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Starting Fresh: The Expansion of 1998
Starting Fresh: The Expansion of 1998
In the final part of my six part series on major league expansion drafts, I examine the seventh expansion draft in major league history, the 1998 expansion draft for the newest members of Major League Baseball, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. RULES The same rules applied as those that were in place for the 1993 draft. The draft had three rounds, each club ...
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