# 1993 Florida Marlins season

The 1993 Florida Marlins season was the first season for the team, part of the 1993 Major League Baseball expansion. Their manager was Rene Lachemann. They played home games at Joe Robbie Stadium. They finished 33 games behind the NL Champion Philadelphia Phillies, with a record of 64–98, sixth in the National League East, ahead of only the New York Mets.
The last remaining active member of the 1993 Florida Marlins was Trevor Hoffman, who retired after the 2010 season.

## Offseason
### 1992 pre-expansion draft transactions

* February 14, 1992: Édgar Rentería was signed as an amateur free agent by the Marlins.
* June 1, 1992: Charles Johnson was drafted by the Marlins in the first round (28th pick) of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed November 5, 1992.

### Expansion draft

The 1992 MLB Expansion Draft was held on November 17, 1992. As opposed to previous expansion drafts such as the 1961 draft, players from both leagues were available to the expansion clubs. Each existing club could protect fifteen players on their roster from being drafted and only one player could be drafted from each team in the first round. Then for each additional round National League teams could protect an additional three players and American League teams could protect four more. All unprotected major and minor league players were eligible except those chosen in the amateur drafts of 1991 or 1992 and players who were 18 or younger when signed in 1990.

#### Round 1

| Pick | Player | Position | From | To |
| 2 | Nigel Wilson | OF | TOR | FLA |
| 4 | José Martínez | RHP | NYM | FLA |
| 6 | Bret Barberie | SS | MON | FLA |
| 8 | Trevor Hoffman | RHP | CIN | FLA |
| 10 | Pat Rapp | RHP | SF | FLA |
| 12 | Greg Hibbard | LHP | CWS | FLA |
| 14 | Chuck Carr | OF | STL | FLA |
| 16 | Darrell Whitmore | OF | CLE | FLA |
| 18 | Eric Helfand | C | OAK | FLA |
| 20 | Bryan Harvey | RHP | CAL | FLA |
| 22 | Jeff Conine | 1B/OF | KC | FLA |
| 24 | Kip Yaughn | RHP | BAL | FLA |
| 26 | Jesús Tavárez | OF | SEA | FLA |

#### Round 2

| Pick | Player | Position | From | To |
| 27 | Carl Everett | OF | NYY | FLA |
| 29 | Dave Weathers | RHP | TOR | FLA |
| 31 | John Johnstone | RHP | NYM | FLA |
| 33 | Ramón Martínez | SS | PIT | FLA |
| 35 | Steve Decker | C | SF | FLA |
| 37 | Cris Carpenter | RHP | STL | FLA |
| 39 | Jack Armstrong | RHP | CLE | FLA |
| 41 | Scott Chiamparino | RHP | TEX | FLA |
| 43 | Tom Edens | RHP | MIN | FLA |
| 45 | Andrés Berumen | RHP | KC | FLA |
| 47 | Robert Person | RHP | CWS | FLA |
| 49 | Jim Corsi | RHP | OAK | FLA |
| 51 | Richie Lewis | RHP | BAL | FLA |

#### Round 3

| Pick | Player | Position | From | To |
| 53 | Danny Jackson | LHP | PIT | FLA |
| 55 | Bob Natal | C | MON | FLA |
| 57 | Jamie McAndrew | RHP | LAD | FLA |
| 59 | Junior Félix | OF | CAL | FLA |
| 61 | Kerwin Moore | OF | KC | FLA |
| 63 | Ryan Bowen | RHP | HOU | FLA |
| 65 | Scott Baker | LHP | STL | FLA |
| 67 | Chris Donnels | 3B | NYM | FLA |
| 69 | Monty Fariss | OF | TEX | FLA |
| 71 | Jeff Tabaka | LHP | MIL | FLA |

### Post-expansion draft transactions

* November 17, 1992: Eric Helfand and a player to be named later were traded by the Marlins to the Oakland Athletics for Walt Weiss. The Marlins completed the deal by sending Scott Baker to the Athletics on November 20.
* November 17, 1992: Greg Hibbard was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Alex Arias and Gary Scott.
* November 17, 1992: Danny Jackson was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Joel Adamson and Matt Whisenant.
* December 8, 1992: Charlie Hough was signed as a free agent by the Marlins.
* December 9, 1992: Terry McGriff was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.
* February 20, 1993: Rick Renteria was signed as a free agent by the Marlins.

### 1992 MLB June amateur draft and minor league affiliates

The Marlins and Colorado Rockies, set to debut in 1993, were allowed to participate in all rounds of the June 1992 MLB first-year player draft. The Marlins selected 28th overall in the first round, with catcher Charles Johnson their top (and most successful) pick. Of the 50 amateur free agents selected, only one other, pitcher Andy Larkin, reached the major leagues. The Marlins affiliated with two minor league clubs during 1992 to develop drafted players.

#### 1992 farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| A-Short Season | Erie Sailors | New York–Penn League | Fredi González |
| Rookie | GCL Marlins | Gulf Coast League | Carlos Tosca |

## Regular season

Due to the summer heat, the Marlins played in only 35 day games, the fewest in the majors.

### 1993 Opening Day lineup

| Player | Position |
| Scott Pose | CF |
| Bret Barberie | 2B |
| Junior Félix | RF |
| Orestes Destrade | 1B |
| Dave Magadan | 3B |
| Benito Santiago | C |
| Jeff Conine | LF |
| Walt Weiss | SS |
| Charlie Hough | P |

### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Montreal Expos | 94 | 68 | .580 | 3 | 55‍–‍26 | 39‍–‍42 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 75 | .537 | 10 | 49‍–‍32 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | .519 | 13 | 43‍–‍38 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 87 | .463 | 22 | 40‍–‍41 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Florida Marlins | 64 | 98 | .395 | 33 | 35‍–‍46 | 29‍–‍52 |
| New York Mets | 59 | 103 | .364 | 38 | 28‍–‍53 | 31‍–‍50 |

### Record vs. opponents

1993 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 7–5 | 10–3 | 13–0 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 5–8–1 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
| Cincinnati | 3–10 | 5–7 | — | 9–4 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 2–11 | 5–7 |
| Colorado | 0–13 | 4–8 | 4–9 | — | 7–5 | 11–2 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 3–10 | 5–7 |
| Florida | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 4–9 |
| Houston | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 9–3 | — | 9–4 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 |
| Los Angeles | 5–8 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–9 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 |
| Montreal | 5–7 | 8–5–1 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 7–6 |
| New York | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 1–11 | 4–8 | 4–9 | — | 3–10 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 |
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–5 |
| Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 6–7 | — | 9–3 | 5–7 | 4–9 |
| San Diego | 4–9 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | — | 3–10 | 7–5 |
| San Francisco | 6–7 | 6–6 | 11–2 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–3 | — | 4–8 |
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | — |

### Notable transactions

* May 22, 1993: Kevin Elster was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.
* June 4, 1993: Kevin Elster was released by the Florida Marlins.
* June 9, 1993: Mike Jeffcoat was signed as a free agent with the Florida Marlins.
* June 24, 1993: Gary Sheffield was traded by the San Diego Padres with Rich Rodriguez to the Florida Marlins for Trevor Hoffman, José Martínez, and Andrés Berumen.
* June 27, 1993: Henry Cotto was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Jeff Darwin to the Florida Marlins for Dave Magadan.

### Roster
## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Benito Santiago | 139 | 469 | 108 | .230 | 13 | 50 |
| 1B | Orestes Destrade | 153 | 568 | 145 | .255 | 20 | 87 |
| 2B | Bret Barberie | 99 | 375 | 104 | .277 | 5 | 33 |
| 3B | Gary Sheffield | 72 | 236 | 69 | .292 | 10 | 37 |
| SS | Walt Weiss | 158 | 500 | 133 | .266 | 1 | 39 |
| LF | Jeff Conine | 162 | 595 | 174 | .292 | 12 | 79 |
| CF | Chuck Carr | 142 | 551 | 147 | .267 | 4 | 41 |
| RF | Darrell Whitmore | 76 | 250 | 51 | .201 | 4 | 19 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Rick Renteria | 103 | 263 | 67 | .255 | 2 | 30 |
| Alex Arias | 96 | 249 | 67 | .269 | 2 | 20 |
| Dave Magadan | 66 | 227 | 65 | .286 | 4 | 29 |
| Junior Félix | 57 | 214 | 51 | .238 | 7 | 22 |
| Greg Briley | 120 | 170 | 33 | .194 | 3 | 12 |
| Henry Cotto | 54 | 135 | 40 | .296 | 3 | 14 |
| Bob Natal | 41 | 117 | 25 | .214 | 1 | 6 |
| Matias Carrillo | 24 | 55 | 14 | .255 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Pose | 15 | 41 | 8 | .195 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 14 | 34 | 4 | .118 | 0 | 0 |
| Monty Fariss | 18 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Everett | 11 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Wilson | 7 | 16 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Decker | 8 | 15 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitch Lyden | 6 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry McGriff | 3 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Polidor | 7 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Charlie Hough | 34 | 204.1 | 9 | 16 | 4.27 | 126 |
| Jack Armstrong | 36 | 196.1 | 9 | 17 | 4.49 | 118 |
| Chris Hammond | 32 | 191.0 | 11 | 12 | 4.66 | 108 |
| Ryan Bowen | 27 | 156.2 | 8 | 12 | 4.42 | 98 |
| Pat Rapp | 16 | 94.0 | 4 | 6 | 4.02 | 57 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Luis Aquino | 38 | 110.2 | 6 | 8 | 3.42 | 67 |
| Dave Weathers | 14 | 45.2 | 2 | 3 | 5.12 | 34 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Bryan Harvey | 59 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 1.70 | 73 |
| Joe Klink | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.02 | 22 |
| Richie Lewis | 57 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3.26 | 65 |
| Matt Turner | 55 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2.91 | 59 |
| Rich Rodriguez | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.11 | 21 |
| Cris Carpenter | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.89 | 26 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.28 | 26 |
| Jim Corsi | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.64 | 7 |
| Robb Nen | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.02 | 27 |
| Bob McClure | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.11 | 6 |
| John Johnstone | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.91 | 5 |

## Awards and honors
### All-Stars

MLB All-Star Game
* Gary Sheffield, reserve
* Bryan Harvey, reserve

### Team leaders

* Games – Jeff Conine (162)
* At bats – Jeff Conine (595)
* Home runs – Orestes Destrade (20)
* Runs batted in – Orestes Destrade (87)
* Batting average – Jeff Conine (.292)
* Slugging percentage – Orestes Destrade (.406)
* On-base percentage – Walt Weiss (.367)
* Hits – Jeff Conine (174)
* Doubles – Jeff Conine (24)
* Triples – Benito Santiago (6)
* Walks – Walt Weiss (79)
* Hit by pitch – Bret Barberie (7)
* Stolen bases – Chuck Carr (58)
* Wins – Chris Hammond (11)
* Innings pitched – Charlie Hough (204.1)
* Earned run average – Charlie Hough (4.27)
* Strikeouts – Charlie Hough (126)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Edmonton Trappers | Pacific Coast League | Sal Rende |
| A | High Desert Mavericks | California League | Fredi González |
| A | Kane County Cougars | Midwest League | Carlos Tosca |
| A-Short Season | Elmira Pioneers | New York–Penn League | Lynn Jones |
| Rookie | GCL Marlins | Gulf Coast League | Jim Hendry |
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