Montreal Expos - The Clinton Years (1990-1999)  
   
 
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  Titles: Top Expos Players of the Nineties  
  1994 - Leading NL East when strike was called  
    Pitchers:  
  Ballpark: Pedro Martinez (20.18) -   43  
  Stad Olympique Dennis Martinez (18.01) -   42  
    Jeff Fassero (16.11) -   41  
  Team Name: Ugueth Urbina (6.65) -   32  
  Expos John Wetteland (7.09) -   32  
    Ken Hill (9.9) -   29  
  Owner:  Mel Rojas (9.12) -   28  
  Claude Brochu led consortium (1990-1998) Dustin Hermanson (8.93) -   23  
  Jeffrey Loria (1999) Carlos Perez (5.99) -   18  
    Mark Gardner (3.20) -   15  
  General Managers: Chris Nabholtz (7.21) -   14  
  Dave Dombrowski (1990-1991) Oil Can Boyd (6.04) -   10  
  Dan Duquette (1991-1994) Butch Henry (6.95) -     8  
  Kevin Malone (1994-1995)    
  Jim Beattie (1995-1999) Catchers:  
    Darrin Fletcher (3.43) -   30  
  Managers:    
  Buck Rogers (1990-1991) First Basemen:  
  Tom Runnels (1991-1992) David Segui (4.43) -   22  
  Felipe Alou (1992-1999)    
    Second Basemen:  
  Hall of Famers: DeLino DeShields (10.04) -   32  
  Pedro Maritinez Mike Lansing (10.83) -   27  
  Vladimir Guerrero    
  Larry Walker ShortStop:  
    Mark Grudzielanek (3.87) -   21  
  Rookie of the Year:  Wilfredo Cordero (3.48) -   19  
  None Spike Owen (5.92) -   9  
       
  MVP Third Base:  
  None Sean Berry (4.48) -   18  
    Tim Wallach (4.71) -   15  
e No Hitters: Shane Andrews (1.59) -   14  
e Dennis Martinez (1991 - Perfect Game)    
e   Outfield:  
e Cy Young: Marquis Grissom (19.73) -   58  
e Pedro Maritinez (1997) Larry Walker (21.28) -   50  
    Rondell White (17.34) -   47  
  Notable Events: Moises Alou (12.31) -   39  
    Vladimir Guerrero (13.52) -   23  
  1990 - Charles Bronfman sells the club. This is the beginning of the end,   Ivan Calderon (3.32) -   13  
  although no one seems to realize it at the time.  FP Santangelo (6.53) -    11  
   Team president Claude Brochu leads a consortium to buy the club as no  Dave Martinez (4.06) -   10  
  suitable buyer is found. There was talk of moving the team to Arizona.    
   The problem is that there is no one local in Montreal with deep pockets who Notable Events:  
   is interested in owning the club. From here on in, the Expos will be operating    
   on a shoestring. In addition, there are a bunch of external factors working 1993 - The team improves as the youthful squad continues to develop  
   against the Expos interests which serve to exacerbate the tenuous situation. gaining 7 games in the standings to 94 wins.  
   The Exhibition Stadium roof. The local political climate where the city refuses      
  to help finance a much needed new ballpark. A horifically timed strike  1993 - A bunch of good young players move up to the big leagues   
  (instigated by the Commissioner) which devasted the club's finances. solidifying the roster. They will all go on to have lengthy big league careers:  
    And a Baseball Commissioner who does not seem interested in keeping □ C- Darrin Fletcher, 26,  was stolen from the Phillies in a lopsided trade  
   a viable franchise going in a city that has shown it will support □  1B - Greg Colbrunn, 23, 6th round pick in '87 draft  
   major league baseball if the conditions are right.   □  SS- Wil Cordero, 21, IFA in '88   
    □  3B - Mike Lansing, 25, purchased from Baltimore in '92   
  1990 - Tim Raines is traded to the White Sox in a salary dump. □ OF Rondell White, 21, was a first round pick in '90 and will have an   
    excellent big league career    
   1991 - A 55 ton concrete slab crashes to the ground from the roof of  the □  OF Cliff Floyd, 20, was a first round pick in '91 and will be a star   
   stadium. It is replaced by a permanent roof. □  OF-Matt Stairs, 24, IFA in '89    
   This is a dealbreaker for support of the club by local Montrealers who    □  RHP-Kent Bottenfeld, 24, 4th round in '86   
  don't want to be stuck sitting inside on beautiful summer nights.  □  RHP-Jeff Shaw, 26, trade with KC in '96   
  Part of the perfect storm that doomed the Expos in Montreal.    
    1994 - Ace Dennis Martinez, 39, leaves for Cleveland as a free agent.  
  1992 - GM Dave Dombrowski, 35, is hired away by the Marlins.  As good as he is, the Expos don't miss him as they've got lots of pitching.  
  An outstanding major league executive, he had been GM of the Expos since     
   '88 and had been amassing some top level talent for Montreal. 1994 - With Mike Lansing in the wings, Montreal trades 2B Delino DeShields  
    to the Dodgers of RHP Pedro Martinez, 22, in a quality for quality deal.  
  1992 - Over the previous ten years, the Expos have not strayed too far from    
  .500. They've had some good teams, but not great teams over the period. 1994 - Coincidentally, the Expos only first place finishes occurred during    
  In '92, however, the team is on the upswing, winning 87 games, a sixteen strike shortened seasons (It also happened in '81).  
  game improvement from '91.   They have a terrific 74-40 record to no avail when the strike ends the season.  
  The top players on the '92 squad: There is no post season for this outstanding team to play for a titile.  
  □  2B DeLino DeShields, 23, 1st round pick in '87  The team is led by it's outstanding pitching. Newly acquired Pedro Martinez,  
  3rd full season, had 46 stolen bases and batted .292 Kirk Reuter, Ken Hill, Jeff Fassero, Butch Henry (he had two good years),  
  □  OF Larry Walker, 25, signed as an IFA in '84  John Wetteland and Mel Rojas gave Montreal deep depth on the mound.   
  3rd full season, 23-93-.301 with 18 stolen bases Moises Alou, Marquis Grissom and Larry Walker were the big sticks.  
  □  CF Marquis Grissom, 25, 3rd round pick in '88 draft     
  3rd full season, 14-66-.276 with 78 stolen bases 1995 - The Expos conduct a fire sale prior to the belated start of the '95   
  □  OF Moises Alou, 25, trade from Pittsburgh for Zane Smith in '92  season Gone are Cliff Floyd, Marquis Grissom, Larry Walker, Ken Hill and   
  9-56-,282 with 16 stolen bases John Wetteland. This series of moves seals the Expos doom in Montreal.  
  □  RHP Dennis Martinez, 38,  FA from Baltimore in '87   The strike couldn't happen at a worse time as the club was operating  
  The ace of the staff still going strong 16-11 2.47  on a shoestring as it was. Now the Expos had to sell off talent just to   
  □  RHP Ken Hill, 26, trade from St. Louis for Andres Galarraga  remain economically viable.    
  16-9 2.68    
  □  LHP Jeff Fassero, 29, a late bloomer who had been knocking around the  1997 - Pedro Martinez wins the Cy Young  
  minors for a while was picked up as a bargain free agent in '91    
  □  Reliever Mel Rojas, 25, signed as an IFA in '86  1998 - Olympic Stadium roof is brought down for a year  
  7-1 1.43 as a setup man    
  □  Closer John Wetteland, 25, trade from Cincinnati for 3 players in '92  1998 - Jeffrey Loria takes over as Managing General partner of the club  
  4-4 2.92 with 37 saves.    from Claude Brochu. Initially, folks in Montreal thought this was a good  
    thing as Loria promised to keep the team in Montreal and also to   
  1993 - LHP Kirk Reuter is a rookie. He was an 18th round pick in '91 replace horrific Olympic Stadium with a new park. The folks in Montreal  
  He goes 8-0 with a 2.73 ERA were wrong.