The expansion Colorado Rockies, five months away from playing their first game in 1993, make their first trade 34 years ago today as they acquire onetime Harrisburg Senators pitcher Travis Buckley from Montreal for pitcher Matt Connolly.
Buckley goes 7-7 with a 2.87 ERA for the Class AA Senators in 1992 before he is sent to Colorado for Connolly.
Connolly pitches briefly in 1993 for the Expos’ Class A team in West Palm Beach before being released.
Buckley also turns out to be a short-timer in the Rockies’ system as he splits the 1993 season between minor league teams from Colorado, Seattle and Cincinnati. Alas, Buckley never reaches the majors as he drifts through the minors through the 1998 season, retiring with a 75-74 career record.
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