1990 Port Charlotte Rangers player profiles, Texas affiliate
Features on each member of the 1990 Port Charlotte Rangers, high-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers as included in that year's team set.
Port Charlotte Rangers (30)
- Gerald Alexander threw perfect inning with Rangers
- Rob Brown got split-finger working, saw 5 seasons, AAA
- Cris Colon remembered advice, made majors over 14 games
- Fidel Compres played, accidentally caused woman's death
- Doug Cronk hit homers at Gastonia, saw 3 seasons, high-A
- Everett Cunningham got confidence back, saw 4 seasons
- Jeff Frye did what he needed to do to see eight ML seasons, hit for cycle; Later became agent, 7/2/22
- Bryan Gore proved consistent enough over four seasons to make AAA, 7/3/22
- Daren Hays played pro, coached college baseball, softball
- Jose Hernandez stayed in bigs 15 seasons, became All-Star
- Jeff Hubbard hit, pitched, coached, became minors exec
- Jim Hvizda murdered his estranged wife, sentenced to life
- Bobby Jones made bigs, then helped get others there as minors manager, 7/6/22
- Bill Losa got title, name alongside Puckett in JUCO World Series; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 7/12/22
- Barry Manuel came from humble beginnings to make majors over five seasons, 7/13/22
- Trey McCoy returned from early retirement to see nine pro seasons; Made AAA, 6/12/22
- Rod Morris got break, turned starter at AA; Saw six pro seasons, missed bigs, 6/11/22
- Robb Nen showed nerves in minors, then became a top bigs closer with Marlins, Giants, 6/18/22
- Darren Niethammer showed he could work with Rangers over six seasons; Made AA, 6/14/22
- Darren Oliver had good future in HS, then had some kind of career over two decades pitching in the majors, 7/10/22
- Jeff Oller started out with high hopes; Saw six seasons, briefly made AA, 6/9/22
- Roger Pavlik kept throwing strikes over seven major league seasons, made ML All-Star team, 6/26/22
- Jack Peel went undrafted, then had good summer game and signed; Saw five seasons, made high-A, 6/13/22
- David Perez took good with bad over eight pro seasons; Made AAA, missed bigs, 7/8/22
- Ivan Rodriguez expressed confidence before ML debut; Eventually saw 21 seasons, became among game's all-time best, 6/20/22
- Steve Rowley pitched well against top pick in 1990; Played six seasons, made AA, 6/18/22
- Luke Sable scored game-winner at AA on wild pitch; Saw seven pro seasons, made AAA, 7/4/22
- Fred Samson hit game-winner after bunt sign lifted at single-A; Saw seven pro seasons, made AA, 7/14/22
- Kyle Spencer picked up win in long relief at Gastonia; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 7/15/22
- Thayer Swain got playing time, swing bat well at single-A; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 6/19/22
The 1990 High-A Florida State League
-Baseball City Royals (31)
-Clearwater Phillies (28)
-Dunedin Blue Jays (28)
-Fort Lauderdale Yankees (27)
-Lakeland Tigers (28)
-Miami Miracle (52)
-Osceola Astros (31)
-Port Charlotte Rangers (30)
-St. Lucie Mets (32)
-St. Petersburg Cardinals (27)
-Sarasota White Sox (31)
-Vero Beach Dodgers (32)
-West Palm Beach Expos (35)
-Winter Haven Red Sox (28)
