Padres Sign Williams and Blum
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ST. LOUIS, Mo., (Sports Network) - San Diego signed pitcher  Woody Williams and infielder Geoff Blum on Wednesday to  one-year, free-agent contracts.
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Pitchers Jerome Williams and Tim Redding both have 10-win seasons on their resumes and are possible front runners to earn spots in the Nationals' rotation.
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Jon Lieber agreed to a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, Al Leiter returned to the Florida Marlins, and Woody Williams went back to the San Diego Padres as major league teams moved quickly to grab starting pitchers yesterday after the first free-agent deadline of the offseason passed.
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VIERA, Fla., Feb. 14 -- On the day their spring training camp officially opened, the Washington Nationals Wednesday added two more low-risk bargains to the fold, signing veteran sluggers Dmitri Young and Tony Batista to minor-league contracts. Neither has been invited to the team's major league...
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The Houston Astros, the NL's worst hitting team, sign outfielder Carlos Lee and right-hander Woody Williams on Friday, bolstering its offense and pitching staff.
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The Houston Astros acquired pitchers Jason Jennings and Miguel Asencio from the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday after failing to sign Jon Garland from the Chicago White Sox.
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The San Diego Padres traded one of their extra outfielders, Terrence Long, to Kansas City for left-hander Darrell May and right-hander Ryan Bukvich on Monday.
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Justin Germano won his fifth straight decision since coming up from the minor leagues, helping the first-place San Diego Padres remain atop the NL West with a 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.
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SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Padres acquired temperamental outfielder Milton Bradley from the Oakland Athletics on Friday, the second time in just more than a week that the team decided to add a player with a history of blowups.
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SAN DIEGO -- Mark Prior and his hometown San Diego Padres agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract on Wednesday, making him the second postoperative pitcher to join the team in less than a month.
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The Padres, still down two games to one in this N.L. division series, forced Game 4 on Sunday at Busch Stadium, with Woody Williams starting for San Diego and Chris Carpenter for St. Louis.
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Putting some starch back into their playoff bid, the Padres crafted their best outing in some time last night. Ramon Vazquez, starting for the injured Mark Loretta, provided three hits, and
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The Atlanta Braves made another trade to bulk up their bullpen Friday night, acquiring reliever Danys Baez and infielder Willy Aybar from the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers for infielder Wilson Betemit.
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Dodgers castoff Brett Tomko pitches six solid innings, rookie Kevin Kouzmanoff delivers two more hits and the Padres win their season-high seventh in a row, 6-3 over the Pirates.
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Right-hander Woody Williams rejoins the Padres more than three years after being traded away in what GM Kevin Towers called the worst move he's ever made.
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The Seattle Mariner traded left-handed pitcher Randy Williams to the San Diego Padres on Friday for infielder Billy Hogan.
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The Cubs traded embattled catcher Michael Barrett and cash to the Padres for backup catcher Rob Bowen and a minor leaguer.