D: Fred Dabney to Andy Dziadkowiec, Baseball Profiles

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Fred Dabney 1990 Sarasota White Sox card

Players A to Z: Fred Dabney to Andy Dziadkowiec
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 - Fred Dabney saw confidence grow in 10 seasons, made AAA, 12/28/21
 - Pat Daugherty became Iowa college legend, later scouted, 12/10/19
 - Phil Dauphin plugged away, saw seven seasons, made AAA, 5/2/13
 - Adell Davenport saw college summer ball, 8 pro seasons, 1/8/11



 - John DeSilva showed he could pitch, made 6 ML games, 9/21/21

 - Danny Deville, Like That, 10/11/15
 - Todd Dewey looked at new organization as new shot at bigs; Saw six seasons, made AAA, 4/22/23
 - Alberto Diaz made perfect sacrifice in 1991, saw 5 seasons, 5/14/18
 - Alex Diaz, Type of Game, 10/25/10
 - Andres Diaz went form Dominican to pros, saw 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 saw 4 seasons, high-A, 10/25/14
 - Steve Diaz, Minors Life, 11/21/15
 - Steve DiBartolomeo liked pitching in relief, saw 3 seasons, 1/25/20
 - Bobby Dickerson made majors as coach, 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
 - Dickie Dixon spotted ball, made high-A, 6/22/24
 - Eddie Dixon, Chance to Pitch, 8/23/10
 - Steve Dixon pitched with much energy; Saw six ML appearances over two seasons, 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
 - Bruce Dostal made bigs in 8th season, never got in game, 2/18/22
 - Sean Doty, Steady Pitching, 5/17/13
 - D.J. Dozier played football in college and in NFL, but he missed baseball; Later made bigs, too, 12/5/21
 - 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
 - Willie Dukes played 3 seasons, then became firefighter, 6/21/21
 - Tim Dulin, Good Competition, 11/23/11
 - Joe Durham, Does Good, 4/6/13
 - Gene Dusan, Something Different, 12/29/17
 - Linton Dyer tried different plate approach, saw six seasons, 1/14/24
 - Mike Dyer, Opportunity to Pitch, 6/26/10
 - Andy Dziadkowiec, Third Round, 5/8/11

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