAR
Headley spent components of 9 seasons with San Diego, together with a 2012 marketing campaign the place he led the Nationwide League with 115 RBI and completed fifth within the NL Most Invaluable Participant voting. That was additionally the season when he would gather his solely Gold Glove and Silver Slugger.
Primarily a 3rd baseman, Headley was traded to the New York Yankees on July 22, 2014. There, he would make the postseason twice earlier than being returned to the Padres in a commerce with the Yankees. He would end his profession in San Diego with 60 plate appearances in 2018.
Max Fried (1st spherical, 2012) — 27.5 bWAR
The seventh general decide within the 2012 MLB Draft, Fried was traded as a part of a take care of the Atlanta Braves that landed Justin Upton with the Padres.
Fried made his MLB debut on Aug. 8, 2017, with the Braves, ending second within the NL Cy Younger Award race in 2022, a season the place he registered a 2.48 ERA over 185.1 innings.
Corey Kluber (4th spherical, 2007) — 34.0 bWAR
One other pitcher who discovered success with one other franchise after being drafted by the Padres, Kluber was concerned in a three-team commerce on July 31, 2010, that landed him with the Cleveland Guardians.
With the Guardians, Kluber received two AL Cy Younger Awards (2014 and 2017) and was a three-time All-Star. His .628 profitable proportion (98-58) with Cleveland ranks because the second-best in franchise historical past.
Trea Turner (1st spherical, 2014) — 39.3 bWAR
Turner is without doubt one of the nice “what ifs” in Padres historical past, as he was traded to the Washington Nationals because the “participant to be named later” as a part of a three-team deal within the offseason earlier than the 2015 marketing campaign.
The three-time All-Star and 2021 batting champion (a season he cut up between the Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers) completed second within the NL Rookie of the Yr competitors in 2016.
