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Thursday, March 17, 2022

1990 Vero Beach Dodgers, high-A Los Angeles

Eric Boddie 1990 Vero Beach Dodgers card

Features on each member of the 1990 Vero Beach Dodgers, high-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, as included in that year's team set. 

Vero Beach Dodgers (33)
  1. Joe Alvarez played, coached for four decades, in Korea, too
  2. Jorge Alvarez loved baseball, played 17 seasons, coached
  3. Pedro Astacio opened eyes with Dodgers, saw 15 ML seasons
  4. Tony Barron got chance with Expos, Phillies over two seasons
  5. Bill Bene proved inconsistent before 1st-round pick, after
  6. Cam Biberdorf got team saves record, saw 4 pro seasons
  7. Ray Calhoun worked to throw strikes over 4 seasons, made AA
  8. Anthony Collier improved his concentration at Vero Beach; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 2/17/22
  9. Edwin Correa made majors at 19, bigs career ended on shoulder injury at 21, 2/11/22
  10. Javier De La Hoya waited years to make AAA; Saw minors, Taiwan, Mexico, not bigs, 2/27/22
  11. Bruce Dostal made bigs in 8th season, never got in game
  12. Dino Ebel didn't make it as a player, but has as a coach; Coached in bigs for decade-plus, 3/13/22
  13. Bob Fletcher returned from elbow injury that cost a season' Saw three pro campaigns, made high-A, 2/20/22
  14. Freddy Gonzalez showed patience at high-A; Saw five seasons, made AA, 3/5/22
  15. Pete Gonzalez believed he'd make bigs in five years; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 2/13/22
  16. Marc Griffin used his skills in the minors over six seasons; Later as a broadcaster, 3/4/22
  17. John Knapp used arm over 5 pro season
  18. Dennis Lewallyn worked to develop players with winning attitude; Saw decades in game as player, coach, 2/27/22
  19. Alan Lewis worked to hit them where they weren't over seven pro seasons; Made AA, 2/15/22
  20. Scott Marabell provided early power at short-season; Saw five campaigns, made AA, 2/25/22
  21. Media Arts Group brought together four companies; In 1990, the group sponsored a baseball card set, 2/22/22
  22. Robin Nina took a no-hitter late to open 1989; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 3/6/22
  23. Tim Patrick had a rough start at Yakima; Played three pro seasons, made high-A, 1/30/22
  24. Pedro Perez provided ninth-inning stop for Yakima; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 3/6/22
  25. Rex Peters went to college, didn't regret it; Saw three pro seasons, then turned college coach, 3/2/22
  26. Mike Piazza hit a lot of home runs in his Hall of Fame career, including one legendary shot, 2/5/22
  27. Ramon Taveras threw well at short-season; Saw four seasons, made AA, 2/21/22
  28. Jeff Vanzytveld had a major league sinker; Injury ended career at AA, 2/3/22
  29. Bill Wengert improved at high-A Vero Beach; Saw eight pro seasons, made AAA, 2/12/22
  30. Matt Wilson assessed players as a Dodgers trainer in the minors and bigs, later in college, 3/8/22
  31. Mike Wismer played multiple positions in high school; Hit in pros over two seasons, made high-A, 2/8/22
  32. Eric Young went put and proved he was an All-Star caliber player; Saw 15 ML seasons, 2/1/22

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