1989 Profile: Alvaro Espinoza

"Espinoza was signed as a free agent by the Houston Astros on October 30, 1978, and hit .219 for Sarasota in 1979. In 1980, he hit .215 for Sarasota and led Gulf Coast League shortstops in assists (217), double plays (33) and total chances (356). He was released by Houston in September 1980 and was out of baseball in 1981.

In March 1982  Alvaro was scouted and signed by Hank Izquierdo of the Minnesota Twins organization as a free agent and that year hit .266 at Wisconsin Rapids. He had a career best .319 batting average in 1983  over 130 games with Visalia. He led California League shortstops in total chances (630).

At Toledo in 1984, Alvaro walked three times in 368 plate appearances, a ratio of once every 122.7 plate appearances. He tied for the International League in sacrifice hits with 16.

Playing 82 games at Toledo in 1985, Alvaro also played 32 games with the Twins, getting his first major league hit on August 13 against Oakland, a single off Tommy John. In 1986, he hit .214 in 37 games with the Twins and .281 at Toledo. He led International League shortstops with 159 putouts.

Alvaro played a full season at AAA Portland in 1987 and hit .275 over 91 games. He was granted free agency in October. Recommended by Yankee scout Don Lindeberg and signed by Yankee scout Fred Ferreira, Alvaro was signed by the Yankees as a six-year minor league free agent in November 1987. He hit .246 at Columbus in 1988, appearing in 119 games. He spent eight days with the Yankees (August 3-11) when Willie Randolph pulled a rib cage muscle and went 0-for-3 in three games.

He went to high school in Valencia, Venezuela where he played baseball and basketball. He played Little League in Valencia."

-1989 New York Yankees Information Guide

1989 Profile: Joel Skinner

"Joel began the 1988 season slowly, hitting .098 (4-for-41) in his first 25 games. In his next game, he started an eight-game hitting streak, May 22 through May 30, a new career best, and batted .375 (12-for-32) during that span to raise his average to .219. In the fourth game of that streak, May 25 at California, Joel hit a two-run homer off Dan Petry, his first homer of the season and his first since May 24, 1987, going 104 at-bats in between. In the final game of the streak, May 30 at Oakland, he went 4-for-6, Joel's first career four-hit game.
From May 15 through June 21, he made 32 consecutive starts while Don Slaught was on the disabled list, hitting .243. He hit his second home run on June 4 at Baltimore, a solo shot off Mike Boddicker. Starting with that game, Joel hit safely in nine of ten games from June 4-14, going 12-for-36 (.333) with three doubles (including two on June 7 against Boston), a home run and four RBIs to raise his average from .190 to .233, his highest average of the season.
His one game-winning RBI of the season came on June 30. Joel hit his third homer of the season on July 19 against Texas, a solo blast off Charlie Hough. His double on August 26 at California broke a 0-for-25 streak that began on July 24 at Kansas City, an interval of ten games in which he batted without a base hit.
Beginning with that August 26 game through the end of the season, Joel batted .349 (15-for-43) in his final 18 games to lift his average from .202 to .227. On August 27 at California, he went 3-for-4, his second game of the year with three or more hits. He hit his fourth home run of the year on September 12 at Cleveland, a solo clout off Brad Havens. The Yankees were 39-33 in games Joel started at catcher.
On August 2 at Milwaukee he entered the game as a defensive replacement in left field, the first major league outfield appearance of his career, and made one other outfield appearance, his first ever in right field, as a defensive replacement on October 2. On September 4 at Oakland, he made his first career appearance at first base, making his next appearance there on September 7 at Cleveland.
Joel caught 10 of 31 runners attempting to steal (32%), with one passed ball. He threw out two runners attempting to steal in the same game twice, on May 28 at Seattle and on September 21 against Baltimore. He ranked seventh among American League catchers in fielding percentage (.990), committing four errors in 415 total chances.
In 1987 Joel hit the first grand slam of his career, off Steve Carlton on April 14 against Cleveland, and his four RBIs in that game matched his single game career high. He also had the game-winning RBI in that contest, one of his two game-winning RBIs of the season (the other came on August 15 against Cleveland). Joel hit two other home runs in 1987: a solo homer off Scott Bankhead on May 16 at Seattle and another solo shot off Urbano Lugo on May 24 at California.
Joel got off to a slow start in '87. After his first 15 games, on April 25, he was hitting only .098 (4-for-41) with four RBIs, all coming on the grand slam off Carlton. He had a four-game hitting streak from May 1-4, hitting .333 (5-for-15) with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored. He was optioned to the Clippers on June 10; he was hitting .137 (14-for-102) with three home runs and 10 RBIs to go along with 33 strikeouts in 39 games with New York. In 49 games with the Clippers he batted .242 six home runs and 27 RBIs.
The Yankees purchased his contract on August 10 and he hit .135 (5-for-37) with four RBIs and 13 strikeouts in 22 games from that point to the end of the season. Joel finished the year with an overall batting average of .137 with the Yankees (19-for-139) in 64 games, with three homers, 14 RBIs and 46 strikeouts, yet batted .208 with runners in scoring position. He was ejected from one game, April 13 against Cleveland (the home opener at Yankee Stadium) after bumping first base umpire John Hirschbeck in the second inning. He was 0-for-1 in his only pinch-hitting appearance on August 28 against Seattle.
Defensively, Joel committed four errors in 254 total chances for a .984 fielding percentage and had just one passed ball. He caught 12 of 46 runners attempting to steal (26%) and on April 20 against Detroit was 2-for-2 throwing out runners attempting to steal (Pat Sheridan and Darrell Evans).
Joel began 1986 with the Chicago White Sox but was acquired by the Yankees along with Ron Kittle and Wayne Tolleson on July 29 in exchange for Ron Hassey, Carlos Martinez and a player to be named later (Bill Lindsey was traded to Chicago in December of 1986 to complete the deal). At the time of the trade he was hitting .201 in 60 games with the Sox with four homers and 20 RBIs (including a game winning RBI). He hit two of those four home runs off the Yankees: a three-run homer on July 18 at Yankee Stadium off Joe Niekro, and a two-run homer on July 19 at Yankee Stadium off Scott Nielsen. He also had two other hits in that July 19 contest, his first career three-hit game.
His one stolen base in '86 came on April 16 against Detroit. Joel set a new career high with a five-game hitting game streak from May 25 through June 5. In four games from July 13-19 he was 5-for-13 (.385) with three home runs and eight RBIs.
After joining the Yankees, he played in 54 of the club's remaining 61 games (including 52 as the starting catcher) and batted .259 with a homer and 17 RBIs. His one home run as a Yankee came on August 15 at Kansas City, a solo shot off Scott Bankhead.
Joel started slowly with the Yankees, hitting .133 (6-for-45) through August 19 after 15 games with the club, then matched his career high with a five-game hitting streak from August 20-25, going 8-for-16 (.500) in those games to lift his average to .230. After going 0-for-13 in his next five games to drop his average to .189 on September 1, he hit .315 with 13 RBIs in his last 29 games, including another five-game hitting streak from September 24-29 to raise his average to his final .259 mark as a Yankee.
He set a personal single game career high on September 9 at California with four RBIs. Joel had 10 multiple-hit games with the Yankees, including three games of three hits (September 16 against Baltimore, September 28 against Detroit and September 29 against Toronto). Overall for the season he batted .232 with five homers and 37 RBIs.
With the White Sox he was successful throwing out 10 of 34 runners (29.4%) attempting to steal. With the Yankees he caught 11 of 31 attempted steals (35.5%), giving him a total of 21 runners caught stealing in 65 attempts (32.2%) for the year. Joel was 2-for-2 (Ken Gerhart, John Shelby) throwing out runners attempting to steal on September 17 against Baltimore.
He had a combined fielding average of .984 with four passed balls; in his 54 games with the Yankees it was .980 with three passed balls. Joel caught a combined total of 114 games, the sixth highest total in the American League.
The son of former major league manager and player Bob Skinner, Joel was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 36th round of the free agent draft on June 5, 1979. In 1980 Joel hit seven home runs with 27 RBIs in 100 games with 'A' Shelby, and in 1981 was the All-Star catcher with Greenwood in the South Atlantic League.
He originally joined the White Sox organization in February 1982 when Chicago selected him over some 2,000 other professional players in the first compensation draft. The draft choice came from the Phillies' signing of Chicago free agent reliever Ed Farmer in January 1982. Farmer was a type 'A' free agent, giving Chicago the chance to pick the promising catcher from the Pittsburgh organization. That year Joel was chosen the top major league prospect in the Eastern League while playing for 'AA' Glens Falls and was also the Eastern League All-Star catcher.
His contract was purchased by the White Sox on June 12, 1983 when Carlton Fisk suffered a sore shoulder. Joel made his major league debut the same day and went 2-for-4 at the plate. He was returned to 'AAA' Denver on June 15 and [recalled by] Chicago in mid-September, appearing in six games altogether with the Sox. He was voted the top major league prospect in the American Association and hit .260 for the A.A. champion Bears.
Joel appeared in 43 games for the Sox in 1984 during three separate stints with the parent club, traveling between Chicago and Denver. His Chicago tours were May 23-June 10, June 13-July 19 and September 5 through the end of the season. Shortly after his final return to Denver, Joel suffered a fractured wrist diving back to first base that healed in time for him to play with the Sox in September.
He hit .284 at Denver in '84, his best batting average to date as a professional, along with 10 home runs. Joel was named to the American Association All-Star team, his third all-star selection in a row, and was also voted the A.A.'s best defensive catcher and the catcher with the best throwing arm.
Joel made a pair of stops in Chicago in 1985 but spent most of the season at 'AAA' Buffalo of the American Association. First recalled on July 27 when Sox backup catcher Marc Hill was hurting with a bad hip, Joel appeared in three games in that stay and hit safely in all three (4-for-8, .500, two doubles, two RBIs). Returned to Buffalo on August 4, he was recalled again on September 1 and finished the season with the Sox. He hit safely in eight of the 14 games in which he recorded an official at-bat and finished with a .341 average with a homer and five RBIs. The homer, the first of his major league career, came on September 18 in Chicago off California's Don Sutton. Joel batted .240 in 115 games at Buffalo, with 12 homers matching his professional single season career high.
Joel played baseball at Mission Bay (CA) High School. His favorite team growing up was the Cincinnati Reds and his favorite player was Johnny Bench. Joel's favorite stadium is Anaheim Stadium his favorite spectator sport is hockey and golf is his hobby. His favorite entertainers are John Wayne, Bruce Springsteen and David Bowie."

-1989 New York Yankees Information Guide

1989 Profile: Rafael Santana

"Remember the days when, before the start of each season, one of the main topics of concern for the Yankees was the shortstop position? As the 1989 season approached there was no talk no talk of shortstop, nor about the person who would play it. This is in itself is a testimony to the job Rafael Santana has done for his team.
Former Yankee second baseman Willie Randolph played with over 30 partners in the middle infield, and the position never really was filled after the departure of Bucky Dent in 1982. Getting this veteran of nearly five seasons with the Mets has been worth the effort. Santana, much like Dent, is consistent, not flashy. His role is to make the routine play to get the job done. 'I know what I'm capable of doing,' he says. 'I may not be a Tony Fernandez or Cal Ripken, but I have confidence in my ability.'
A World Series winner in 1986 and a participant in several pennant races, Santana had the experience he needed last year to overcome both a slow start and a nagging elbow injury. This native of the Dominican Republic is again ready to be a stabilizing force in a pennant race."

-The New York Yankees Official 1989 Yearbook

"On Opening Day of 1988, April 5 against Minnesota, Santana became the 35th (of 36)players to play for both the Yankees and the Mets. He began his Yankee career by grounding into a triple play, third-to-second-to-first, off Tippy Martinez with the bases loaded in the eighth inning. It was the first triple play turned against the Yankees since Kansas City's on May 3, 1985.
Santana committed an error on [an attempted] double play in the first inning on April 11 at Toronto that led to six runs for the Blue Jays (four unearned) in Toronto's eventual 17-9 win. He hit his first home run as a Yankee on April 18 at Minnesota, a solo shot off Steve Carlton. He tied his single-game career high with three RBIs on May 10 against Chicago.
He was hitting .197 through May 13, his 27th game, before raising his average over .200 for good the following day. Rafael had a six-game hitting streak, June 12-18, going 11-for-22 to raise his batting average from .213 to .249. Included in that span was a 4-for-5 game at Boston (including a three-run homer off Bob Stanley) with four RBIs, Rafael's first career four-RBI game and his second career four-hit game. Two days later he went 3-for-4 against Boston.
Rafael put together a seven-game hitting streak, July 4-14, his longest of the year, going 8-for-24 (.333). He had three RBIs on July 27 against Milwaukee, hitting a three-run homer off Odell Jones. He started 54 consecutive games from May 21 to July 22 and started 33 straight games from July 24 through August 27.
All in all, Santana made 147 starts at shortstop, his 148 games played ranking third on the Yankees. His total of 148 games at short was the fourth highest by a Yankee shortstop since 1952 (Bucky Dent, 157 in 1977; Bobby Meacham, 155 in 1985; Jim Mason, 152 in 1974). He batted .263 on the road and .217 at home and had 24 multiple-hit games, including six three-hit games along with his four-hit game. Rafael had two game-winning RBIs, on May 23 at California and on September 26 at Baltimore (when his two-out single in the eighth inning drove in the tying and winning runs in the Yanks' 5-4 decision.
Rafael had a fielding percentage of .996 (10th among American League shortstops), committing 22 errors in 645 total chances, and led the Yankees with 421 assists. He committed three errors on August 27 at California but went 22 games, September 3-27, without committing an error.
Rafael has a two-year contract through 1989 season.
He was the Mets' starting shortstop from 1985 through 1987, and in '87 played 139 games while hitting .255 (112-for-439) with 41 runs scored, 21 doubles, five home runs and 44 RBIs. His home run, RBI and runs scored totals all represent career highs. His 44 RBIs fell five shy of the Mets club record for RBIs by a shortstop in a season (49 by Ed Bressoud in 1966) and his five home runs were two more than he hit in his first four major league seasons combined.
Rafael started the year 0-for-16 before getting a hit in his 17th at-bat, a single against Charlie Puleo of Atlanta on April 12. In an eight-game period from April 12-21, he went 10-for-29 (.345) to go from .000 to .238. He hit a three-run homer on April 21 off Pittsburgh's Bob Kipper, the first three-RBI game of his career. Rafael also had three RBIs at Chicago on June 10.
From June 25 to July 10 Rafael hit at a .392 pace to raise his batting average from .259 to .290 on July 10, his best mark of the year. He helped spark a doubleheader sweep in Atlanta on July 7 as he came through with the game-winning RBI in both contests. From June 25-August 23 he hit .301 in 49 games, including hitting safely in the final seven games in that span (August 15-23), his longest hitting streak of the year. In his final 34 games from August 24 through the end of the season, however, Rafael hit only .179 to finish with his final .255 batting average.
He had 28 multi-hit games in '87, including four three-hit games, and was 0-for-1 in his one pinch-hitting appearance on July 31 at Montreal. He played 138 games at shortstop and had a fielding percentage of .973, committing 17 errors in 626 total chances.
Santana was acquired by the Yankees with minor league pitcher Victor Garcia from the New York Mets on December 11, 1987 (the final day of the Dallas winter meetings) in exchange for catcher Phil Lombardi, outfielder Darren Reed and pitcher Steve Frey. It was the first ever trade involving major league players between the two New York teams. Santana originally began his professional career in the Yankee organization.
Santana was signed by scout Epy Guerrero of the Yankees as a free agent on August 31, 1976, and in 1977 hit .261 at Oneonta of the Class A New York-Penn League in his pro debut year. In 1978, while playing for Ft. Lauderdale, he was the shortstop on the Florida State League's All-Star team and participated in two triple plays. Santana was named to the Florida State League All-Star team for the second straight year in 1979.
He split the 1980 season between Ft. Lauderdale and Nashville of the Class AA Southern League. Rafael was on the Yankees' 40-man roster when he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later in February 1981; the Cards sent pitcher George Frazier to the Yanks to complete the deal on June 7.
With Arkansas in 1981, Rafael led Texas League shortstops in fielding average (.955) and tied for the lead in double plays. In his first full season of AAA ball in 1982, he appeared in 41 games at second base, 73 games at third and 17 at shortstop for the Louisville Redbirds and stole 16 bases, the second-highest total on the team.
Rafael batted .214 in 30 games with the Cardinals in 1983 in his first major league experience, and also batted .281 in 77 games with Louisville. He was released by the Cardinals in January of 1984 and signed by Tidewater [Mets' AAA International League affiliate] later that month.
He hit .278 at Tidewater in 77 games and played every position in the infield (two games at first, six at second, 65 at shortstop and nine at third). Santana was purchased by the Mets from Tidewater on July 9, joined the Mets in Atlanta on July 12 and was utilized as a reserve in his first week with New York. On July 19 Ron Gardenhire injured his hamstring at Cincinnati and Santana took over for him the next day.
He did not relinquish his job until he was placed on the disabled list on August 25 with a lacerated right thumb. Rafael had his only National League four-hit game on August 11 against Pittsburgh at Shea Stadium. He sustained the injury to his thumb in the second game of a twinight doubleheader against the Giants at Shea on August 24 while sliding into second base trying to steal, colliding with Giants' shortstop Fran Mullins. He was placed on the disabled list on August 25 and activated on September 9. Rafael hit his first major league home run off Jerry Koosman of the Phillies on September 26 at Shea.
Rafael appeared in 153 games at shortstop in 1985, the most for a Met since Frank Taveras played 153 in 1979. He hit his only homer of the season, a two-run shot, in Pittsburgh off Cecilio Guante. He had two eight-game hitting streaks, and in the second of those, from June 9-16, hit .464 (13-for-28) to boost his average from .214 to .251. In a 66-game period from June 21 to September 6, Rafael hit .280 to raise his average from .241 to .262. He led National League shortstops in putouts with 301.
He had two three-hit games during the 1986 season and struck out only 6.60 times per 100 plate appearances with men on base, the eighth best mark in the National League. On May 13 of that year, he played second base for the first time as a Met; he had played nine games at second for the Cardinals in 1983. Rafael steadily increased his average over the final two months of the season. He was hitting only .176 at the end of July but batted .280 in his final 33 games to raise his average to his final .218 mark. He posted a career-high nine-game hitting streak from August 24 to September 2, batting .424 (14-for-33) in that span with five two-hit games. Rafael hit his only home run of the year on August 26 at San Diego off Dave Dravecky.
He started each of the Mets' 13 postseason games, batting .176 (3-for-17) in the League Championship against the Astros and .250 (5-for-20) in the World Series. Against Houston, he established an NLCS record for most putouts (13), assists (18) and chances accepted (31) by a shortstop in a six-game series.
Rafael hit safely in four of the seven World Series games. He had a pair of hits off Roger Clemens in Game 2 of the World Series at Shea Stadium. His RBI single in the seventh inning of Game 7 off Calvin Schiraldi knocked in the second run of the three-run rally that put the Mets ahead to stay in their eventual 8-5 win.
Rafael was born and grew up in La Romana in the Dominican Republic. He was voted the 1988 winner of the Good Guy Award by the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America."

-1989 New York Yankees Information Guide

Established National League for fewest assists by a shortstop, season, 150 or more games (396) in 1985.
Led National League shortstops in putouts (301) in 1985.
Led Texas League shortstops in fielding percentage (.985) and tied for lead in double plays (79) in 1981.
Led Florida State League shortstops in errors (48) in 1978.
Led New York-Penn League shortstops in errors (27) in 1977.
Led New York-Penn League in sacrifice hits (7) in 1977.

-1989 New York Yankees Information Guide

1989 Profile: Lee Guetterman

"The 1989 season will be an important one for Lee Guetterman. The Yankees need an effective left-hander with Guetterman's ability and durability. At age 30, however, he needs to show he can get people out.
A pro since 1981, the 6' 8" Guetterman has not had a full season in the bigs. But when he joined the Yankees in 1988 after going 11-4 with the Mariners in '87, both the team and its newest pitcher had a lot of expectations.
The same holds true for 1989. Guetterman has the tools, and now he has to sustain a level of consistency that will keep him in New York. A year ago he shuttled between the Bronx and Columbus trying to find it. In 1989 he has to have it."

-The New York Yankees Official 1989 Yearbook

"Guetterman was acquired by the Yankees in December 1987 from the Seattle Mariners along with Clay Parker and Wade Taylor in exchange for Steve Trout and Henry Cotto. He made two starts and 20 appearances in 1988, finishing with a record of 1-2 and a 4.65 ERA. In his 18 relief appearances Guetterman retired the first batter he faced 11 times (he was 7-for-11 retiring the first batter he faced when runners were on base) and prevented 12 of 16 inherited runners from scoring.
He came north with the Yankees at the beginning of the season, making his Yankee debut in a relief outing on April 8 against Milwaukee, giving up one run (a solo homer by Robin Yount, one of the two home runs he would give up all year) in one inning pitched. In his first stint with the Yankees, Lee made eight relief appearances without a decision with a 2.45 ERA (4 ER, 14.2 IP), with his last relief appearance coming on May 6 at Texas before being optioned to Columbus for the first time on May 13.
Lee made 16 starts with the Clippers, going 8-6 with a 2.88 ERA. He was named Yankee Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July, going 5-1 with a 1.52 ERA (6 G, 6 GS, 4 CG, 23 K [0.828 WHIP]).
He was recalled to New York on August 5. In the second game of a doubleheader that day against Minnesota, Lee made the first of two starts as a Yankee, losing 11-2 while allowing five runs on six hits in just three innings and giving up a solo homer to Greg Gagne, the second of two home runs he allowed all year. After that start, he made five relief appearances, going 0-0 with a 7.36 ERA (9 ER, 11 IP) before being optioned on August 21. Included in those appearances was an outing on August 16 against California when he gave up six runs (earned) in just 1.1 innings in the Angels' 15-6 win.
Guetterman made two starts in his second tour with the Clippers, going 1-0 with a 1.88 ERA (3 ER, 14.1 IP). Overall in his two stints at Columbus, he posted a combined record of 9-6 in 18 games (all starts) with a 2.76 ERA and a .237 batting average against while averaging just one homer every 53.1 innings pitched. Guetterman finished sixth in the International League in ERA.
He was recalled a second time by the Yankees on September 5. On September 24 against Boston, Lee pitched a scoreless inning of relief and was credited with his only win of the year in the Yankees' 5-4 victory. It was his first major league win since October 3, 1987, when he was a member of the Seattle Mariners. In his next appearance, September 28 at Baltimore, he made his second start of the year and was charged with the Yankees' 2-0 loss, giving up seven hits and two runs (earned) with two walks and two strikeouts in 3.2 innings pitched. Lee made one outing after that, a relief appearance on October 1 at Detroit, when he registered his only blown save of the year, going one inning while giving up four hits and one run (earned), allowing a runner inherited from Tommy John and runner of his own to score and letting the Tigers tie the game 5-5. Guetterman received a no-decision in Detroit's eventual 6-5 win.
Guetterman signed a contract for the 1989 season.
He was the third leading winner on the Mariner staff in 1987 with a record of 11-4 in 25 games (17 starts) and posted a 3.81 earned run average, the best ERA among the club's starters. His winning percentage of .733 tied for first in the major leagues (among pitchers with 15 or more decisions) with Toronto's John Cerutti and Montreal's Dennis Martinez, who also were 11-4.
He was not on the Mariners' 40-man winter roster and did not attend major league spring training in 1987, and opened the season at Calgary, Seattle's AAA affiliate. He was purchased by the Mariners on May 21 when Edwin Nunez was placed on the 15-day disabled list. At that point, Lee was 5-1 at Calgary with a save in 16 appearances (two starts) with a 2.86 ERA.
Lee won his first appearance after his recall to Seattle, a relief outing on May 27 against the Yankees in New York, pitching two hitless innings and giving up one run, and was credited with Seattle's 6-5 victory. He was moved into the rotation after that, and in his first five starts, from May 31 to June 21, he went 4-0 with a 2.55 ERA. Lee concluded that streak on June 21 at Cleveland, pitching a 3-hit shutout against the Indians with one walk and two strikeouts in the Mariners' 5-0 victory; it was his first major league shutout and his second big league complete game.
At that point, his overall record was 5-0 with a 2.65 ERA in six appearances (five starts), and his five-game winning streak was the longest by a Mariner in '87. After having his streak stopped in Kansas City on June 27 (losing 6-0 on a Bret Saberhagen 3-hitter), Guetterman pitched his second complete game of the season in his next start, on July 2 against Detroit, recording a season-high five strikeouts in Seattle's 5-2 victory. That started a three-game winning streak in three consecutive starts to raise his first-half record to 8-1 in 10 games (nine starts) with a 3.36 ERA through the All-Star break.
In his first six starts after the All-Star break through August 15, however, Lee went 1-3 with a 6.29 ERA (24.1 IP, 17 ER) and was moved back to the bullpen. He made seven appearances in relief after that without a decision or a save with a 1.69 ERA (10.2 IP, 2 ER) before being moved back into the rotation.
Lee finished the season by making two starts and winning both. Overall in 17 games started he was 10-3 with a 4.05 ERA.
He originally was selected by the Mariners in the fourth round (second selection) of the June 1981 free agent draft (with a choice from California as compensation for the signing of Juan Beniquez). In his first professional season, Guetterman ranked fifth in the [short-season] class-A Northwest League with a 2.68 ERA at Bellingham and posted a record of 6-4. In his first season at Bakersfield (Class-A California League) in 1982, he was 7-11 in 26 starts with a 4.44 ERA. His 3.22 ERA at Bakersfield in 1983 ranked him 10th in the league (and second among left-handers) and he finished with a 12-6 record in 25 starts.
Lee spent the 1984 season at AA Chattanooga, where he went 11-7 with a 3.38 ERA. He was recalled to Seattle after the minor league season on September 7 and made his major league debut on September 12 in relief against Texas in the Mariners' 8-1 loss, receiving a no-decision. He made two more relief outings for the Mariners that month.
He was assigned to Calgary from spring training in 1985 and spent the entire season there. He recorded a 5-8 record with a 5.79 ERA. 18 of his 20 appearances were starts and he tossed two complete games. Lee spent most of the 1986 season with the Mariners, going 0-4 with a 7.34 ERA in 41 games (four starts). He made his first major league start on June 7 (second game) at Texas, going the distance in the Mariners' 3-2 loss. He finished third on the club in appearances and also was 1-0 in Calgary in four starts with a 5.59 ERA.
Lee graduated from Oceanside (California) High School in 1977, where he earned All-County honors as a first baseman. He graduated from Liberty Baptist College in Lynchburg, Virginia where one of his teammates was Sid Bream of the Pirates, and also pitched for La Romana (Dominican Republic) in winter ball.
His favorite team growing up was the San Diego Padres, his favorite ballpark is Texas Stadium and his most memorable moment in sports was 'throwing a 3-hit shutout against Cleveland on Father's Day' in 1987. His favorite entertainer is Bill Cosby."

-1989 New York Yankees Information Guide