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On November 17, 1992, during the 1992–93 offseason, Major League Baseball (MLB) held an expansion draft in New York City to allow two expansion teams, the Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies, to build their rosters prior to debuting in the National League's (NL) East and West divisions, respectively, in the 1993 MLB season.
– The 1992 Major League Baseball expansion draft was an expansion draft held by Major League Baseball (MLB) in New York City during the 1992–93 offseason on November 17, 1992 to allow the Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies to build their rosters prior to debuting in the National League (NL) East and the NL West divisions, respectively, in ...
The Cubs left Girardi unprotected in the 1992 MLB expansion draft and the Colorado Rockies chose him. During his first year with the Rockies in 1993, he played in 86 games batting .290 with five triples, three home runs, and 31 RBIs. In 1994, he played in 93 games batting .276 with four triples, four home runs, and 34 RBIs.
Despite excelling in 1992 spring training, Nied was optioned to the Triple-A Richmond Braves to start the 1992 season. [2] He made his major league debut for the Braves on September 1, 1992, after MLB rosters expanded. Nied was the first pick for the expansion Colorado Rockies in the 1992 Major League Baseball expansion draft.
The 1993 expansion Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins participated in the MLB Draft for the first time in 1992. [2]With the first overall selections of the previous two drafts, Chipper Jones and Brien Taylor, receiving signing bonuses of $1.2 million ($2,798,574 in current dollar terms) and $1.55 million ($3,467,334 in current dollar terms) respectively, salary demands of new players became ...
An expansion draft to stock both franchises was set for November 1992. [7] Though previous expansions allowed the drafting of players from the same league only, Vincent declared that the American League would receive $ 42 million of the National League 's $190 million in expansion revenue so that the AL would provide players in the National ...
Draft picks beyond the first round are often waived, and the next two draft classes are expected to be loaded, bolstering the early years of an expansion team. It is the last year players can opt ...
The First-Year Player Draft is unrelated to the 1992 expansion draft through which the Rockies filled their roster. Of the 31 players selected in the first round by the Rockies, 18 have been pitchers , the most of any position; 12 of these have been right handed, and 6 have been left-handed.