Dan Duquette

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Daniel F. Duquette

• Born 1958

Dan Duquette worked in the scouting and player development department of the Milwaukee Brewers from 1981 to 1985, then was scouting director in 1986-1987.

Duquette moved to the Montreal Expos where he was director of player development from 1988 to 1990, assitant GM in 1991 and GM in 1992 and 1993.

Duquette then was General Manager of the Boston Red Sox from 1994 to 2002. While in Boston he attempted to expand the Red Sox signings in the Far East, signing players like: Sun-Woo Kim, Tomokazu Ohka, and Jin Ho Cho. He also received criticism for not resigning Mo Vaughn and Roger Clemens. He was replaced by Mike Port in 2002 on an interim basis and ultimately by Theo Epstein on a permanent basis.

In 2007, he was serving as director of baseball operations for the new Israel Baseball League. He is the cousin of fellow GM Jim Duquette.

Preceded by Dave Dombrowski

Montreal Expos General Manager 1992-1993

Succeeded by Kevin Malone

Preceded by Lou Gorman

Boston Red Sox General Manager 1994-2002

Succeeded by Theo Epstein

[edit] Draft Picks

Expos 1st Round

• 1992: 3rd overall P B.J. Wallace - Mississippi State University
• 1993: 18th overall OF Chris Schwab - Cretin-Derham High School
• 1993: 31st overall OF Josue Estrada - Medardo Carazo High School

Other Notable Selections

• 1993: 2nd round (60th overall) 3B Brad Fullmer - Montclair Prep High School

Red Sox 1st Round

• 1994: 12th overall SS Nomar Garciaparra - Georgia Tech
• 1995: 15th overall P Andy Yount - Kingwood High School
• 1995: 24th overall OF Corey Jenkins - Dreher High School
• 1996: 26th overall P Josh Garrett - South Spencer High School
• 1996: 34th overall P Chris Reitsma - Calgary Christian High School
• 1997: 17th overall P John Curtice - Great Bridge High School
• 1997: 35th overall OF Mark Fischer - Georgia Tech
• 1998: 12th overall SS Adam Everett - University of South Carolina
• 1999: 17th overall OF Rick Asadoorian - Northbridge High School
• 1999: 40th overall P Brad Baker - Pioneer Valley Regional School
• 1999: 48th overall P Casey Fossum - Texas A&M University
• 2000: 22nd overall P Phil Dumatrait - Bakersfield Junior College
• 2001: No Pick (lost for signing Manny Ramirez)
• 2002: No Pick (lost for signing Johnny Damon)

Other Notable Selections

• 1994: 13th round (355th overall) P Carl Pavano - Southington High School
• 1996: 10th round (301st overall) SS Shea Hillenbrand - Mesa Community College
• 1997: 19th round (581st overall) 2B David Eckstein - University of Florida
• 1998: 9th round (265th overall) 3B Mark Teixeira - Mount St. Joseph's High School Did Not Sign
• 2000: 11th round (332nd overall) 3B Freddy Sanchez - Oklahoma City University
• 2001: 8th round (243rd overall) 1B Kevin Youkilis - University of Cincinnati
• 2002: 2nd round (57th overall) P Jon Lester - Bellarmine Preparatory School

[edit] Significant Trades

Expos

• November 21, 1991 traded Andres Galarraga to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Hill
• December 9, 1991 traded Barry Jones to the Philadelphia Phillies for Darrin Fletcher
• December 11, 1991 traded Dave Martinez, Willie Greene & Scott Ruskin to the Cincinnati Reds for John Wetteland and Bill Risley
• December 9, 1992 traded Mark Gardner and Doug Piatt to the Kansas City Royals for Jeff Shaw and Tim Spehr
• December 24, 1992 traded Tim Wallach to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tim Barker
• December 19, 1993 traded Delino DeShields to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pedro Martinez

Red Sox

• May 31, 1994 traded Billy Hatcher and Paul Quantrill to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wes Chamberlain and Mike Sullivan
• December 9, 1994 traded Otis Nixon and Luis Ortiz to the Texas Rangers for Jose Canseco
• July 6, 1995 traded Frank Rodriguez and J.J. Johnson to the Minnesota Twins for Rick Aguilera
• July 31, 1995 traded Matt Murray, Mike Jacobs and Marc Lewis to the Atlanta Braves for Mike Stanton
• January 10, 1996 traded Shayne Bennett, Rheal Cormier & Ryan McGuire to the Montreal Expos for Wil Cordero and Bryan Eversgerd
• January 29, 1996 traded Ken Ryan, Lee Tinsley and Glenn Murray to the Philadelphia Phillies for Heathcliff Slocumb, Rick Holyfield and Larry Wimberly
• July 30, 1996 traded Jamie Moyer to the Seattle Mariners for Darren Bragg
• January 27, 1997 traded Jose Canseco to the Oakland A's for John Wasdin
• July 31, 1997 traded Heathcliff Slocumb to the Seattle Mariners for Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe
• August 13, 1997 traded Mike Stanley and Randy Brown to the New York Yankees for Tony Armas, Jr and Jim Mecir
• November 6, 1997 traded Bill Haselman, Aaron Sele and Mark Brandenburg to the Texas Rangers for Jim Leyritz and Damon Buford
• November 18, 1997 traded Carl Pavano and Tony Armas, Jr to the Montreal Expos for Pedro Martinez
• December 14, 1999 traded Adam Everett and Greg Miller to the Houston Astros for Carl Everett
• July 27, 2000 traded Jeff Frye, Brian Rose, John Wasdin and Jeff Taglienti to the Colorado Rockies for Rolando Arrojo, Mike Lansing and Rick Croushore
• September 9, 2000 traded Lew Ford to the Minnesota Twins for Hector Carrasco
• July 31, 2001 traded Tomo Ohka and Rich Rundles to the Montreal Expos for Ugueth Urbina

[edit] Significant Signings

Expos

• March 1, 1993 signed Vladimir Guerrero as a amateur Free Agent
• June 1, 1993 signed Orlando Cabrera as a amateur free agent

Red Sox

• April 14, 1995 selected Troy O'Leary off waivers from Milwaukee Brewers
• April 26, 1995 signed Tim Wakefield as a free agent from Pittsburgh Pirates]
• December 14, 1995 signed Mike Stanley as a free agent from New York Yankees
• January 2, 1996 signed Jamie Moyer as a free agent from Baltimore Orioles
• December 9, 1996 signed Bret Saberhagen as a free agent from Colorado Rockies
• December 9, 1997 signed Dennis Eckersley as a free agent from St. Louis Cardinals
• November 5, 1998 signed Darren Lewis as a free agent from Los Angeles Dodgers
• November 16, 1998 signed Jose Offerman as a free agent from Kansas City Royals
• December 19, 2000 signed Manny Ramirez as a free agent from Cleveland Indians
• January 3, 2001 signed Anibal Sanchez as a amateur free agent
• January 11, 2001 signed David Cone as a free agent from New York Yankees