The Greatest 21 Days: Players A to Z: D

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Players A to Z: D

Players A to Z: Brian Dakin (pictured) to Andy Dziadkowiec
Most recent player added Aug. 13, 2021

D

- Brian Dakin, Career Level, 1/12/13
- Pete Dalena, Almost Over, 9/10/10
- Mark Dalesandro, Fit In, 5/3/16
- Gershon Dallas, Two Doubles, 9/28/13
- Mike Dalton, Excellent Control, 3/20/11
- Bill Dancy, Playing Hard, 7/17/12
- Pat Dando, Grand Slam, 7/5/15
- Jim Daniel, Evaluated Players, 1/31/17
- Keith Daniel, Tremendous Attitude, 5/31/19
- Lee Daniels, Closest Thing, 1/18/17
- Brian Dare, Held On, 12/4/16
- Ned Darley, Much Sacrifice, 1/9/17
- James Daspit bubbled with potential out of college; Played eight seasons, made AAA, 5/16/20
- Kevin Dattola, Team Builder, 11/27/15
- Jeff Datz, Headed for Third, 11/21/10
- Pat Daugherty became a legend at an Iowa college; Later served as Rockies' first scouting director, 12/10/19
- Phil Dauphin, Plugged Away, 5/2/13
- Adell Davenport, Trying Too Hard, 1/8/11

- Greg David learned realities of the pros over eight seasons; Made AA, not bigs, 4/2/20
- Bobby Davidson, Rain-Shortened, 1/23/11
- Jim Davins, His Arm, 7/8/12
- Bo Davis, Check In, 2/13/16

- Bret Davis threw enough strikes to make it from college to the pros; Saw four seasons, made AAA, 1/13/21
- Brian Davis, Picked Up, 6/24/18
- Butch Davis, Played Hard, 8/16/11

- Chris Davis could pitch when needed; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 7/25/21
- Courtney Davis, Ample Opportunity, 1/5/13
- Doug Davis, Break Given, 5/19/10
- Greg Davis, Multiple Honors, 5/9/19
- Jay Davis, Korean Longevity, 3/6/17
- Mark Davis, His Confidence, 9/29/17
- Nick Davis, Relaxed Enough, 5/9/18
- Rick Davis, Stayed Optimistic, 10/18/15
- Steve Davis, Working Lefty, 3/26/11
- Steve Davis, Never Came, 7/16/19
- Scott Davis, Three Bats, 9/24/18
- Scott Davison, Watch Him, 12/6/13

- Tim Davis enjoyed playing baseball, then got injured; Played four seasons, made high-A, 7/9/21
- Kevin Dean, More Fortunate, 9/27/11
- Steve DeAngelis, Best Shot, 9/14/17
- Roly DeArmas, Father Hen, 2/5/15
- Don'l Dease, Strikeout Total, 11/29/16
- Genaro DeBrand played at three stops over his first season; He didn't come back for a second, 5/9/20
- Jon Debus, His Loyalty, 11/23/18
- Mike DeButch, Didn't Complain, 5/20/11
- Joe Decker only knew how to pitch one way, to have command; Saw nine ML seasons, briefly coached, 4/8/20
- Dean Decillis, Being Drafted, 5/6/11
- Steve Decker, Up There, 4/20/16
- Joe DeDario performed at Niagara Falls Rapids games because he loved it, 3/27/20
- Tony DeFrancesco, Communication Skills, 3/4/15
- Vinnie Degifico, Big Bat, 1/13/14
- Bobby DeJardin, Mature Player, 7/15/13
- John DeJarld looked forward to his second pro season, but injury cut short that season and his career, 6/10/20
- Ivan DeJesus, His Best, 5/19/19
- Jose DeJesus, Didn't Look, 9/15/13
- Carlos Delacruz, Division Hopes, 6/4/13
- Hector De La Cruz, Good Baseball, 2/7/11
- Javier De La Hoya, Tough Going, 11/26/17
- Rex De La Nuez, Perfect Throw, 10/3/14
- Francisco de la Rosa, Not As Intended, 7/27/10
- Juan De La Rosa, Big Hit, 2/15/18
- Gerbacio DeLeon, Rather Unique, 6/3/16
- Roberto DeLeon, Broken Finger, 1/29/14
- Luis de los Santos, Every Night, 1/12/11
- Carlos Delgado, Right Way, 8/18/13
- Pablo Delgado, Getting Over, 7/20/13
- Tim Delgado, Good Ballgame, 4/24/13
- Rafael DeLima, Not Typical, 9/6/11
- Pete Delkus, That Shot, 6/25/12
- Bob Deller, Fielder's Choice, 10/5/15
- Tom Deller, Gutsy Performance, 3/27/18
- Joe Dellicarri, Other Side, 7/1/19
- Roberto Del Pozo, Delivered It, 11/4/14
- Maximo Del Rosario, Crazy Sidewinder, 4/5/15
- Rich DeLucia, Of Relief, 11/12/14
- Tim Demerson, Best For, 3/12/19
- Doug Demetre, Talked Up, 10/8/15

- Joe Demus helped his manager early in 1990 as bullpen catcher; Saw three pro seasons, made AA, 7/18/21

- Jim Dennison impressed Red Sox scouts as a lefty; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 6/29/21
- Drew Denson, Extra Homers, 11/12/10
- Rich DePastino, Work Ethic, 2/17/18
- John DeRicco, Time Off, 4/27/13
- Rob Derksen, That Energy, 7/4/17

- John Deutsch went from undrafted to fifth-rounder, then got his chance over five seasons; Made AA, 10/10/20
- Cesar Devarez, Been Catching, 2/11/16

- Todd Devereaux liked to hit enough to make Division 1, turn pro; Saw two seasons, made high-A, 8/6/21
- Danny Deville, Like That, 10/11/15

- Diamond Jim Devitt earned two Purple Hearts in Vietnam, then worked in radio, TV and advertising in Columbus, Ga., 2/14/21
- Dan Devoe, Chosen Profession, 3/3/15
- Mark Dewey, Game Saved, 3/27/16
- Alberto Diaz, Table Set, 5/14/18
- Alex Diaz, Type of Game, 10/25/10
- Andres Diaz, Two Seasons, 6/4/19
- Carlos Diaz, Brief Stay, 6/3/11
- German Diaz, Position Switch, 4/24/13
- Mario Diaz, Helped Win, 2/24/14
- Rafael Diaz returned from Mexico with a new chance in 1997; Never made bigs, 12/11/19
- Remigio Diaz, Came Through, 11/8/15
- Sandy Diaz, Bad Throw, 10/25/14
- Steve Diaz, Minors Life, 11/21/15
- Steve DiBartolomeo liked pitching in relief, pitched as a pro over three seasons, 1/25/20
- Bobby Dickerson, Taught Him, 7/12/13
- Lance Dickson, Called Up, 4/29/13
- Tony Diggs loved baseball; He played and managed it over three decades, never made bigs, 7/4/20
- Patrick Dietrick, Tie-Breaker, 7/6/12
- Dick Dietz, Called Back, 2/8/13
- Gordon Dillard, Reasonable Success, 5/1/11
- Jim Dillon, That Opportunity, 3/20/14
- Frank DiMichele, Made Of, 10/1/17
- Dinger the Duck had some competition in Niagara Falls as mascot; He and team stayed five seasons, 4/22/20
- Paul DiPino, Reminded Him, 11/20/16
- Gary DiSarcina, Got Settled, 5/7/12
- Dee Dixon, New Thing, 1/16/19
- Eddie Dixon, Chance to Pitch, 8/23/10
- Steve Dixon, Much Energy, 6/17/15
- Bill Dodd, Playing Baseball, 8/19/17
- Tom Dodd, A Success, 6/3/12
- Bo Dodson, Sunk In, 11/29/15
- Pat Dodson, Impressive Spring, 10/10/14
- Scott Doffek, All Climates, 12/2/17
- Bob Dombrowski, College Injury, 11/28/12
- Ray Domecq, Team Slogan, 2/25/15
- Frank Dominguez, Guessed Right, 5/11/15
- Ken Dominguez, Changed Goal, 10/7/15

- Tim Donahue stayed positive over three pro seasons, made high-A; Later saw his son turn pro, 11/21/20
- Chris Donnels, His Shot, 9/16/19
- Chris Dorn, Great Job, 6/23/18
- Brian Dorsett, Hung Around, 4/9/14

- Lee Dorsey got drafted, but didn't sign; Signed out of tryout, saw three pro games, 3/30/21
- Jason Doss almost hit the ceiling when drafted out of high school, 11/15/19
- Sean Doty, Steady Pitching, 5/17/13

- Todd Douma went to new college, showed what he could do; Saw four seasons, made AAA, 5/10/21
- Brian Dour, Very Proud, 1/31/13
- Troy Dovey, Another Career, 9/22/13
- Ken Dowell, Weak Bat, 4/6/10
- Rick Down, Hands-On, 7/9/13
- Dan Doyel, In-State, 3/9/19
- Tom Doyle, Tested Love, 6/17/14
- Marek Drabinski, Stayed On, 12/9/16
- Moe Drabowsky, Psychological Rewards, 3/26/12
- Brian Drahman, For Him, 6/5/13
- Sam Drake, International Diplomacy, 6/18/17

- Mike Draper got shifted from starting to relief, then made the bigs with another shift, to the Mets, 8/10/21
- Tom Drees, Better Word, 9/17/11
- Tom Drell got off to a good start at high-A, then he walked away; He no longer found joy playing, 5/10/20
- Kirk Dressendorfer, Different Life, 2/22/14

- Steve Dreyer didn't expect to be drafted; He then made the majors over two seasons, 8/30/20
- Lee Driggers, More Satisfaction, 4/10/13
- Rich Dubee, Four Aces, 3/16/11
- Brian DuBose, Looked Forward, 10/8/16
- Rob Ducey, Big Responsibility, 5/4/12
- Kyle Duey, His Spots, 1/15/17
- Scott Duff, Losing Battle, 5/5/13

- Darrin Duffy proved capable over seven pro seasons; Made AAA, missed bigs, 3/6/21
- Kyle Duke, Top Prospect, 10/23/17

- Willie Dukes enjoyed his brief pro baseball experience; Made high-A, then became a firefighter, 6/21/21
- Tim Dulin, Good Competition, 11/23/11

- Kirk Dulom buckled down, got back on college field and turned pro; Played single pro campaign, 2/4/21
- Matt Dunbar, Fifth Game, 9/14/15
- Tommy Dunbar, Bad Break, 3/14/13
- Chip Duncan, Every Minute, 3/19/18
- Travis Dunlap, Wasn't Nervous, 8/5/15