1975 Hostess Gary Carter

Montreal Expos CTNW Favorites #1

Although Gary Carter would have a Hall of Fame career behind the plate, most of his rookie season was spent in the outfield. The Expos primary backstop was Barry Foote. Foote was named to the Topps All-Star Rookie Team in 1974 and Expos manager Gene Mauch called him "the next Johnny Bench". Meanwhile "The Kid" was selected to the All Star team as an outfielder and finished second in Rookie of the Year voting. During his career he was selected to 10 more All Star teams (twice winning the All Star MVP) and won 3 Gold Gloves. All of them as a catcher.

On a side note, the 5 players I picked for my favorite Expos all had great nicknames. This wasn't deliberate, just a lucky coincidence.

"The Rock"

"The Big Unit"

"Rusty" and "Le Grand Orange"

"The Hawk"

"The Kid"

1988 Donruss Randy Johnson

Montreal Expos CTNW Favorites #4

In single-A ball in 1986 Randy Johnson averaged 10 strikeouts every 9 innings. The next year in Double-A he averaged 10.5. At AAA Indianapolis he had 111 K's in 113.1 innings when the Expos called him up in September of 1988. He had an immediate impact going 3-0 in 4 starts and hurling 25 K's in 26 innings. Although his time in Montreal was brief he showed signs of the pitcher he would become.