Dave Dombrowski
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- School Western Michigan University
- Born July 27, 1956 in Chicago, IL USA
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[edit] Biographical Information
Dave Dombrowski was the General Manager of the Montreal Expos and 1997 World Champion Florida Marlins and has served as the president of the Detroit Tigers since 2002. During his time in Florida he first put together the 1997 World Series team and then blew it up in a Fire Sale.
Dombrowski got his start as an administrative assistant in the Chicago White Sox front office in 1978. He was the farm director in 1980 and the assistant GM from 1982 to 1986. He moved to the Expos as farm director in 1987, assistant GM in 1988 and GM from 1988 to 1991. He was the general manager of the Marlins from 1992 to 2001.
| Preceded by Bill Stoneman | Montreal Expos General Manager 1988-1991 | Succeeded by Dan Duquette |
| Preceded by N/A | Florida Marlins General Manager 1992-2001 | Succeeded by Larry Beinfest |
| Preceded by Randy Smith | Detroit Tigers General Manager 2002- | Succeeded by Current |
[edit] Record as a General Manager
[edit] Expansion Draft
[edit] Draft Picks
1st Round - Expos
- 1989: 10th overall C Charles Johnson - Westwood High School Did Not Sign
- 1990: 11th overall SS Shane Andrews - Carlsbad High School
- 1990: 24th overall OF Rondell White - Jones County High School
- 1990: 28th overall P Gabe White - Sebring High School
- 1990: 35th overall P Stan Spencer - Stanford University
- 1990: 37th overall P Ben Van Ryn - East Noble High School
- 1990: 40th overall OF Stan Robertson - Plainview High School
- 1991: 14th overall 1B Cliff Floyd - Thornwood High School
Other Notable Selections - Expos
- 1991: 11th round (295th overall) SS Mark Grudzielanek - Trinidad State Junior College
- 1991: 18th round (477th overall) P Kirk Rueter - Murray State University
1st Round - Marlins
- 1992: 28th overall C Charles Johnson - University of Miami
- 1993: 27th overall P Marc Valdes - University of Florida
- 1994: 5th overall 3B Josh Booty - Evangel Christian High School
- 1995: 6th overall OF Jamie Jones - Rancho Bernardo High School
- 1996: 9th overall OF Mark Kotsay - California State University, Fullerton
- 1997: 12th overall P Aaron Akin - Cowley County Community College
- 1998: 27th overall OF Chip Ambres - West Brook High School
- 1999: 2nd overall P Josh Beckett - Spring High School
- 2000: 1st overall 1B Adrian Gonzalez - Eastlake High School
- 2001: No Pick (lost for signing Charles Johnson)
Other Notable Selections - Marlins
- 1995: 3rd round (65th overall) OF Randy Winn - Santa Clara University
1st Round Picks - Tigers
- 2002: 8th overall SS Scott Moore - Cypress High School
- 2003: 3rd overall P Kyle Sleeth - Wake Forest University
- 2004: 2nd overall P Justin Verlander - Old Dominion University
- 2005: 10th overall OF Cameron Maybin - T.C. Robertson High School
- 2006: 6th overall P Andrew Miller - University of North Carolina
- 2007: 27th overall P Rick Porcello - Seton Hall Preparatory High School
Other Notable Selections - Tigers
- 2002: 3rd round (80th overall) OF Curtis Granderson - University of Illinois
- 2002: 11th round (320th overall) P Joel Zumaya - Bonita Vista High School
[edit] Significant Trades
Expos
- December 6, 1988 traded Jeff Parrett and Floyd Youmans to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kevin Gross
- December 8, 1988 traded Luis Rivera and John Dopson to the Boston Red Sox for Spike Owen and Dan Gakeler
- December 8, 1988 traded Tracy Jones to the San Francisco Giants for Mike Aldrete
- March 28, 1989 traded Mark Bailey and Tom O'Malley to the New York Mets for Steve Frey
- March 28, 1989 traded Neal Heaton to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brett Gideon
- May 25, 1989 traded Randy Johnson, Brian Holman and Gene Harris to the Seattle Mariners for Mark Langston and Mike Campbell
- July 5, 1989 traded Sergio Valdez, Nate Minchey and Kevin Dean to the Atlanta Braves for Zane Smith
- August 28, 1989 traded Alonzo Powell to the Minnesota Twins for Jim Dwyer
- August 29, 1989 traded Mike Blowers to the New York Yankees for John Candelaria
- April 2, 1990 traded Jeff Huson to the Texas Rangers for Drew Hall
- April 23, 1990 traded Rex Hudler to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Costello
- August 8, 1990 traded Zane Smith to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Moises Alou, Willie Greene and Scott Ruskin
- December 23, 1990 traded Tim Raines, Jeff Carter and Mario Brito to the Chicago White Sox for Ivan Calderon and Barry Jones
- April 1, 1991 traded Otis Nixon and Boi Rodriguez to the Atlanta Braves for Jimmy Kremers and Keith Morrison
- July 15, 1991 traded Tim Burke to the New York Mets for Ron Darling and Mike Thomas
- July 21, 1991 traded Oil Can Boyd to the Texas Rangers for Jonathan Hurst, Joey Eischen and Travis Buckley
Marlins
- November 17, 1992 traded Eric Helfand and Scott Baker to the Oakland A's for Walt Weiss
- November 17, 1992 traded Danny Jackson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Joel Adamson and Matt Whisenant
- June 24, 1993 traded Trevor Hoffman, Jose Martinez and Andres Berumen to the San Diego Padres for Rich Rodriguez and Gary Sheffield
- June 17, 1993 traded Cris Carpenter to the Texas Rangers for Robb Nen and Kurt Miller
- November 24, 1994 traded Carl Everett to the New York Mets for Quilvio Veras
- August 8, 1995 traded Bobby Witt to the Texas Rangers for Scott Podsednik and Wilson Heredia
- August 8, 1996 traded John Burkett to the Texas Rangers for Rick Helling and Ryan Dempster
- March 26, 1997 traded Joe Orsulak and Dustin Hermanson to the Montreal Expos for Cliff Floyd
- July 21, 1997 traded Billy McMillon to the [Philadelphia Phillies]] for Darren Daulton
- November 11, 1997 traded Moises Alou to the Houston Astros for Oscar Henriquez, Manuel Barrios and Mark J. Johnson
- November 18, 1997 traded Devon White to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jesus Martinez
- November 18, 1997 traded Robb Nen to the San Francisco Giants for Joe Fontenot, Mike Pageler and Mike Villano
- December 15, 1997 traded Kevin Brown to the San Diego Padres for Derrek Lee, Rafael Medina and Steve Hoff
- February 6, 1998 traded Al Leiter and Ralph Milliard to the New York Mets for A.J. Burnett, Jesus Sanchez and Robert Stratton
- May 14, 1998 traded Gary Sheffield, Charles Johnson, Bobby Bonilla, Manuel Barrios and Jim Eisenreich to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile.
- May 22, 1998 traded Mike Piazza to the New York Mets for Preston Wilson, Ed Yarnall and Geoff Goetz
- December 14, 1998 traded Edgar Renteria to the St. Louis Cardinals for Pablo Ozuna, Armando Almanza and Braden Looper
- February 1, 1999 traded Ed Yarnall, Mark J. Johnson and Todd Noel to the New York Yankees for Mike Lowell
- July 8, 1999 traded Matt Mantei to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Vladimir Nunez, Brad Penny and Abraham Nunez
- July 25, 1999 traded Livan Hernandez to the San Francisco Giants for Jason Grilli and Nate Bump
- December 13, 1999 traded Johan Santana to the Minnesota Twins for Jared Camp
- March 28, 2001 traded Cesar Crespo and Mark Kotsay to the San Diego Padres for Matt Clement, Eric Owens and Omar Oritz
Tigers
- December 11, 2001 traded Juan Encarnacion and Luis Pineda to the Cincinnati Reds for Dmitri Young
- July 5, 2002 in a three team trade sent Jeff Weaver to the New York Yankees for Carlos Pena, Franklyn German and Jeremy Bonderman from the Oakland A's
- January 11, 2003 traded Mark Redman and Jerrod Fuell to the Florida Marlins for Nate Robertson, Gary Knotts, Rob Henkel
- January 8, 2004 traded Ramon Santiago and Juan Gonzalez (minors) to the Seattle Mariners for Carlos Guillen
- June 8, 2005 traded Ugueth Urbina and Ramon Martinez to the Philadelphia Phillies for Placido Polanco
- July 31, 2006 traded Brian Rogers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Sean Casey
- October 29, 2007 traded Jair Jurrjens and Gorkys Hernandez to the Atlanta Braves for Edgar Renteria
- December 5, 2007 traded Andrew Miller, Cameron Maybin, Mike Rabelo, Burke Badenhop, Dallas Trahern and Eulogio De La Cruz to the Florida Marlins for Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera
[edit] Significant Signings
Expos
- July 3, 1989 signed Antonio Alfonseca as an amateur Free Agent
Marlins
- December 8, 1992 signed Charlie Hough as a free agent from the Texas Rangers
- December 8, 1992 signed Dave Magadan as a free agent from the New York Mets
- December 16, 1992 signed Benito Santiago as a free agent from the San Diego Padres
- April 10, 1995 signed Andre Dawson as a free agent from the Boston Red Sox
- December 14, 1995 signed Al Leiter as a free agent from the Toronto Blue Jays
- December 22, 1995 signed Kevin Brown as a free agent from the Baltimore Orioles
- January 13, 1996 signed Livan Hernandez as an amateur free agent
- November 22, 1996 signed Bobby Bonilla as a free agent from the Baltimore Orioles
- December 12, 1996 signed Moises Alou as a free agent from the Montreal Expos
Tigers
- February 6, 2004 signed Ivan Rodriguez as a free agent from the Florida Marlins
- November 18, 2004 signed Troy Percival as a free agent from the Anaheim Angels
- February 7, 2005 signed Magglio Ordonez as a free agent from the Chicago White Sox
- December 15, 2005 signed Kenny Rogers as a free agent from the Texas Rangers
- December 22, 2005 signed Todd Jones as a free agent from the Florida Marlins
