1990 Vero Beach Dodgers, high-A Los Angeles

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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 (43)
  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. Robin Nina took no-hitter late, saw 4 seasons, high-A
  31. Tim Patrick saw three pro seasons with Dodgers, high-A
  32. Pedro Perez saw 4 pro seasons with Dodgers, Cubs, AA
  33. Rex Peters saw 3 pro seasons, then turned college coach
  34. Mike Piazza hit home runs in HOF career, one legendary shot
  35. Ramon Taveras threw well, saw four pro seasons, made AA
  36. Garett Teel gave best shot, made high-A, turned coach
  37. Jimmy Terrill wowed early at Everett, saw 5 seasons, AA, 9/8/25
  38. Jody Treadwell concentrated, saw 11 seasons, AAA, Taiwan, 9/9/25
  39. Jeff Vanzytveld had ML sinker, injury ended career at AA
  40. Bill Wengert improved, saw eight pro seasons, made AAA
  41. Matt Wilson assessed players in minors, bigs, college
  42. Mike Wismer played multiple positions, saw two pro seasons
  43. Eric Young proved All-Star worthy over 15 majors seasons

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