Email a copy of 'Looking Back at the 1992 Expansion Draft (Part 2)' to a friend
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Email a copy of 'Looking Back at the 1992 Expansion Draft (Part 2)' to a friend
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SimplyAmazin91
Great read! What would be interesting is a modern day mock expansion draft with two more teams being added to the league. I would be curious to see what 15 players are protected and who may be selected. Would MLBTR be interested doing this? Could be fun!
mchapman
this would be a lot of work… but very cool
TJECK109
$500,000 for Galarraga… I think bullpen catchers make that much these days
Ted
Ah yes, Dante Bichette — the owner of the best bad seasons ever:
1995: .340 / 40 HR / 102 RBI yet just 1.8 WAR (and a #2 MVP finish)
1999: .298 /34 HR /133 RBI and an ugly -2.1 WAR
In today’s game he’d be a DH at best.
bigturtlemachine
Thanks for doing this. I absolutely love the behind the scenes look at one of the more-fascinating aspects of the game.
lucienbel
Both pieces that have been written about this so far have been fascinating. Appreciate the work and look forward to reading the next.
usafcop
They need to get rid of 4 teams and do a reverse expansion draft and let the remaining teams draft from the list of players from the 4 teams that were kicked from the league….the talent level is thin and thus would definitely help balance things out….though it will never happen….I think they should do this because there are pitchers and everyday players in the MLB who just don’t belong in the MLB….just saying
lesterdnightfly
“Not only were the Rockies and Marlins drafting players, they literally were playing a dice game. … You had to roll the dice when making your selections.”
Chuck, I love the background stories you contribute here, and you are a good writer, but they were not “literally playing a dice game.” That’s what we did, literally, with APBA back in the day.