PHOTOS: Notable trades made by Padres GM Kevin Towers
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July 31, 1996: Acquired Greg Vaughn from the Milwaukee Brewers for Bryce Florie, Marc Newfield and Ron Villone.Al Bello/Allsport
Dec. 6, 1996: Acquired Sterling Hitchcock from the Seattle Mariners for Scott Sanders.Vincent Laforet
Dec. 15, 1997: Acquired Kevin Brown from the Florida Marlins for Steve Hoff, Derrek Lee and Rafael Medina.Doug Pensinger
March 29, 1999: Acquired Phil Nevin (pictured) and Keith Volkman from the Anaheim Angels for Andy Sheets and Gus Kennedy.Harry How/Allsport
Dec. 22, 1999: Acquired Bret Boone (pictured), Ryan Klesko and Jason Shiell from the Atlanta Braves for Wally Joyner, Reggie Sanders and Quilvio Veras.Harry How/Allsport
Dec. 22, 1999: Acquired Ryan Klesko (pictured, Bret Boone and Jason Shiell from the Atlanta Braves for Wally Joyner, Reggie Sanders and Quilvio Veras.Christopher Ruppel/Allsport
Aug. 26, 2003: Acquired Brian Giles from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jason Bay, Oliver Perez and Corey Stewart.Elsa
Nov. 18, 2005: Acquired Mike Cameron from the New York Mets for Xavier Nady.Donald Miralle
Jan. 6, 2006: Acquired Adrian Gonzalez (pictured), Terrmel Sledge and Chris Young from the Texas Rangers for Adam Eaton, Akinori Otsuka and Billy Killian.Jeff Gross
Jan. 6, 2006: Acquired Chris Young (pictured), Adrian Gonzalez, Terrmel Sledge from the Texas Rangers for Adam Eaton, Akinori Otsuka and Billy Killian.Jeff Gross
Nov. 15, 2006: Acquired Heath Bell (pictured) and Royce Ring from the New York Mets for Jon Adkins and Ben Johnson.Jim Rogash