▁gave ▁up ▁Barry ▁B onds ' ▁record - bre aking ▁ 7 1 st ▁and ▁ 7 2 nd ▁hom ers ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 ▁against ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants . ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 5 : ▁Texas ▁R angers ▁Park ▁was ▁granted ▁free ▁ag ency ▁after ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Texas ▁R angers ▁in ▁December ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁to ▁a ▁five - year , ▁$ 6 5 ▁million ▁contract , ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁contract s ▁for ▁a ▁pitch er ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁However , ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁R angers , ▁he ▁was ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁inj uries ▁and ▁a ▁home ▁stad ium ▁that ▁fav ors ▁hit ters . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁R angers , ▁Park ▁went ▁ 9 – 8 ▁in ▁ 2 5 ▁starts , ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 . 7 5 ▁E RA . ▁The ▁following ▁season , ▁he ▁only ▁started ▁seven ▁times ▁due ▁to ▁inj uries , ▁going ▁ 1 – 3 ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 . 5 8 ▁E RA . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁trad ed ▁by ▁the ▁R angers ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Phil ▁Ne vin . ▁Pad res ▁fans ▁had ▁hoped ▁that ▁Park ▁could ▁repeat ▁his ▁previous ▁success ▁by ▁playing ▁in ▁pitch er - friend ly ▁Pet co ▁Park . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 6