1990 New York Yankees minor leaguers

Features on each of the 1990 New York Yankees minor leaguers

Complete:

• AAA - Columbus Clippers (48)
• AA - Albany-Colonie Yankees (44)
• High-A Prince William Cannons (34)
• High-A Fort Lauderdale Yankees (42)
• Single-A Greensboro Hornets (38)
• Short-Season Oneonta Yankees (30)
• Rookie - Gulf Coast League Yankees (37)

1990 Columbus Clippers (48)
1 - Steve Adkins' major league career spanned five games

2 - Oscar Azocar saw 3 majors seasons, free-swinger reputation

3 - Mike Blowers had confidence in ability, saw 11 ML seasons
4 - Clete Boyer played in bigs, coached, had game perception

5 - Bob Brower worked hard, made four ML seasons, got hurt

6 - Britt Burns tried injury comeback, saw 8 majors seasons
7 - Rick Cerone saw 18 major league seasons, exciting 1980

8 - Darrin Chapin made 4 ML outings with Yankees, Phillies

9 - Royal Clayton pitched well enough to make AAA, Taiwan
10 - Jeff Datz made 7 major league games, later coached there

11 - Ron Davis came in to get saves, saw 11 majors seasons
12 - Bobby Davidson saw one major league outing in 8 seasons

13 - Brian Dorsett saw majors over 8 seasons, with 6 clubs
14 - Dave Eiland oversaw majors wins as player, more as coach
15 - John Fishel did what was asked of him, saw 19 majors games

16 - Bobby Green performed solidly over 6 seasons, made AAA

17 - John Green followed father Dallas to pros, saw 6 seasons
18 - John Habyan became valuable reliever over 11 ML seasons

19 - Mike Heifferon wanted to help people, became a trainer
20 - Trey Hillman adapted in U.S. and Japan, managed Royals
21 - Jimmy Jones threw shutout in majors debut, saw 8 seasons
22 - Mark Leiter saw 11 ML seasons, after shoulder problems
23 - Jim Leyritz became Yankees postseason hero in 11 seasons

24 - Mitch Lyden couldn't script 1st ML HR, played six games
25 - Jason Maas got big single-A hit, made AAA in 7 seasons
26 - Kevin Maas went on early ML homer tear, saw 5 ML seasons
27 - Carl "Stump" Merrill looked to help as Yankees manager

28 - Hensley Meulens took ability to 7 majors seasons, coached

29 - Kevin Mmahat went out, had fun, saw 4 major league games
30 - Rich Monteleone built confidence, saw 10 majors seasons

31 - Clay Parker impressed Yankees in trade, saw 4 ML seasons
32 - Hipolito Pena made 3 ML seasons with Pirates, Yankees

33 - John Ramos stayed ready, made Yankees for 10 ML games

34 - Carlos Rodriguez made 3 ML seasons with Yankees, Red Sox
35 - Ken Rowe appraised pitchers, made bigs, passed in 2012

36 - Deion Sanders worked to help 2 teams, baseball, football
37 - Dave Sax hoped to open eyes, saw 5 ML seasons, 37 games
38 - Rob Sepanek saw 7 seasons with Braves, Yankees, made AAA

39 - Mississippi Mike Smith tried new pitch, saw 5 ML seasons
40 - Willie Smith returned from injury, made 8 majors games
41 - Van Snider expressed optimism, saw 19 ML games with Reds

42 - Don Sparks took talent to nine pro seasons, made AAA
43 - Andy Stankiewicz took advantage over 7 majors seasons

44 - Wade Taylor showed confidence, saw one season in majors
45 - Ricky Torres shut them down over 8 pro seasons, made AAA
46 - Jim Walewander saw 4 ML seasons, noted punk preference
47 - Mark Wasinger hit home run for 1st ML hit, saw 3 seasons

48 - Bob Zeihen saw three pro seasons with Yankees, made AAA

1990 Albany Yankees (44)

1 - Daven Bond saw 7 pro seasons, then turned softball coach

2 - Darrin Chapin made 4 ML outings with Yankees, Phillies

3 - Royal Clayton pitched well enough to make AAA, Taiwan

4 - Andy Cook showed good stuff, made majors for four games

5 - Bobby DeJardin showed maturity early, saw 8 seasons, AAA

6 - Bobby Dickerson made majors as coach, AAA as player

7 - Rick Down coached in majors 16 seasons, played to AAA

8 - Mike Draper shifted to relief, made majors with Mets

9 - Victor Garcia Jr. improved over 9 pro seasons, made AAA

10 - Doug Gogolewski saw 8 seasons, AAA, once closed for Mariano

11 - Freddie Hailey stayed pumped over four seasons, made AA

12 - Scott Holcomb saw eight pro seasons, AAA, some bad luck
13 - Chris Howard took good chance to bigs, saw 3 ML seasons

14 - Jeff Johnson got slider going, saw three Yankees seasons
15 - Scott Kamieniecki got hurt, came back for 10 ML seasons

16 - Pat Kelly saw nine majors seasons, seven with Yankees
17 - Joe Lefebvre played in majors, later coached with Giants

18 - Jeff Livesey won HS praise, saw minors, coached in majors

19 - Mitch Lyden couldn't script 1st ML HR, played six games
20 - Ramon Manon made the majors with Rangers for single game
21 - Billy Masse worked to prove self in 7 seasons, made AAA
22 - Russ Meyer proved solid majors player, later coached
23 - Tom Newell turned pitcher, made 2 ML games with Phillies
24 - Vince Phillips chose baseball, saw four pro seasons, AA

25 - Tom Popplewell took simple formula to 9 pro seasons, AAA
26 - John Ramos stayed ready, made Yankees for 10 ML games
27 - Carlos Rodriguez made 3 ML seasons with Yankees, Red Sox
28 - Jerry Rub worked to get ahead in 6 pro seasons, made AAA

29 - Glenn Sherlock played, coached decades in minors, majors

30 - Mark Shiflett played, made AA, then coached over decade

31 - Dave Silvestri played baseball in Olympics, 8 ML seasons
32 - Andy Skeels showed leadership as player. coach, manager

33 - Mississippi Mike Smith tried new pitch, saw 5 ML seasons

34 - Willie Smith returned from injury, made 8 majors games
35 - Don Sparks took talent to nine pro seasons, made AAA
36 - Greg Sparks liked pressure, made 13 pro seasons, AAA
37 - Don Stanford saw encouragement at AA, played 7 seasons
38 - Wade Taylor showed confidence, saw one season in majors
39 - Ricky Torres shut them down over 8 pro seasons, made AAA

40 - Dave Turgeon played, coached over 30-plus years in game
41 - Tim Weston worked hard as trainer in minors, college
42 - Bernie Williams turned Yankees mainstay over 16 seasons

43 - Gerald Williams got playing time over 14 majors seasons
44 - Bob Zeihen saw three pro seasons with Yankees, made AAA

Prince William Cannons (34)

1. Sammy Arena started as clubhouse manager, became GM
2. Brad Ausmus played 18 majors seasons, then turned manager
3. Juan Blackwell got his chance, played 5 seasons, made AA
4. Jason Bridges just wanted to play, did so over 3 pro seasons
5. Mike Brown saw six major league seasons, coached, scouted
6. Art Canestro saw five pro seasons, elbow injury ended career
7. Russ Davis dreamed about majors, made it over 8 seasons
8. Gary Denbo played, coached, worked closely with Jeter
9. Herb Erhardt took his chance to 4 pro seasons, made high-A
10. Mike Gardella's confidence improved, saw 7 seasons, AAA
11. Brent Gilbert pitched over 3 pro seasons, made high-A
12. Cullen Hartzog became Yankees prospect, saw AA, injury
13. Kiki Hernandez worked hard over decade in pro, made AAA
14. David Howell helped college offense, saw 5 seasons, AA
15. Jay Knoblauh played to win over 7 pro seasons, made AAA
16. Darren London won trainer honors in long Yankees career
17. Bob Mariano did much in baseball career, used passion
18. Mark Marris saw 6 pro seasons in Yankees system, made AA
19. Ed Martel studied injuries after career, passed in 2018
20. James Moody received praise, saw 2 pro seasons, high-A
21. Jerry Nielsen made two ML seasons with Yankees, Angels
22. Sherman Obando saw regular bigs time with Expos, Japan
23. Paul Oster set goals early, saw 7 pro seasons, made AA
24. Rich Polak adjusted to pros, new role, saw 6 seasons, AA
25. Bruce Prybylinski saw six pro seasons, bad arm, made AA
26. Curtis Ralph felt confident, saw eight pro seasons, AAA
27. Andres Rodriguez made four pro seasons out of Dominican
28. Frank Seminara pitched well-controlled over 3 ML seasons
29. Dave Silvestri played baseball in Olympics, 8 ML seasons
30. J.T. Snow played 16 majors seasons, won six Gold Gloves
31. John Viera played 4 pro seasons with Yankees, made AAA
32. Tom Weeks played with Deion, saw 4 pro seasons, high-A
33. Jim Wiley threw strong over 6 pro seasons, made AA
34. Mauricio Zazueta went from Yankees to career in Mexico

Fort Lauderdale Yankees (42)

1. Rich Barnwell felt comfortable enough to see 7 pro seasons
2. Todd Brown kept trying, signed with Yankees, saw 1 season
3. Frank Brubaker saw 2 seasons, missed bigs, son made it
4. Britt Burns tried injury comeback, saw 8 majors seasons
5. Hernan Cortes had rocky pro start, saw four seasons, AA
6. Todd Devereaux liked to hit, saw 2 pro seasons, high-A
7. Mike Draper shifted to relief, made majors with Mets
8. Kirk Dulom buckled down, made pros, saw 1 season, high-A
9. Rod Ehrhard switched positions, saw 4 pro seasons, high-A
10. Herb Erhardt took his chance to 4 pro seasons, made high-A
11. Victor Garcia Jr. improved over 9 pro seasons, made AAA
12. Peter Gietzen saw three seasons, high-A, tried comeback
13. Doug Gogolewski saw 8 seasons, AAA, once closed for Mariano
14. John Green followed father Dallas to pros, saw 6 seasons
15. Kenny Greer won in majors debut, saw 9 total ML outings
16. Mike Hart spent 3 decades plus in game as player, coach
17. Jeff Johnson got slider going, saw three Yankees seasons
18. Jay Knoblauh played to win over 7 pro seasons, made AAA
19. Jeff Livesey won HS praise, saw minors, coached in majors
20. Todd Malone payed over six pro seasons, made high-A
21. Ramon Manon made the majors with Rangers for single game
22. Mark Marris saw 6 pro seasons in Yankees system, made AA
23. Billy Masse worked to prove self in 7 seasons, made AAA
24. Skip Nelloms started discouraged, saw 3 seasons, high-A
25. Tom Newell turned pitcher, made 2 ML games with Phillies
26. Rey Noriega worked hard in college, saw 5 pro seasons
27. Mark Ohlms showed competitiveness, saw 7 seasons, AAA
28. Pascual Perez faced hitters, troubles over 11 ML seasons
29. Ed Pimentel proved college leader, saw two pro seasons
30. Tom Popplewell took simple formula to 9 pro seasons, AAA
31. Jerry Rub worked to get ahead in 6 pro seasons, made AAA
32. Dave Schuler concentrated as pitcher, later coached same
33. Keith Seiler realized pro dream, saw 5 seasons,  AAA
34. Shad Smith took quarterback mentality to 6 seasons, AAA
35. Larry Stanford had right pitches but injury ended career
36. Rob Thomson earned trust of his players as majors coach
37. Steve Tucker set up hitters over 2 seasons, made high-A
38. Dave Turgeon played, coached over 30-plus years in game
39. Hector Vargas knew job, played over 12 seasons, made AAA
40. Adam Wagner served as trainer in high-A and in Venezuela
41. Gerald Williams got playing time over 14 majors seasons
42. Mark Zettelmeyer loved baseball, had exciting career

Greensboro Hornets (38)

1 - Rich Arena coached in minors, and at Tampa Catholic

2 - Rich Batchelor got traded for Lee Smith, saw 3 ML seasons

3 - Sean Broderick had success on-field, saw single season
4 - Brian Butterfield helped Jeter, coached decades in game

5 - Andy Fox hustled as rookie, over 9 major league seasons
6 - Tim Garland saw 15 seasons, 7 in independents, coached
7 - Sean Gilliam saw 7 seasons, high-A, independent Albany

8 - Jim Haller did job over 5 seasons, made AA with Yankees
9 - Lew Hill saw nine pro seasons with Yankees, made AAA
10 - Sterling Hitchcock got wins over 13 major league seasons
11 - Jeff Hoffman earned way to AA, passed away on road trip
12 - Mark Hutton went from Australia to five majors seasons
13 - John Jarvis helped Prince William, saw three  pro seasons
14 - Ramon Jimenez showed late offense, saw 5 seasons, high-A
15 - Brian Johnson battled daily, made eight majors seasons
16 - Dan Johnston followed dad to pros, saw 5 seasons, high-A
17 - Dave Jorn amassed much baseball knowledge in long career
18 - Ken Jurabe played three season, years later played 2 in more

19 - Todd Malone payed over six pro seasons, made high-A

20 - James Mauldin pitched in two pro seasons, made single-A
21 - Bobby Munoz had pitching stuff, made 7 majors seasons
22 - Cesar Perez played 7 pro seasons, made AA with Indians
23 - Rafael Quirico made majors for one start with Phillies
24 - Mike Rhodes saw three pro seasons with Yankees, single-A
25 - Ricky Rhodes played over six seasons, saw high-A in two
26 - Jason Robertson worked hard over eight seasons, made AAA

27 - Andres Rodriguez made four pro seasons out of Dominican
28 - Scott Romano improved hitting over 10 seasons, made AAA
29 - Daniel Sanchez worked to help teams over 3 pro seasons

30 - Kelly Sharitt served as minors trainer, equipment manager

31 - Shad Smith took quarterback mentality to 6 seasons, AAA

32 - Tommy Smith got big hit at Greensboro, saw 1 pro season

33 - Russ Springer improved enough to see 18 majors seasons
34 - Steve Tucker set up hitters over 2 seasons, made high-A
35 - Brian Turner played eight pro seasons in minors, made AA
36 - Ted Uhlaender played, coached in majors, passed in 2009
37 - Aaron Van Scoyoc saw 3 pro seasons with Yankees, high-A
38 - Larry Walker saw 3-season career, made AA with Yankees

Oneonta Yankees (30)

1 - Juan Blackwell got his chance, played 5 seasons, made AA

2 - Jovino Carvajal played decade, ran with hall of famer

3 - Bob Deller saw four seasons in Yankees system, high-A

4 - Doug Demetre played catcher at Gonzaga, saw 1 pro season

5 - Ken Dominguez set goals as college coach, minors coach
6 - Matt Dunbar played decade in pros, made eight ML games
7 - Robert Eenhoorn went from Netherlands to 4 ML seasons

8 - Brian Faw saw 5 pro seasons, AA, nearly threw no-hitter
9 - Ron Frazier pitched big games over 13 seasons,  made AAA
10 - Luis Gallardo made pros out of Venezuela, saw 5 seasons
11 - Mike Hankins had fun over five pro seasons, made AAA
12 - Trey Hillman adapted in U.S. and Japan, managed Royals
13 - Darren Hodges understood pitching in 5 seasons, made AA
14 - Kevin Jordan hit with Phillies over seven majors seasons
15 - Rick Lantrip worked to hit over 3 seasons, made single-A
16 - Jalal Leach made majors for 8 games, in 12th pro season
17 - Adin Lohry signed easily, saw 6 pro seasons, made AA
18 - Todd Malone played over six pro seasons, made high-A
19 - Sam Militello made bigs over short-term, saw two seasons
20 - Brian Milner made bigs as player, then scouted, coached
21 - Pat Morphy saw three pro seasons with Yankees, high-A

22 - Kirt Ojala made majors with Marlins over three seasons
23 - Cesar Perez played 7 pro seasons, made AA with Indians
24 - Stevie Perry, drafted out of high school, saw 3 seasons
25 - Rafael Quirico made majors for one start with Phillies
26 - Scott Romano improved hitting over 10 seasons, made AAA
27 - Mark Shiflett played, made AA, then coached over decade
28 - Bo Siberz changed approach, saw 2 pro seasons, single-A
29 - Ricky Strickland saw 4 pro seasons with Yankees, made AA

30 - Brian Turner played eight pro seasons in minors, made AA

GCL Yankees (37)
1 - Rich Arena coached in minora, and at Tampa Catholic

2 - Howard 'Hop' Cassady coached Yankees, won Heisman

3 - Rick Cerone saw 18 major league seasons, exciting 1980

4 - Tim Cooper sealed independent win, saw 13 pro seasons

5 - Abdiel Cumberbatch did his part over five pro seasons

6 - Tim Demerson used speed over 5 pro seasons, made high-A

7 - Matt Dunbar played decade in pros, made eight ML games

8 - Ryan Eberly played 1 season, managed hometown Clarinda
9 - Carl Everett played hard over 14 major league seasons
10 - Brian Faw saw 5 pro seasons, AA, nearly threw no-hitter
11 - Nathanael Felix signed out of Dominican, played 1 season

12 - Mike Figga went a long way to time in three ML seasons
13 - Brent Gilbert pitched over 3 pro seasons, made high-A
14 - Adolfo Harris made pros with Yankees, saw single season
15 - Jimmy Hayes played 4 pro seasons with 3 organizations
16 - Richard Hines located over eight pro seasons, made AAA

17 - Scott Kindell kept in shape, returned, saw 5 pro seasons
18 - Frank Laviano played over 3 pro seasons, made single-A

19 - Ricky Ledee played aggressively over 10 majors seasons

20 - Johnny Leon took his chance to two pro seasons, high-A
21 - Jeff Motuzas played in minors, turned ML bullpen catcher
22 - Mariano Rivera got out of tough situations, into the HOF
23 - Mark Rose played in minors, turned coach, instructor
24 - Tim Rumer realized lifelong dream in pros, saw 8 seasons

25 - Edwin Salcedo showed ability over 6 pro seasons, made AA

26 - Daniel Sanchez worked to help teams over 3 pro seasons
27 - Alexis Santaella impressed over 4 seasons, made single-A
28 - Sandi Santiago saw 8 pro seasons, made high-A, Taiwan

29 - Tate Seefried drew comparisons, saw 9 pro seasons, AAA
30 - Keith Seiler realized pro dream, saw 5 seasons,  AAA
31 - Glenn Sherlock played, coached decades in minors, majors
32 - Sean Smith returned from Guillain-Barré syndrome to pros

33 - Tommy Smith got big hit at Greensboro, saw 1 pro season
34 - Shane Spencer saw spectacular start, 7 majors seasons

35 - Russ Springer improved enough to see 18 majors seasons
36 - John Thibert helped high school to win, saw 5 pro seasons

37 - Rich Turrentine gave pros best shot over 9 seasons, AAA