The Colorado Rockies were just starting their franchise in 1993. As an expansion team, the Rockies were not going to be able to field a team that would be playoff-bound right away but they did sign a few free agents, like Andres Galarraga and Dale Murphy.
Murphy, 37, was obviously on the backend of his career by age but he had dropped a bit in the previous few years. In the 1980s, he was arguably the best player in baseball.
From 1980 through 1987, he was an All-Star seven times, won five Gold Gloves, four Silver Slugger Awards, and he got MVP votes in seven seasons.