The 1999

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season was the 110th for the franchise in

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, and their 42nd season in

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. The season started with a new management team;

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became the team's General Manager and

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was selected to be the new Dodgers Manager. Looking to make a splash, Malone exclaimed "There is a new Sheriff in town" as he took over the reins and made a splash by signing starting pitcher

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to a huge long contract. However, the team struggled to a third-place finish in the Western Division of the National League.

Offseason

* October 12, 1998: Acquire
Scott Prouty
from the

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for Eric Weaver. * November 11, 1998: Acquired Mel Rojas from the

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for

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. * December 1, 1998: Acquired Todd Hundley an
Arnold Gooch
from the

for Charles Johnson and

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. * January 11, 1999:

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was released by the Dodgers. * January 12, 1999: Acquire
Joe Sutton
from the

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for Darren Hall.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* April 16, 1999: Acquired

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Apostol Garcia
an
Rick Roberts
from the Detroit Tigers for Dave Mlicki and Mel Rojas. * May 19, 1999: Acquired

from the

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for cash.

Roster

Starting Pitchers stats

''Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games''

Relief Pitchers stats

''Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves''

Batting Stats

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases''

1999 Awards

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reserve * NL Player of the Week ** Raúl Mondesí (April 5–11) **

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(Sep. 20–26)

Farm system

Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers selected 50 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball. They lost their first round pick to the

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and their third round pick to the

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as a result of their signing free agent pitchers

and Alan Mills. They also gained a supplemental first round pick and a second round pick as compensation for losing pitcher

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to free agency and a supplemental second round pick as compensation for pitcher Brian Bohanon. The first round pick was shortstop Jason Repko from

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. He was transitioned to the outfield and played seven seasons in the majors (four with the Dodgers). He had several serious injuries in his career and was relegated primarily to a backup position. Repko hit .224 in 360 MLB games. The draft class also included outfielder

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, who was drafted in the sixth round out of St. Anthony High School in

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. He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2004 Rule 5 draft and proceeded to become a two-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion.

References

External links

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