Tampa Bay Devil Rays Expansion Draft by Baseball Almanac

Tampa Bay Devil Rays Expansion Draft

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays may not have been associated with baseball a long time, but the young team already does have a history all its own. Here is the original expansion draft for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

"I'll be ready by Spring Training; there's no reason I shouldn't be." - Tony Saunders of the Florida Marlins on his Expansion Draft trade to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Tampa Bay Devil Rays Player Expansion Draft
Players	Taken From	Position	Picked
Bobby Abreu	Houston Astros	Outfield	3^rd
Rich Butler	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfield	5^th
Miguel Cairo	Chicago Cubs	Second Base	4^th
Steve Cox	Oakland Athletics	First Base	23^rd
Mike DiFelice	St. Louis Cardinals	Catcher	10^th
Brooks Kieschnick	Chicago Cubs	First Base	31^st
Aaron Ledesma	Baltimore Orioles	Shortstop	30^th
Quinton McCracken	Colorado Rockies	Outfield	2^nd
Carlos Mendoza	New York Mets	Outfield	26^th
Herbert Perry	Cleveland Indians	First Base	32^nd
Kerry Robinson	St. Louis Cardinals	Outfield	22^nd
Andy Sheets	Seattle Mariners	Shortstop	12^th
Bobby Smith	Atlanta Braves	Third Base	6^th
Bubba Trammell	Detroit Tigers	Outfield	11^th
Chris Wilcox	New York Yankees	Outfield	34^th
Randy Winn	Florida Marlins	Outfield	28^th
Dmitri Young	Cincinnati Reds	Outfield	8^th
Players	Taken From	Position	Picked
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Expansion Draft

Tampa Bay Devil Rays Pitcher Expansion Draft
Pitchers	Taken From	Threw	Picked
Brian Boehringer	New York Yankees	Right	15^th
Dan Carlson	San Francisco Giants	Right	14^th
Mike Duvall	Florida Marlins	Left	16^th
Vaughn Eshelman	Oakland Athletics	Left	33^rd
Rick Gorecki	Los Angeles Dodgers	Right	20^th
Santos Hernandez	San Francisco Giants	Right	35^th
Jason Johnson	Pittsburgh Pirates	Right	7^th
Ryan Karp	Philadelphia Phillies	Left	27^th
John LeRoy	Atlanta Braves	Right	17^th
Albie Lopez	Cleveland Indians	Left	24^th
Jim Mecir	Boston Red Sox	Right	18^th
Jose Paniagua	Montreal Expos	Right	25^th
Bryan Rekar	Colorado Rockies	Right	19^th
Tony Saunders	Florida Marlins	Left	1^st
Dennis Springer	Anaheim Angels	Right	13^th
Ramon Tatis	Chicago Cubs	Left	21^st
Terrell Wade	Atlanta Braves	Left	29^th
Esteban Yan	Baltimore Orioles	Right	9^th
Pitchers	Taken From	Threw	Picked
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Expansion Draft

This expansion draft took place on November 18, 1998. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Arizona D-Backs took a combined seventy players on that date in history.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays fans should join in the discussion forum today and learn about rumors, breaking news and team related trivia.

Trivia Alert: Of the thirty-five players chosen by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, do you remember who was chosen first? Pitcher Tony Saunders from the Florida Marlins.

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