The Padres were in quite a different position ten years ago. They had a 3.5-game division lead and were decidedly buyers. One area that needed shored up was third base due to Sean Burroughs doing Sean Burroughs things. To address this, San Diego sent minor league pitchers Travis Chick and Justin Germano to Cincinnati for Joe Randa.
The longtime Royals third baseman was amidst his best overall offensive season in his first and only year with the Reds. Randa was slashing .289/ .356/ .