1990 Columbia Mets player profiles, New York

Features on each member of the 1990 Columbia Mets, single-A affiliate of the New York Mets.


Columbia Mets (40)

1 - Jay Brazeau served as a minor league general manager

2 - Tim Buhe went from high school title to Northwestern, pros
3- Bob Burton started as trainer, then moved to sports medicine

4 - Chris Butler played what he always wanted, pro baseball

5 - Stanton Cameron hit home runs in minors, missed bigs

6 - Kevin Carroll had baseball background, played 5 seasons

7 - Alberto Castillo worked hard, saw 12 majors seasons

8 - Brian Davis had good night at high-A, saw 5 seasons

9 - Nick Davis opened pro career with big hit, saw 4 seasons

10 - Alberto Diaz made perfect sacrifice in 1991, saw 5 seasons

11 - Chris Dorn delivered at high-A, played six seasons

12 - Art Emm pitched well in rookie ball, saw 3 pro seasons

13 - Jack Fisher gave up historic home runs, later coached
14 - Brook Fordyce gained confidence, made bigs over decade

15 - Mike Freitas took baseball seriously, saw 9 seasons, AAA

16 - Dan Furmanik played over four pro seasons, made high-A

17 - Steve Gasser started well, had control problems, saw AAA
18 - James Harris got base hits over 10 seasons, made high-A
19 - Reid Hartmann made pros over 3 seasons, AA for 8 games

20 - Jamie Hoffner stayed ready over 7 pro seasons, made AA
21 - Tim Howard made AAA, then went to Taiwan, saw 13 seasons
22 - Pat Howell played 18 pro seasons, 31 major league games

23 - Paul Johnson turned pitcher, saw two pro seasons, high-A
24 - Gregg Langbehn pitched relaxed, saw 8 seasons, AAA, more
25 - Tim Marting helped teams find success in varying roles
26 - Joe McCann played five pro seasons, made high-A in three
27 - Tim McClinton played 2 sports in high school, saw 5 seasons

28 - Tito Navarro made 12 major league games, got one ML hit
29 - Jarrod Parker saw 4 pro seasons, then became minister

30 - Curtis Pride, good major league ballplayer, who was deaf

31 - Andy Reich showed command enough to see 6 seasons, AA
32 - Ryan Richmond saw four pro seasons with Mets, single-A
33 - Deron Sample hit in college, pitched in 7 pro seasons

34 - Philip Scott got embarrassed by Morganna, made single-A
35 - Bill Stein knew role in 14 ML seasons, as minors manager
36 - Dave Telgheder threw no-hitter at AAA, made 6 ML seasons
37 - Mark Thomas toughed it out first year to play 5 seasons

38 - Tony Valle saw 2 pro seasons, single-A  with Braves, Mets

39 - Julian Vasquez put up good enough numbers for AAA, Taiwan
40 - Joe Vitko saw six pro seasons, three major league games

The 1990 Single-A South Atlantic League

-Asheville Tourists (27)
-Augusta Pirates (26)
-Columbia Mets (29)

-Charleston Rainbows (29)
-Charleston Wheelers (30)
-Fayetteville Generals (26)
-Gastonia Rangers (31)
-Greensboro Hornets (31)
-Myrtle Beach Blue Jays (28)
-Savannah Cardinals (29)
-Spartanburg Phillies (31)
-Sumter Braves (32)