European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Draft produces Swap shop marlins go for youth Rockies take vets by Ben Walker a baseball writer new York the Colorado Rockies and Florida marlins began the expansion draft tuesday going in different directions but ended the same Way a with a torrent of trades that saw Walt Weiss Danny Jackson and Jody Reed find new teams. Seven trades were announced immediately after the seven hour draft. Bryan Harvey Charlie Hayes and Jack Armstrong were among the most prominent players who were picked and stayed put. Lee Smith Danny Tartabull Shawon Dunston and Jose Lind All available and All mentioned in Possi. Ble Trade talks were not selected. Instead Florida focused on minor leagues from the Start while Colorado concentrated on lower priced Veter Wilson ans. The Rockies opened the draft by taking Pitcher David Nied who was 14-9 at class aaa Richmond last season then went 3-0 in six games with the braves. When it was Over Rockies manager Don Baylor instantly announced his starting lineup for next april. The team includes Alex Cole Jerald Clark and Dante Bichette in the Outfield and a Battery of David Nied and Catcher Joe Girardi. A we went after the Guys we wanted right away Quot Baylor said. The marlins meanwhile stayed away from current big leagues until the middie round of the three round draft. Their first Choice and the second of the draft was Nigel Wilson a 22-year-old outfielder from the Toronto organization. He hit .274 with 26 Home runs and 69 Rols last season at class a Knoxville but he also struck out 137 times in 137 games. Overall 20 of Florida a 36 picks have played in the majors while 25 of Colorado s picks have made it. First pick David Nied tries on Rockies Jersey helped by team president Jerry Mcmorris. See Page 27 for expansion teams rosters Quot we re thrilled with the Way everything fit a marlins general manager Dave Dombrowski said. A we re in a position where we feel Well be Able to sign free agent players at the major league level who will help our  both clubs boosted their rosters with trades which could not be announced until after the draft was done. The marlins made four deals in which they a _ traded Catcher Eric Helfand drafted from Oakland Back to the athletics along with a player to be named for shortstop Weiss. A traded Jackson taken from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia for 21-Ycar-old pitchers Joel Adamson and Matt Whise Nant. Jackson who also pitched for Pittsburgh went to his fourth team this year. A traded Pitcher Greg Hibbard selected from the Chicago White sox to the Chicago cubs for shortstop Alex Arias and third baseman Gary Scott. The stars and stripes november 1d, 1992 b Page 32 first round of baseball s first draft since Toronto and Seattle picked 16 years ago Colorado looked to the present and Florida looked at the future. They did agree on two things however a both teams avoided High priced Talent and both went after pitching taking a total of 41 hurlers. The Rockies wanting Power hitters to play at mile High stadium and experienced pitchers to keep the Ball in the i in j a. A traded Pitcher Tom Edens taken from Minnesota to Houston for pitchers Hector Carrasco and Brian Griffiths. The Rockies did no to miss out on the frenzy either As they a traded second baseman Reed drafted from Boston to los Angeles for Pitcher Rudy Escanez. A traded outfielder Kevin Reimer taken from Texas to Milwaukee for Bichette. As expected Nied was the top pick in the draft. He was Atlanta a Best pitching Prospect but the braves left him off their 15-Man protected list and the Rockies took him Toronto Outfield Prospect Nigel Wilson was taken next by the marlins it figured that the two Best teams in 1992 would be tapped to Start stocking the National league clubs that might be the worst in 1993. After that it was Clear which Way the marlins and Rockies were going in the to play in 2,794 major league games. The average age of the Rockies first rounders for opening Day 1993 was 26.7. Of Florida a 13 picks in the opening round Only six Haa been in the majors combining for 622 games. They took 10 players who would be been 25 and under by next april for an average age of 24.6 on opening Day. The Only Odd name in the Martins lot was Harvey who led the american league with 46 saves in 1991, but missed most of the last year with an Elbow injury. The California Angels owed him $11.25 million for the next three years. Harvey was picked on the advice of marlins pitching coach Marcel Lachac Mann who held the same Job last season for the Angels. La Chemann a brother Rene is Florida a manager. Harvey 29, was the oldest player taken in the first round. Later Florida took Edens from Minnesota and Jim Corsi also 31, from Oakland. The marlins also grabbed another familiar name in Junior Helix from California. The Rockies wound up with More veterans just As Seattle did when it picked with Toronto in 1976, the mariners went 68-94 in their first year a the exact same Mark they had in 1992 a and have managed Only one winning season. This is the first draft in which teams could choose players from both  traded to reds for Charlton new York apr Kevin Mitchell a disappointment for Seattle last season was traded from the mariners to the Cincinnati reds for Relief Pitcher Norm Charlton on tuesday night. The Deal was made just eight Days after former reds manager Lou Piniella signed on to manage the mariners. A Lou wanted him Charlton a said Roger Jonge Waard Seattle a vice president of scouting and player development. A the was willing to give up his no. 4 hitter to gel  the Deal was announced immediately after the expansion draft was Over. No trades could be announced while the Florida marlins and Colorado Rockies were picking their 36 players so the mariners and reds had to wait until the seven hour event ended to Start the flurry. Mitchell 31 in january led the major leagues with 109 Home runs from 1989-91 with the san Francisco giants. He was traded with Pitcher Mike Remlinger to Seattle last Winter for pitchers pave Burba Mike Jack son and Bill Swift and the mariners hoped he would break Loose at the kingdom. Nagged by injuries and poor conditioning he hit Only nine Home runs while batting .286 with 67 Bis. Mitchell apologized sort of after the season to mariners fans and promised to do better next year. Now hell have to do it for the reds Back in the National league. A while we did not want to give up the Bat of Kevin Mitchell we Felt we had to strengthen our pitching a mariners general manager Woody Woodward said a Kevin never did anything to make us want to Trade him Quot Jongewaard said. A the was a Good Guy and he was very popular with the players. So we did no to get rid of him because of some of the bad raps he a  Charlton was hampered by tendinitis in his left shoulder last season but Piniella said that a not an Issue. A i had Charlton for three years a Piniella said from his Home in Allendale . �?o1 should know him better than anybody else. His shoulder is not a  Mitchell was the Nln a most valuable player in 1989 when he hit 47 homers with 125 Bis for the giants. The reds under owner Marge Schott have been Cost conscious in recent years. Still with the Opportunity to get a slugger they will spend $7 million for two years on Mitchell. Charlton 30 in january had 26 saves for the reds last season. He was 4-2 with a 2.99 Era. Charlton was part of the Nasty boys Trio of Randy Myers and Rob Dibble that helped pitch Cincinnati to the 1990 world series championship. Dibble is the Only one of the three left with the reds. A Charlton and Dibble had gotten to a Point where they  both co exist on the same team a relict pitchers Quot reds general manager Jim Bowden said. Charlton will make $1.1 million next season. Neither Mitchell nor Charlton could be reached immediately for comment. Charlton was on a cruise