NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
* ORIGIN:
On March 9, 1995, major league owners unanimously vote to admit two new teams, Arizona and Tampa Bay. Each team pays $130 million to join the league.
* PROBABLE OPENING-DAY LINEUP
1. Devon White: CF
2. Jay Bell: SS
3. Karim Garcia: RF
4. Matt Williams: 3B
5. Travis Lee: 1B
6. Yamil Benitez: LF
7. Jorge Fabregas: C
8. Andy Stankiewicz: 2B
9. Andy Benes: P
* PROBABLE ROSTER (and How Acquired):
Catchers
Jorge Fabregas: expansion draft
Kelly Stinnett: expansion draft
Damian Miller: expansion draft
Infielders
Jay Bell: free agent
Matt Williams: trade
Tony Batista: expansion draft
Travis Lee: free agent
Andy Stankiewicz: free agent
Outfielders
Yamil Benitez: expansion draft
Devon White: trade
Karim Garcia: expansion draft
Harvey Pulliam: trade
Brent Brede: expansion draft
Chris Jones: free agent
Starting Pitchers
Andy Benes: free agent
Willie Blair: free agent
Brian Anderson: expansion draft
Jeff Suppan: expansion draft
Joel Adamson: expansion draft
Bullpen
Felix Rodriguez: trade
Omar Daal: expansion draft
Russ Springer: expansion draft
Kirt Ojala: trade
Bob Wolcott: expansion draft
* STADIUM: Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix.
* SEATING: 48,500
* DIMENSIONS: 330 feet down left field line, 407 to center, 334 to right. Expected to be the second-best hitters’ park in baseball, behind Colorado’s Coors Field.
* MANAGER: Buck Showalter
* COACHES: Brian Butterfield, Mark Connor, Dwayne Murphy, Jim Presley, Glenn Sherlock, Carlos Tosca
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