1990 Los Angeles Dodgers minor leaguers

Features on each member of the 1990 Los Angeles Dodgers farm system. Anyone who appeared in at least one game for each of the affiliates, as recorded by Baseball Reference.

Complete:

• AAA - Albuquerque Dukes (39)
• AA - San Antonio Missions (37)
• High-A - Bakersfield Dodgers (46)
• High-A - Vero Beach Dodgers (44)
• Short-Season - Yakima Bears (37)
• Rookie - Great Falls Dodgers (33)
• Rookie - Gulf Coast League Dodgers (32)

 

Albuquerque Dukes (39)

1 - Billy Bean made headlines in his majors playing days, after

2 - Jeff Bittiger showed confidence in bigs, saw four ML seasons

3 - Adam Brown felt invincible when he signed, not decade later

4 - Mike Christopher returned to majors in other situation

5 - Butch Davis played hard, saw eight major league seasons

6 - Steve Davis made majors, worked to stay, saw 4 seasons

7 - Luis DeLeon worked to prove himself, made 7 ML seasons

8 - Jeff Fischer made it up to the majors over two seasons
9 - Darrin Fletcher played with pride over 14 majors seasons

10 - Barbaro Garbey went from Cuba to a World Series title

11 - Kirk Gibson returned from injuries, became October legend

12 - Dave Hansen locked in with Dodgers, others in 15 seasons

13 - Mike Hartley got focused, made majors over six seasons

14 - Jeff Hartsock's majors stint lasted four games with Cubs

15 - Dan Henley hit, played defense over 6 seasons, made AAA
16 - Carlos Hernandez worked hard, made majors over decade
17 - Glenn Hoffman had long majors careers as player, coach
18 - Darren Holmes battled back, played in 13 majors seasons
19 - Mike Huff grew confident enough to see 7 majors seasons
20 - Von Joshua played, coached long time in minors, majors
21 - Kevin Kennedy used communication skills as manager, coach
22 - Wayne Kirby made bigs in ninth year, saw nine ML seasons
23 - Luis Lopez briefly made majors, became regular in Japan
24 - Morris Madden didn't quit, made majors over 3 seasons
25 - Mike Maddux prepared to pitch in 15 ML seasons, coached

26 - Eric Mangham took college opportunity to 9 seasons, AAA

27 - Greg Mayberry made spring training, saw 7 seasons, AAA

28 - Walt McConnell played in long game, saw 8 seasons, AAA

29 - Mike Munoz saw 12 ML seasons with Rockies, Dodgers, more
30 - Jim Neidlinger savored minutes in majors, saw 12 starts

31 - Jose Offerman used his bat over 15 major league seasons
32 - Claude Osteen played, later coached over 2 decades plus
33 - Tim Scott made 7 majors seasons with Padres, Expos, more
34 - Dennis Springer made bigs in 9th season, saw 8 campaigns

35 - Brian Traxler took fundamentals to 9 majors games, Japan
36 - Jose Vizcaino hit WS game-winner, saw 18 majors seasons
37 - Dave Walsh played over decade, made majors for 20 games

38 - Terry Wells saw nine pro seasons, made 5 majors starts

39 - John Wetteland played 12 ML seasons, later faced trial

San Antonio Missions (37)
1 - Rafael Bournigal played good defense, saw 7 ML seasons

2 - Jerry Brooks received minors praise, then saw 17 ML games

3 - Adam Brown felt invincible when he signed, not decade later

4 - Albert Bustillos threw hard, saw 10 seasons, AAA, Taiwan

5 - Kevin Campbell saw bigs over 5 seasons, sometimes started

6 - Ernie Carr hit ball hard over 3 pro seasons, made AA

7 - Braulio Castillo worked hard to make bigs, saw 2 seasons

8 - Dale Coleman played 4 seasons, made AA with Dodgers

9 - Jon Debus showed loyalty to Dodgers over quarter century

10 - Bruce Dostal made bigs in 8th season, never got in game

11 - Steve Finken kept ML dream alive over five pro seasons

12 - Rob Giesecke arrived at Vero Beach with Dodgers, made home

13 - Tom Goodwin used sped to make 14 major league seasons
14 - Jeff Hartsock's majors stint lasted four games with Cubs

15 - Gordie Hershiser followed brother Orel to pros, made AA
16 - Burt Hooton spent decades in baseball playing, coaching

17 - Mike James made majors with Angels, Cardinals, Rockies
18 - Eric Karros won ROY, stayed in majors over 14 seasons
19 - Isidro Marquez played in minors, long career in Mexico
20 - Luis Martinez handled shortstop, saw seven seasons, AAA

21 - Jamie McAndrew made 15 majors games, had difficult time
22 - Dan Opperman got picked high, then underwent Tommy John
23 - Mike Pitz threw strikes, saw seven pro seasons, Taiwan
24 - Jim Poole got pumped up, played 11 major league seasons
25 - Eddie Pye relaxed, saw majors for 14 games with Dodgers 
26 - Lance Rice helped out over nine pro seasons, made AAA

27 - Henry Rodriguez took opportunity to 11 majors seasons
28 - Homar Rojas saw minors, Mexico, became Man of Baseball

29 - Tim Scott made 7 majors seasons with Padres, Expos, more
30 - Zak Shinall made majors for single game with Mariners
31 - John Shoemaker had long career as Dodgers minors manager
32 - Dennis Springer made bigs in 9th season, saw 8 campaigns

33 - Jimmy Terrill wowed early at Everett, saw 5 seasons, AA
34 - Amilcar Valdez saw five minors seasons with Dodgers, AA

35 - Jeff Vanzytveld had ML sinker, injury ended career at AA
36 - Mike White got drafted high, saw seven pro seasons, AAA

37 - James Wray saw 10 pro seasons, Taiwan in four, AAA

Bakersfield Dodgers (46)

1. Don Aase used his physical ability to see 13 ML seasons
2. Billy Ashley made 7 majors seasons with Dodgers, Red Sox
3. Pedro Astacio opened eyes with Dodgers, saw 15 ML seasons
4. Bryan Baar briefly made AAA over 4 seasons with Dodgers
5. Tim Barker got traded for Wallach, made AAA in 10 seasons
6. Bryan Beals created runs in high school, saw 3 pro seasons
7. Garrett Beard found minors great experience in 7 seasons
8. Tom Beyers spent 3 decades in minors as player, manager
9. Craig Bishop saw four pro seasons, high-A with Dodgers
10. John Braase helped college team, made three pro seasons
11. Jason Brosnan saw 14 minor league season, AAA in five
12. Dale Coleman played 4 seasons, made AA with Dodgers
13. Rich Crane made College World Series, three pro seasons
14. Javier De La Hoya waited years, saw AAA, Taiwan, Mexico
15. John Deutsch saw 5 minors seasons with Dodgers, Cubs
16. Gary Forrester made contact, high-A over three seasons
17. Mike Frame pitched self to pros, made 2 seasons, high-A
18. Anthony Garcia served as trainer in baseball, elsewhere
19. Tom Goodwin used speed to make 14 major league seasons
20. Jim Gott worked on motion, saw 14 major league seasons
21. Goose Gregson spent 5 decades in game, played, coached
22. Marc Griffin played 6 pro seasons, became broadcaster
23. Tony Helmick worked to be crafty, saw 3 seasons, high-A
24. Matt Howard made the majors in 8th season, saw 35 games
25. Frank Humber saw 2 pro seasons, the Olympics with Canada
26. Kiki Jones started with high hopes, saw 8 seasons, AA
27. John Knapp used his arm over 5 pro season, made high-A
28. Alan Lewis worked to to improve over 7 seasons, made AA
29. Billy Lott got cited by Piazza, made 9 pro seasons, AAA
    
30. Brett Magnusson saw 7 seasons, made AAA, coached youth
31. Jamie McAndrew made 15 majors games, had difficult time
32. Brock McMurray got hurt, saw 5 pro seasons, made high-A
33. Baltazar Mesa saw 3 pro seasons, Taiwan, went to prison
34. Chris Morrow returned over 8 seasons, made AAA, Mexico
35. Jose Munoz made the majors for 17 games with White Sox
36. Steve O'Donnell saw 4 pro seasons with Dodgers, high-A
37. Barry Parisotto made Olympics, saw high-A, Australia
38. Pat Perry improved his motion, saw six majors seasons
39. Mike Potthoff saw 3 pro seasons, arthroscopic surgery
40. Napoleon Robinson threw well, saw six pro seasons, AAA
41. Mike Sampson saw 4 pro seasons with Dodgers, made high-A
42. Ray Searage continued pitching, saw 7 ML seasons, coached
43. Jose Tapia threw well at Bakersfield, saw 7 seasons, AA
44. Fausto Tatis got strike outs over 3 seasons, made high-A
45. Garett Teel gave best shot, made high-A, turned coach
46. Amilcar Valdez saw five minors seasons with Dodgers, AA

Vero Beach Dodgers (44)

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 in 2 seasons
5. Garrett Beard found minors great experience in 7 seasons
6. Bill Bene proved inconsistent before 1st-round pick, after
7. Cam Biberdorf got team saves record, saw 4 pro seasons
8. Eric Boddie worked to show he could play, saw 3 seasons
9. Mike Brady went from Florida State to 5 seasons, high-A
10. Albert Bustillos threw hard, saw 10 seasons, AAA, Taiwan
11. Ray Calhoun worked to throw strikes over 4 seasons, made AA
12. Anthony Collier improved at Vero Beach, saw six seasons
13. Edwin Correa made bigs at 19, injury ended majors at 21
14. Javier De La Hoya waited years, saw AAA, Taiwan, Mexico
15. Bruce Dostal made bigs in 8th season, never got in game
16. Dino Ebel played six seasons, later made bigs as coach
17. Clayton Enno saw three pro seasons, high-A, amateur ball
18. Jeff Fischer made it up to the majors over two seasons
19. Bob Fletcher returned from injury, saw 3 seasons, high-A
20. Mike Galle hit 2 home runs off Benes, saw 2 pro seasons
21. Freddy Gonzalez showed patience, saw five seasons
22. Pete Gonzalez looked to bigs, saw 8 pro seasons, AAA
23. Dirk Gorman earned college honors, saw one pro season
24. Marc Griffin played 6 pro seasons, became broadcaster
25. John Knapp used his arm over 5 pro season, made high-A
26. Dennis Lewallyn developed players, saw decades in game
27. Alan Lewis worked to to improve over 7 seasons, made AA
28. Scott Marabell provided early power, saw 5 seasons, AA
29. Media Arts Group backed  the 1990 Vero Beach Dodgers set
30. Jose Munoz made the majors for 17 games with White Sox
31. Robin Nina took no-hitter late, saw 4 seasons, high-A
32. Tim Patrick saw three pro seasons with Dodgers, high-A
33. Pedro Perez saw 4 pro seasons with Dodgers, Cubs, AA
34. Rex Peters saw 3 pro seasons, then turned college coach
35. Mike Piazza hit home runs in HOF career, one legendary shot
36. Ramon Taveras threw well, saw four pro seasons, made AA
37. Garett Teel gave best shot, made high-A, turned coach
38. Jimmy Terrill wowed early at Everett, saw 5 seasons, AA
39. Jody Treadwell concentrated, saw 11 seasons, AAA, Taiwan
40. Jeff Vanzytveld had ML sinker, injury ended career at AA
41. Bill Wengert improved, saw eight pro seasons, made AAA
42. Matt Wilson assessed players in minors, bigs, college
43. Mike Wismer played multiple positions, saw two pro seasons
44. Eric Young proved All-Star worthy over 15 majors seasons

Yakima Bears (40)
1 - Tony Arnold advanced to see two majors seasons with Orioles

2 - Pedro Astacio opened eyes with Dodgers, saw 15 ML seasons

3 - Garrett Beard found minors great experience in 7 seasons

4 - Craig Bishop saw four pro seasons, high-A with Dodgers

5 - Eric Blackwell saw 3 seasons in Dodgers system, family team

6 - Helms Bohringer saw 3 seasons, turned high school coach

7 - Paul Branconier kept his cool in college, saw 4 pro seasons

8 - Jeff Brummer played 2 pro seasons, 1 in Mexico, semi-pro

9 - Ken Burroughs played 4 seasons, then coached, instructed

10 - Juan Bustabad played decade in minors, then turned coach

11 - Jorge Cantres played three pro seasons in Dodgers system

12 - Daniel Cardenas proved bright spot at Salem, saw 4 seasons

13 - Javier De La Hoya waited years, saw AAA, Taiwan, Mexico

14 - Scott Doffek made five pro seasons, AA, coached college

15 - Scott Faurot played in high school, trained at Yakima
16 - Steve Ford served in minors front offices with Dodgers
17 - Yale Fowler saw 2 pro seasons, made short-season Yakima

18 - Scott Freeman led college team staff, saw 4 pro seasons
19 - Mike Galle hit 2 home runs off Benes, saw 2 pro seasons
20 - Joe Kelly proved versatile in college, saw 1 pro season

21 - Steve Kliafas proved hard on self, saw five seasons, AA
22 - Billy Lott got cited by Piazza, made 9 pro seasons, AAA
23 - Erik Madsen made college improvement, two pro seasons

24 - Mike Mimbs made majors with Phillies, saw three seasons

25 - Steve Mintz did the job over 12 pro seasons, 2 in bigs
26 - Eric Moen trained in minors, then went into orthopedics
27 - Ben O'Connor pitched well in Legion ball, 2 pro seasons

28 - Kurt Olson rejuvenated high school team, saw 1 pro season
29 - Hector Ortiz took his opportunities to four majors seasons
30 - Tim Patrick saw three pro seasons with Dodgers, high-A
31 - Jose Perez signed out of Venezuela, saw two pro seasons

32 - Pedro Perez saw 4 pro seasons with Dodgers, Cubs, AA
33 - Rafael Rijo played 6 pro seasons, coached in Dominican
34 - Jerry Royster played in 16 majors seasons, managed there
35 - Mike Sampson saw 4 pro seasons with Dodgers, made high-A
36 - Sean Sena saw two pro seasons with Dodgers, made Yakima
37 - Fausto Tatis got strike outs over 3 seasons, made high-A
38 - Nolberto Troncoso saw two pro seasons with Dodgers, Yakima

39 - Kevin Vandebrake played two seasons, became coach, AD
40 - Craig White earned college honors, saw two pro seasons

Great Falls Dodgers (33)

1. Dan Andrews remembered his old college as pro, with donation
2. David Baumann stuck out bad back for win, saw 2 seasons
3. Eric Blackwell saw 3 seasons in Dodgers system, family team
4. Helms Bohringer saw 3 seasons, turned high school coach
5. Mike Busch made 2 hard decisions, both led to baseball
6. Guy Conti proved important for Pedro Martinez, others
7. James Daspit bubbled with college potential, saw 8 seasons
8. John DeJarld played one season, injury cut short career
9. Keoki Farrish slid hard, saw three pro seasons, high-A
10. Mike Frauenhoffer saw 3 NAIA World Series, 1 pro season
11. Dan Gray handled self as catcher, saw 7 seasons, high-A
12. Tim Griffin improved power in college, saw 3 pro seasons
13. Ken Hamilton showed some bulldog in pros, saw 4 seasons
14. Garey Ingram made 82 ML games with Dodgers then coached
15. Larry Jacinto played semi-pro, then pro, saw 2 seasons
16. Jason Kerr ended college strong, saw 5 seasons, high-A
17. Ed Lund saw 4 pro seasons, high-A, kept playing
18. Pedro Martinez showed 'unlimited potential,' made HOF
19. Ron Maurer kept swinging over decade, made AAA, Taiwan
20. Don Meyers played infielder and catcher, saw 3 seasons
21. Mark Mimbs played in pros with twin brother, saw 10 seasons
22. Mike Mimbs made majors with Phillies, saw three seasons
23. Raul Mondesi won NL ROY, saw 13 ML seasons then corruption
24. Ben O'Connor pitched well in Legion ball, 2 pro seasons
25. Junior Perez roomed with Pedro, Raul, saw 41 pro games
26. Brian Piotrowicz made pro transition, saw 4 pro seasons, AA
27. Ira Smith played 14 pro seasons, saw AAA, independents
28. Ed Stryker threw to MLers in college, saw high-A as pro
29. Gordie Tipton helped make CWS title game, saw 3 seasons
30. Joe Vavra put in his time, found home as majors coach
31. Ron Walden became Dodgers top pick, then came injury
32. Burgess Watts played 4 pro seasons, at third, pitching
33. Lonnie Webb did leadoff job, saw four seasons, high-A

GCL Dodgers (32)
1 - Henry Blanco gave 100 percent over 16 seasons, coached

2 - Jake Botts threw high school no-hitter, saw 3 pro seasons

3 - Jimmy Brown saw some success in GCL, played 3 pro seasons

4 - Jason Broyles got relief win in Great Falls, saw two seasons

5 - Donnie Carroll missed college, signed pro, saw 5 seasons

6 - Nelson Castro pitched around plate over 6 pro seasons

7 - Jose Cruz signed from Puerto Rico, played single season

8 - Keith Daniel showed poise enough for pros, saw 2 seasons

9 - Greg Davis earned college honors, saw two pro seasons

10 - Ivan DeJesus played 15 ML seasons, coached, managed

11 - Andres Diaz went form Dominican to pros, saw two seasons

12 - Ross Farnsworth developed over 7 seasons, made high-A
13 - Dirk Gorman earned college honors, saw one pro season
14 - Randy Graves hit well in college, saw two pro seasons
15 - Rob Hoffman worked  to learn in pros, saw single season

16 - Steve Kliafas proved hard on self, saw five seasons, AA
17 - Andres Macu helped GCL Dodgers to title, saw 1 season

18 - Albert Maldonado got Great Falls credit, saw 3 seasons

19 - Tom Matthews impressed as competitor, saw 1 pro season
20 - Domingo Mota went from baseball family to 6 seasons

21 - Peter Nurre extended lead in college, saw 1 pro season
22 - Jose Parra had good career enough to see 5 ML seasons

23 - Francisco Perez played briefly in GCL, years in Mexico
24 - Jose Perez signed out of Venezuela, saw two pro seasons
25 - Alton Pinkney signed as Dodgers  6th-rounder, saw high-A
26 - Javier Puchales began in Puerto Rico, saw six seasons, AA

27 - Mike Racobaldo played Legion ball, one season in pros
28 - Frank Smith played over 6 seasons, made AA with Dodgers
29 - Rob Sweeney began catching, then pitched, saw 3 seasons

30 - Jose Valdez began in Dominican, saw 1 season stateside

31 - Kevin Vandebrake played two seasons, became coach, AD
32 - Leroy Williams played relaxed in 3 seasons, saw high-A