The 1992 MLB Expansion Draft was held November 17, 1992. This expansion draft was conducted by Major League Baseball to stock the major league rosters of the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins, new major league expansion franchises that were set to start play in the 1993 season. The Marlins joined the National League East division and the Rockies the National League West.

[edit] Expansion draft

As opposed to previous expansion drafts such as the 1961 draft, players from both leagues were available to the expansion clubs. Each existing club could protect fifteen players on their roster from being drafted and only one player could be drafted from each team in the first round. Then for each additional round National League teams could protect an additional 3 players and American League teams could protect 4 more. All unprotected major and minor League players were eligible except those chosen in the amateur drafts of 1991 or 1992 and players who were 18 or younger when signed in 1990.

[edit] Round 1

Trevor Hoffman, the all-time career leader in saves, was one of the more notable picks of the 1992 Expansion Draft, selected with the 8th pick overall.

[edit] Round 2

[edit] Aftermath

Following the draft, the New York Yankees challenged the validity of the draft, on the basis that the Marlins did not compensate the Yankees for the loss of territory in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where the Yankees had a minor league team. They attempted to revoke the assignment of Hayes and Ausmus to the Colorado Rockies and Everett to the Florida Marlins. Invoking the "best interests of baseball" clause for the first time, Commissioner Bud Selig and the major league executive council prevented the Yankees from interfering.^[1]

[edit] References

• "Baseball-Reference listing of Rockies' picks". http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/1993_trans.shtml. Retrieved July 16, 2007. 
• "Baseball-Reference listing of Marlins' picks". http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/1993_trans.shtml. Retrieved July 16, 2007. 
• "Baseball-Reference Wiki page on the draft". http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Expansion_of_1993. Retrieved July 16, 2007. 
• "Baseball Library notes on the draft". http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/chronology/1992NOVEMBER.stm#day17. Retrieved July 16, 2007. 
• "Rules of various MLB expansion drafts". http://mysite.verizon.net/brak2.0/e_draft.htm. Retrieved July 16, 2007.