Drafted by the Expos

[TheSlaff]

How many players drafted by the Expos (or played in Expos farm system) reach MLB without playing for the Montréal Expos?

I know only 2:
Jason Bay and Tony Phillips

I'm sure that they are not the only ones...

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[Augustin_"Gus"]

Throwing names out there:

Kevin Reimer
Charles Johnson. I believe they were both drafted by the Expos without playing with the team.

Tom Brady. He reached the major without playing for the team, that I'm sure.

[mikey_s]

Wow tough Q slaff.

See a player drafted and then not signed currently can re-enter the draft (2 years ?) later.

This cam about because of a player name Pete Incaviglia. He was drafted by the Expos but REFUSED to sign and then legally challenged the rules and succeeded in going else where. So he was drafted by but never played for the Expos. (the irony in this is that near the end of his career Mtl needed a 1B and he came begging for a job...getouttahere!!!)

Now the drafting team receives a compensatory draft pick

Then ,ore recently there was John Patterson (he acquired last spring in a trade with Arizona) who was drafted but never tenered a contract by Jim "chuckles" beattie and was declared a free agent.

I do not have suffient memory cells left to try and identify any/all players drafted by the expos but who never played for the expos (affiliates) and then reached the bigs.... I would imagine there were a few. Especially in the early years.

[TheSlaff]

We could make 2 lists:

Drafted but refused to sign
-Pete Incaviglia
-Charles Johnson?

Played in Expos organisation
-Jason Bay
-Tony Phillips
-Norm Charlton

Kevin Reimer?
I didn’t see anywhere that he was drafted by the Expos, nor that he played in Expos organisation?!

John Patterson?
He played with the Expos in 2004

Wow tough Q slaff...
...I do not have suffient memory cells left to try and identify any/all players drafted by the expos but who never played for the expos (affiliates) and then reached the bigs.... I would imagine there were a few. Especially in the early years.

I'm sure that we will do the best that we could to find a maximum of players...
:atthepc

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[The Commissioner]

A couple more are Roger Nelson and Norm Charlton.

[TheSlaff]

The Roger Nelson drafted by the Expos doesn't seem to be the same...

I looked at the 1968 draft (#130):

http://www.sports-wired.com/draft/draft.asp?Y=1968&P=June-Reg&R=6&ID=15921

He is listed as a catcher from the Lincoln (NE) high school/college

The "real" Roger Nelson was a pitcher and no college is listed for him at Baseball-reference...and in 1968 he was already in MLB

[The Commissioner]

The Roger Nelson drafted by the Expos doesn't seem to be the same...

I looked at the 1968 draft (#130):

http://www.sports-wired.com/draft/draft.asp?Y=1968&P=June-Reg&R=6&ID=15921

He is listed as a catcher from the Lincoln (NE) high school/college

The "real" Roger Nelson was a pitcher and no college is listed for him at Baseball-reference...

You're absolutely correct. I neglected to notice that the information I was looking at mentioned him being drafted in 1968... despite having pitched for the Sox in '67.

[mikey_s]

We could make 2 lists:

Drafted but refused to sign
-Pete Incaviglia
-Charles Johnson?

Played in Expos organisation
-Jason Bay
-Tony Phillips
-Norm Charlton

Kevin Reimer?
I didn’t see anywhere that he was drafted by the Expos, nor that he played in Expos organisation?!

John Patterson?
He played with the Expos in 2004



I'm sure that we will do the best that we could to find a maximum of players...
:atthepc

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The played in expos orgaization will be huge. Just recently you have sizemore and lee in cleveland (Phillips played a couple of games in Mtl), all the prospects through the years that played in the minors but not the bigs....

[Augustin_"Gus"]

When I mentionned Reimer, I was thinking about Incaviglia, my bad. I had their life stories tangled up. At my age, you start confusing big, beefy guys who use to play for Texas who were drafted by the Expos with big, beefy guys who played with Texas who use to live in Calgary. It's perfectly normal.

[TheSlaff]

...At my age, you start confusing big, beefy guys who use to play for Texas...

Well...I'm 8 years older than you...
I'm a little scared about my mental health

[TheSlaff]

Major Leaguers drafted by the Expos but doesn’t sign, neither played with them

Gary Alexander ... selected in 1971
Mike Boddicker ... in 1975
Bob Bonner ... 1974
Jeff Brantley 1984
Nick Capra 1976
Eric Cyr 1996
Glenn Davis 1981
Keith Drumright 1972
Mike Edwards 1972
Sam Ewing 1970
Marvin Freeman 1981
Phil Garner 1970
Eric Hanson 1983
Billy Hatcher 1979
Pete Incaviglia 1985
Brian Johnson 1986
Charles Johnson 1988
Jonathan Johnson 1992
Ron Jones 1983
Rickey Keeton 1975
Bryan Kelly 1980
Rick Matula 1972
Donzell McDonald 1993
Mark McGwire 1981
Mark Mercer 1972
Bill Mooneyham 1978
Randy Niemann 1974
Randy O’Neill 1979
Donovan Osborne 1987
John Russell 1979
Chris Sabo 1980
Scott Schoeneweis 1992
Mike Sharperson 1980
Roy Smalley 1970
Chuck Smith 1989
Phil Stephenson 1981
Dave Tobik 1974
Gene Walter 1981
Scott Watkins 1991
Jim Weaver 1979
Gary Weiss 1976
Anthony Young 1984

I don't know how reliable is the site Baseball Cube but...
Mark McGwire, Mike Boddiker, Glenn Davis, Phil Garner, Eric Hanson, Chris Sabo, Roy Smalley, Jeff Brantley,...

I'm a little bit surprise, especially for the selection of Mark McGwire...and Eric Cyr, a hometown boy.

Primarly drafted by the Expos, but start their careers with another MLB club...and come back with Montréal later:
Hubie Brooks 1974
Jack O’Connor 1976
Jeff Reardon 1973
Jeff Treadway 1981
Ned Yost 1974

[TheSlaff]

They started in Expos organisation...but did not play with the Expos

Jeff Barry 1990
Jason Bay 2000
Doug Bochtler 1989
Billy Brewer 1990
Jeff Carter 1987
Norm Charlton 1984
Scott Davison 1987
Jayson Durocher 1993
Kevin Foster 1987
Jim Hunter 1985
Tim Ireland 1973
Pierre-Luc Laforest 1995
Cliff Lee 2000
Glenn Murray 1989
Christian Parker 1996
Tomas Perez 1998
Tommy Phelps 1992
Brandon Phillips 1999
Tony Phillips 1978
Simon Pond 1994
Phil Seibel 2000
Jim Serrano 1998
Grady Sizemore 2000
Stan Spencer 1990
Jeff Tabaka 1986
Ben Van Ryn 1990
Matt Watson 1999
Gary Wayne 1984
Justin Wayne 2000
Darrin Winston 1987
Cliff Young 1983

Pierre-Luc Laforest!! It's a shame that he reached MLB with another club than the Expos

[TheSlaff]

...in cleveland (Phillips played a couple of games in Mtl), all ...

Phillips played with: A's, Tigers, Angels, White Sox, Blue Jays and Mets.
He never played for the Expos

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[mikey_s]

Phillips played with: A's, Tigers, Angels, White Sox, Blue Jays and Mets.
He never played for the Expos

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I swear he was a callu-up when Cabrerra was injured or in Sept and played a bout a week in MOntreal then was sent down.......

[Augustin_"Gus"]

There's no mention of him in the media guide, in the section where they list everyone that played for the Expos from 69 to 2003.