Thursday, May 26, 2016

1987 New York Yankees Player Development

Vice-President and General Manager - Woody Woodward
Vice-President, Baseball Administration - Bob Quinn
Director of Player Development - Bobby Hofman
Director of Scouting - Brian Sabean
Assistant Director of Player Development - Peter Jameson
Assistant Director of Scouting - Roy Krasik
Director, Video Coordination - Mike Barnett
Director, Computer Services - Kevin Elfering


YANKEE FARM CLUBS
AAA
Columbus, Ohio
International League
Manager - Bucky Dent
Coaches - Ken Rowe, Champ Summers
Trainer - Kevin Rand

AA
Albany-Colonie, New York
Eastern League
Manager - Tommy Jones
Coaches - Bill Monboquette, Jerry McNertney
Trainer - Bob Barker

A
Prince William, Virginia
Carolina League
Manager - Wally Moon
Coaches - Jim Saul, Dave Wehrmeister
Trainer - Mike Heifferon

A
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Florida State League
Manager - Buck Showalter
Coaches - Carlos Lezcano, Russ Meyer
Trainer - Michael Sims

A
Oneonta, New York
New York-Penn League
Manager - Gary Allenson
Coaches - Brian Butterfield, Tony Cloninger, Jack Gillis
Trainer - Bill Guerette

Rookie
Sarasota, Florida
Gulf Coast League
Manager - Fred Ferreira
Coaches - Fernando Gonzalez, Hoyt Wilhelm
Trainer - Brian Sifferlin


SCOUTING
Major League Scouts:
Hank Bauer
Al Cuccinello
Bob Lemon
Eddie Lopat
Charlie Silvera
Mickey Vernon

Cross-Checkers:
Fred Ferreira - Latin American Supervisor and Special Assignment
Jack Gillis - East Coast
Don Lindeberg - West Coast
Bill Livesey - National

Regular Scouts:
Luis Arroyo (Puerto Rico)
Mark Batchko (Texas (North of Waco), New Mexico, Oklahoma)
Hop Cassady (Big Ten and Mid-American Conferences)
Arturo de Freitas (Dominican Republic)
Joe DiCarlo (New York, New Jersey)
Bill Emslie (Florida)
Orrin Freeman (Southern California, Arizona)
Jack Gillis (Florida (South of Gainesville))
Fernando Gonzalez (Puerto Rico)
Dick Groch (Michigan (North of I-70), Illinois, Indiana, Ohio)
Jim Gruzdis (North Carolina, South Carolina)
Bob Hartsfield (Alabama, Florida Panhandle, Georgia, Mississippi)
Don Lindeberg (Southern California, Arizona)
Jim Naples (Upstate New York)
Ramon Naranjo (Dominican Republic)
Greg Orr (Northern California, Nevada, Utah)
Meade Palmer (Pennsylvania)
Roberto Rivera (Puerto Rico)
Joe Robison (Texas (South of Waco), Arkansas, Louisiana)
Lou Saban (East Coast of Florida: West Palm Beach to Daytona Beach)
Stan Saleski (Kentucky, Tennessee (South of I-70), Illinois, Indiana, Ohio)
Rudy Santin (Miami)
Jeff Taylor (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia)
Dick Tidrow (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado)
Paul Turco (New England)
Frank Verdi (Special Assignment)
Jerry Zimmerman (Idaho, Oregon, Washington)

1987 Yankee Spring Training Scout Signings
VINCE CAPECE: Chris Lombardozzi (1985)
HOP CASSADY: Jeff Hellman (1985)
MURRAY COOK: Bill Fulton (1983)
AL CUCCINELLO: Tim Byron (1982), Dan Pasqua (1982)
WHITEY DEHART: Mitch Lyden (1983)
JOE DICARLO: Dan Arendas (1986), Carlos Contreras (1986), Maurice Guercio (1984), Matthew Harrison (1984), Al Leiter (1984), Mark Marris (1986), Rich Scheid (1986)
FRED FERREIRA: Oscar Azocar (1983), Tim Bishop (1987), Lou Blanco (1986), Casanova Brito (1985), Dennis Brow (1985), Angel Cantres (1986), Doug Carpenter (1983), Amalio Carreno (1983), Jovino Carvajal (1986), Roberto Concepcion (1986), Henry Cruz (1986), Orestes Destrade (1981), Ray Didder (1985), Reynaldo Fernandez (1985), Fernando Figueroa (1985), Roberto Garcia (1986), Santos Garcia (1986), Steve George (1982), Ysidro Giron (1985), Ed Gonzalez (1986), Fredi Gonzalez (1982), Hector Guzman (1985), Jose Guzman (1985), Yanko Hauradou (1985), Jose Herrera (1986), Ramon Jimenez (1986), Roberto Kelly (1982), Jose Laboy (1983), Ramon Lantigua (1986), Harvey Lee (1984), Temis Liendo (1986), Jose Lopez (1986), Ramon Manon (1985), Ricardo Martinez (1985), Hensley Meulens (1985), Edgar Morales (1985), William Morales (1986), Steve Niewulis (1986), Mike Pagliarulo (1981), Alejandro Penn (1986), Alfredo Perez (1986), Julio Ramon (1985), Miguel Ramos (1986), Rolando Reyes (1986), Cesar Rivera (1986), Gabriel Rodriguez (1984), Aris Tirado (1985), Ricky Torres (1984), Hector Vargas (1985), Yovanny Veras (1986), Bernie Williams (1985)
ORRIN FREEMAN: Luc Berube (1986), Art Calvert (1984), Rob Lambert (1985), Tim Layana (1986), Jason Maas (1985), Darren Reed (1984), Dana Ridenour (1986), Andy Stankiewicz (1986), Dean Wilkins (1986), Chuck Yaeger (1984)
JACK GILLIS: Tim Becker (1986), Gary Cathcart (1984), Randy Foster (1986), Jerry Rub (1986), Bob Tewksbury (1981), Turner Ward (1986)
DICK GROCH: Darrin Chapin (1986), Casey Close (1986), Scott Kamieniecki (1986), Mark Manering (1986), Michael McClear (1984), Hal Morris (1986)
JIM GRUZDIS: Mike Christopher (1985), Bob Davidson (1984), Scott Gay (1985)
EPY GUERRERO: Juan Espino (1975)
BOBBY HOFMAN: Mickey Tresh (1986)
GARY HUGHES: Brad Arnsberg (1983), Pete Dalena (1982), Randy Graham (1982)
JOHN KENNEDY: Dick Scott (1981)
DON LINDEBERG: Tony Gwinn (1986), Phil Lombardi (1981), Jeffrey Pries (1984), Shane Turner (1985)
BILL LIVESEY: Chris Carroll (1985), Jim Leyritz (1985), Kevin Maas (1986), John Ramos (1986)
RUSS MEYER: Robert Ryan (1986)
GREG ORR: Ted Higgins (1985), John Ramos (1986)
MEADE PALMER: Steve Adkins (1986), Rick Balabon (1985), Steve Frey (1983)
GUST POULOS: Don Mattingly (1979), Tony Russell (1982)
JAX ROBERTSON: Don Mattingly (1979)
BRIAN SABEAN: John Begeal (1986), Chris Byrnes (1986), Kevin Crofton (1986), Bob Green (1985), Chris Howard (1986), Johnny Pleicones (1985), Mark Rose (1986), Steve Rosenberg (1986), Scott Shaw (1985), Bill Voeltz (1986)
STAN SALESKI: Ralph Kraus (1986), Ken Patterson (1985)
STAN SANDERS: Jim Riggs (1982)
CHARLIE SILVERA: Brent Blum (1985)
DICK TIDROW: Troy Evers (1985)


1987 YANKEES YEARBOOK "ON THE WAY UP"
Chris Alvarez (3B)
Jay Buhner (OF)
Orestes Destrade (1B)
Bill Fulton (RHP)
Roberto Kelly (OF)
Al Leiter (LHP)
Phil Lombardi (C)
Mitch Lyden (C)
Eric Schmidt (RHP)
Shane Turner (SS)

ALBANY-COLONIE MAJOR LEAGUE LIST GROWS
"Everybody likes to win, especially the late Vince Lombardi who once said 'winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.' And I guess at his level it was. But in the minor leagues the idea, when you get down to the nitty gritty, is develop talent for the majors. The Albany-Colonie franchise has certainly done that. Four members of the 1986 A-C Yankees made the New York winter roster and a fifth traded away (Carlos Martinez) was with the Chicago White Sox. In 1986 Keith Hughes, Roberto Kelly, Logan Easley and Mitch Lyden did well enough for a look-see. Easley was traded to Pittsburgh where he was being counted on to provide help in their major league bullpen.
1986 was also a moving-up year for members of the 1985 A-C Yankee squad. Bob Tewksbury became a big league pitcher right out of spring training and posted a fine 9-5 record with an ERA of 3.31 with New York. Catcher Phil Lombardi had two stints with the big club in '86. He ended up hitting .278 for New York in 20 games with a couple of homers and showed progress not only behind the plate but in the outfield as well. Doug Drabek had a 7-8 record with New York but he too was traded to Pittsburgh during the off-season. Scotty Nielsen was 4-4 with the Yanks and he too was traded, to the Philadelphia Phillies. Brad Arnsberg pitched briefly in New York.
Still with the grads, catcher Mickey Tettleton from the Albany-Colonie A's part of the franchise, won the starting job with Oakland and hit ten homers. But his season was marred by a long nagging injury that kept him out of many games. Infielder Tim Pyznarski was the MVP of the Pacific Coast League and then made the San Diego Padres the final month, only to be traded to the Milwaukee organization. Pyznarski hit 29 homers for Albany-Colonie in 1983, a club mark that still stands (since the revival of the franchise). Relief pitcher Steve Ontiveros was a key reliever for Oakland in 1986. Infielder Luis Quinones, the first player to go from the Albany-Colonie franchise to the majors, was traded back to Oakland from San Francisco and during the off-season was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Ron Cey.
Former A's second baseman Mike Woodward also was with the Giants for much of the season and catcher Charlie O'Brien was on the Milwaukee roster. The Eastern was once called 'the gateway to the big leagues' and that seems to be still true around Heritage Park."

-Rip Rowan, 1987 Season Albany-Colonie Yankees Official Program/Yearbook

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