1990 New York Yankees Player Development

BASEBALL
Vice-President, Player Personnel/Development and Scouting - George Bradley
Director of Scouting - Brian Sabean
Director of Minor League Operations - Mitch Lukevics
Minor League Coordinator - Mark Newman
Minor League Administrator - Brian Cashman
Assistant Director of Scouting - Kevin Elfering
Assistant Director of Minor League Operations - Les Parker
Head Trainer, Minor Leagues and Rehab Supervisor - Kevin Rand
Equipment Manager/Video Coordinator, Minor Leagues - David Hays
Fitness Instructor - Shawn Powell
Secretary to Vice-President - Barbara Mahovlich
Scouting Secretary - Debbie Roth
Minor League Secretary - Jennifer Bauer

ADMINISTRATION
Controller - Mike Macaluso
Director of Community Relations - Jim Szponar
Director of Public Relations - Lorenzo McDaniel
Assistant Controller - Mike Piehal
Payroll Administrator - Melissa Jordan
Secretary Treasurer's Secretary - Barbara Skelly
Receptionist - Julie Greenwood


YANKEE FARM CLUBS
AAA
Columbus Clippers
Columbus, Ohio
International League
Ballpark - Cooper Stadium
General Manager - Ken Schnacke
Manager - Stump Merrill
Coaches - Ken Rowe, Clete Boyer
Trainer - Mike Heifferon

AA
Albany-Colonie Yankees
Albany, New York
Eastern League
Ballpark - Heritage Park
General Manager - Ralph Acampora
Manager - Rick Down
Coaches - Russ Meyer, Joe Lefebvre
Trainer - Tim Weston

A (High A)
Prince William Cannons
Prince William, Virginia
Carolina League
Ballpark - William County Stadium
General Manager - Jeff Mercer
Manager - Gary Denbo
Coaches - Mike Brown, Bob Mariano
Trainer - Darren London

A (High A)
Fort Lauderdale Yankees
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Florida State League
Ballpark - Fort Lauderdale Stadium
President - Mark Zettlemeyer
Manager - Mike Hart
Coaches - Dave Schuler, Rob Thomson
Trainer - Adam Wagner

A (Low A)
Greensboro Hornets
Greensboro, North Carolina
South Atlantic League
Ballpark - War Memorial Stadium
General Manager - John Dittrich
Manager - Brian Butterfield
Coaches - Dave Jorn, Ted Uhlaender, Rich Arena
Trainer - Kelly Sharitt

A (Short-Season A)
Oneonta Yankees
Oneonta, New York
New York-Penn League
Ballpark - Damaschke Field
President - Sam Nader
Manager - Trey Hillman
Coaches - Mark Shiflett, Ken Dominguez, Brian Milner

Rookie
Tampa Yankees
Tampa, Florida
Gulf Coast League
Ballpark - Yankee Complex
General Manager - Les Parker
Manager - Glenn Sherlock
Coaches - Hoyt Wilhelm, Neil Fiala, Mark Rose
Trainer - Tom Raynor

Roving Pitching Coordinator - Tony Cloninger
Roving Hitting Instructor - Dan Radison
Roving Catching Instructor - Marc Hill
Infield Defense - Mark Weidemaier


YANKEE SCOUTING
Major League Scouts:
Clyde King - Special Assignments
Bob Lemon - Special Assignments
Gene Michael - Major League Scout
Dick Tidrow - Major League Scout
Fred Goodman - Major League Scout
Brandy Davis - Major League Scout
Charles "Boots" Day - Major League Scout
Jack Hubbard - Professional Scouting

Cross-Checkers:
Bill Livesey - National Cross-Checker and Special Assignments
Jack Gillis - Eastern States
Stan Saleski - Central States
Don Lindeberg - Western States
Dick Groch - Coordinator of Canadian Scouting

Area Supervisors:
Mark Batchko - New Mexico, Texas (North of Waco), Arkansas, Greater Memphis
Hop Cassady - Big Ten and Mid-American Conferences
Joe DiCarlo - New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Walt Dixon - South Carolina, Georgia
Carl Moesche - Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
Greg Orr - Northern California, Nevada, Utah
Herb Raybourn - Puerto Rico
Joe Robison - Texas (South of Waco), Louisiana, Mississippi
Rudy Santin - Florida (South of Route 70 and East of Route 17)
Bill Schmidt - Arizona, California from Bakersfield to San Luis Obispo to San Clemente
Tim Schmidt - California from San Bernadino to San Clemente to San Diego
Ken Stauffer - Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri
Jeff Taylor - Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina
Paul Turco - Florida (North of Route 70 and West of Route 17)
Mark Wolever - Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa,  Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
Leon Wurth - Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama

Special Assignments:
Bill Haller - Midwest
Jack Llewelyn - Southwest Florida
Jim Naples - Upstate New York

Latin American Scouting:
Herb Raybourn - Director of Latin American Operations
Luis Arroyo - Puerto Rico
Arturo DeFreitas - Director of Dominican Republic Academy
Lazaro Del Orbe - Dominican Republic
Julio Division - Dominican Republic
Pedro Ithier - Puerto Rico
Leo Lacie - Aruba
Raul Ortega - Venezuela

1990 Spring Training Yankee Scout Signings:
MARK BATCHKO: Todd Brown (1989), James Maudlin (1989), Ricky Rhodes (1988), Richard Turrentine (1989), Scoy Van Scoyoc (1989), Thomas Wiley (1989)

GEORGE BRADLEY: Mark Leiter (1988), Dan McMurtrie (1988), Jeffrey Sellers (1989), Joseph Sparks (1990)

WILLY CALVINO: Damaso Garcia (1975)

WHITEY DEHART: Mitch Lyden (1983)

JOE DICARLO: Dan Arendas (1986), Arthur Canestro (1988), Bill Dacosta (1987), Pat Kelly (1988), Frank Seminara (1988)

JULIO DIVISION: Onesimo Batista (1990)

FRED FERREIRA: Javier Albedjo (1989), Oscar Azocar (1983), Antonio Baldiris (1987), Jovino Caraval (1986), Manuel Castillo (1987), Frendy Castro (1988), Rafael Conception (1988), Jose De La Cruz (1989), Prosculo Delossantos (1988), Daniel Felipe (1988), Andres Fernandez (1989), Santos Garcia (1986), Nelson Guevara (1989), Adolfo Harris (1989), Enrique Hernandez (1988), Ramon Jimenez (1986), Kenneth Juarbe (1987), Roberto Kelly (1982), Mario Lantigua (1989), Johnny Leon (1987), Minguez Liriano (1988), Fidel Mane (1987), Hensley Meulens (1985), Orlando Miller (1987), Amado Montano (1989), Reynaldo Montenegro (1989), Errol Nelson (1988), Sherman Obando (1987), Carlos Padilla (1987), Angel Paulino (1988), Olmelindo Pena (1989), Cesar Perez (1987), Julio Perez (1989), Rafael Quirico (1987), Andres Rodriguez (1988), Carlos Rodriguez (1987), Daniel Sanchez (1990), Sandi Santiago (1988), Miguel Sutten (1989), Ricky Torres (1984), Luis Varela (1989), Hector Vargas (1985), Bernie Williams (1985), Mauricio Zazueta (1988)

ORRIN FREEMAN: Jason Maas (1985), Vince Phillips (1987), Andy Stankiewicz (1986)

JACK GILLIS: Tim Becker (1986), Rod Ehrhard (1987), Dave Eiland (1987), Sterling Hitchcock (1989), David Howell (1988), Adin Lohrey (1989), Richard Polack (1989), Pop Popplewell (1987), Scott Romano (1989), Jerry Rub (1986), Tuck Tucker (1989)

DICK GROCH: John Brubaker (1988), Darrin Chapin (1986), Doug Gogolewski (1987), Elston Hansen (1989), Lew Hill (1987), Jeff Hoffman (1988), Mark Hutton (1988), Dan Johnston (1989), Scott Kamieniecki (1986), Edward Martel (1987), Stevie Perry (1988), Bruce Prybylinski (1988), Jason  Robertson (1989), Danny Roman (1987), Brian Turner (1989), Bob Zeihen (1988)

JIM GRUZDIS: Bob Davidson (1984), Freddie Hailey (1987), Red Morrison (1987)

BOB HARTSFIELD: Jason Bridges (1988), Russ Davis (1988), Nookie Garland (1989), Sean Gilliam (1989), Cullen Hartzog (1988), Jeff Livesey (1988), James Moody (1989), Jerry Nielsen (1988), Deion Sanders (1988), Don Stanford (1987)

JACK HUBBARD: Joe Gast (1989)

DON LINDEBERG: Royal Clayton (1987), Todd Devereaux (1989), Tony Gwinn (1986), Jay Makemson (1987), Vince Phillips (1987), Eric Plunk (1981), John Seeburger (1988), J.T. Snow (1989), Tom Weeks (1987)

BILL LIVESEY: Steve Balboni (1978), Jim Leyritz (1985), Kevin Maas (1986), David Turgeon (1987)

BOB NIEMAN: Eric Plunk (1981)

GREG ORR: Timothy Cooper (1989), Hernan Cortes (1987), Andy Fox (1989), Brian Johnson (1989), Todd Malone (1988), Curtis Ralph (1988)

MEADE PALMER: Steve Adkins (1986)

GUST POULOS: Don Mattingly (1979)

HERB RAYBOURN : Pom Pom Cumberbatch (1989), Christian Paulino (1990), Ruben Pujols (1990), Alexis Santaella (1989)

JOHN RICHARDS: Juan Rosario (1990), Salustiano Sierra (1990)

JAX ROBERTSON: Don Mattingly (1979)

JOE ROBISON: Bobby Dickerson (1987), Herb Erhardt (1988), John Jarvis (1989), Jay Knoblauh (1988), Michael Rhodes (1988), Russ Springer (1989), Gerald Williams (1987)

BRIAN SABEAN: Bob Green (1985), Chris Howard (1986), Mark Leiter (1988), John Ramos (1986)

STAN SALESKI: Ralph Kraus (1986), Matt Michael (1988), Tracy Slone (1989), Dedrick Strickland (1989)

RUDY SANTIN: Kirk Dullom (1989), Peter Gietzen (1989), Roberto Munoz (1988), Rey Noriega (1989), Larry Stanford (1989), Jose Vazquez (1989), John Viera (1989), Larry Walker (1989)

BILL SCHMIDT: Richard Barnwell (1989)

CHRIS SMITH: Bobby DeJardin (1988), Don Sparks (1988)

JEFF TAYLOR: Mike Draper (1988), Jeff Johnson (1988), Billy Masse (1988), Skip Nelloms (1988), Joe Ross (1989)

DICK TIDROW: Mike Gardella (1989), Jim Haller (1989), Mark Ohlms (1988), Paul Oster (1989)

PAUL TURCO: Brad Ausmus (1987), Kenny Greer (1988)


1990 YANKEES YEARBOOK "ON THE WAY UP" YANKEES
Oscar Azocar (OF)
Darrin Chapin (RHP)
Bob Davidson (RHP)
Scott Kamieniecki (RHP)
Kevin Maas (1B-OF)
Kevin Mmahat (LHP)
Andy Stankiewicz (2B)
Bernie Williams (OF)


MINOR LEAGUE DEPARTMENT
"Developing minor league talent and at the same time having winning teams- that is what the Yankee farm system did in 1989. Now, after sending a number of players to 'The Show' and producing championships in three of five leagues a year ago, the Yankees will try to repeat that success in 1990.
There will be a whole different look this year in Columbus, home of the Yankees' Triple-A team. In 1989, a number of key men for the Clippers became major contributors in New York. The Clippers lost manager Bucky Dent, hitting coach Champ Summers, and players Roberto Kelly, Alvaro Espinoza and Bob Geren- who started with or were promoted to the big club and were key contributors. And still, the team finished 77-69, good for second place in the Western Division- four games behind.
'Our top priority is to produce players who can help us at the major league level,' said Mitch Lukevics, director of minor league operations for the Yankees. 'In that respect, we were very successful last year.'
This year the Clippers are managed by Carl 'Stump' Merrill, who is well-respected in the Yankee organization. Stump managed at every level of the Yankee farm system from 1978-84 and parts of 1985 and 1988, finishing first in five of his seven full seasons and second the other two. He was then a coach with the Yankees [under Yogi Berra in 1985 and] from 1986-87.
Merrill takes over a team that, despite losing a number of players, is still considered a veteran squad. Outfielder/first baseman Kevin Maas, who had a .320 average in 1989 while being hampered by a knee injury, will start in Columbus this year. So too will outfielder Oscar Azocar, who opened a lot of eyes last year by hitting .292 for the Clippers after a mid-season promotion from Double-A ball.
On the mound for the Clippers this year is a trio of young right-handed prospects. Dave Eiland, who saw some action for the Yankees in 1988 and '89, was 9-4 with a 3.76 ERA for Columbus last year. Bob Davidson made a successful mid-season jump to Triple-A, where he went 8-5 with a 1.83 ERA, allowing only 71 hits in 93 innings pitched. Another prospect the Yankees are high on is Mark Leiter, who made the jump all the way from Class-A to Columbus last year. Leiter, whose brother Al was a lefty starter for the Yankees, was 9-6 with the Clippers last season.
'With a lot of Double-A players making the jump to Triple-A last year, this year we are fielding a young yet experienced club in Columbus,' said Lukevics. 'It'll be a team with a lot of ability.'
The prize of the farm system last year was the Double-A Albany-Colonie Yankees. In addition to promoting a number of players to Columbus, these Yankees were an outstanding 92-48, winning the Eastern League championship for the second straight year.
'They had an outstanding year,' said Lukevics. 'They did one of the hardest things there is in sports, and that's to win when you are expected to win.'
Last year's team featured many veteran players and an experienced manager in Buck Showalter, who this year is a coach on the major league staff in New York.
Catcher/outfielder/third baseman Jim Leyritz, who led the league with a .315 average, will most likely move up. Same for first baseman Rob Sepanek, who led the league with 22 home runs; second baseman Andy Stankiewicz, who hit .267 and led the league in runs, stolen bases and sacrifice flies; and catcher John Ramos, who batted .273 for Albany in 1989.
Three top pitching prospects should also get a chance with Columbus this year. They are right-hander Royal Clayton (16-4), southpaw Steve Adkins (12-1) and righty  Scott Kamieniecki (10-9)- who led the league with 140 strikeouts.
Expect a whole new set of faces at Albany this year, starting with the manager. Though he'll be making his managerial debut in the Yankee organization this year, Rick Down is an experienced and capable baseball man. The roving hitting instructor in the Yankee system last year, his coaching/managerial experience dates back to 1976 and includes two years (1987-88) with the Angels on the major league level.
The 72-66 Prince William Cannons had a tremendous comeback last year en route to winning the Carolina League championship. After going 30-39 and finishing fourth in the first half of the season, these Yankees went 42-27 to finish first in the second half.
This year Gary Denbo, an outstanding young manager, will take over as manager at Prince William. Ironically, Denbo was the manager of the Cincinnati Reds' Greensboro team last year, which is now part of the Yankee organization.
'This year we'll have a mixed squad at Prince William,' says Lukevics. 'A lot of guys who were in Ft. Lauderdale, Sarasota and Oneonta last year will be in Prince William this season.'
Among those expected to move up in 1990 are first baseman J. T. Snow, who had an outstanding year in Oneonta, and outfielder Sherman Obando, tabbed as the top prospect in the New York-Penn League while with Oneonta in '89. Pitcher Mike Gardella, who led the New York-Penn League in saves last year; Jim Wiley, an impressive 20-year-old who showed a lot of promise in Sarasota; and Cullen Hartzog, who was a promising pitcher in Ft. Lauderdale, should end up in Prince William in 1990.
Ft. Lauderdale had the toughest season of all Yankee teams in 1989, finishing 11th (61-77) in the 14-team Florida State League. This year the team will be managed by Mike Hart, who last year was manager of the Double-A Reading Phillies.
The Yankees will be moving a number of players who were in rookie ball last year to Class-A in Ft. Lauderdale. Among them are pitchers Russ Springer (RHP) and Jim Haller (LHP), and catcher Brian Johnson. All three were in Sarasota last year.
'We're looking at a younger club at Ft. Lauderdale, which we hope will be somewhat competitive,' says Lukevics. 'Any time you get younger kids in the Florida State League it's a tough go because it's a very experienced league.'
That is why the Yankees acquired the Greensboro team in the last off-season. 'The South Atlantic is generally considered a slower level Single-A league than the Florida State or Carolina Leagues,' says Lukevics. 'We felt having a team from our organization in a slower league would better enhance our player development.'
Greensboro's manager this year is Brian Butterfield, a young man who has coached in the Yankee organization since 1984. In 1988, his first year as a manager, Butterfield led Sarasota to a championship.
The team will be comprised of a number of young, first full-year players. Among those expected to start the year at Greensboro are left-handed pitcher Sterling Hitchcock, rated by Baseball America as the top prospect in the Gulf Coast League for Sarasota in 1989, and third baseman Andy Fox, rated as the second best prospect in the league. Others making the jump are right-handed pitcher Mark Hutton, a 6-6, 210-pound native of Australia who was 6-2 for Oneonta last year, and outfielder Jesse Robertson, who will be promoted from Sarasota.
Rosters of the Oneonta and Tampa Yankees will mostly be comprised of players selected in the amateur draft from June 5-7. Others on those teams will come from extended spring training, the two-month session for players not making any of the other clubs. Oneonta will begin New York-Penn League play on June 21, and Tampa will begin action in the Gulf Coast League on June 18.
Last year, in Butterfield's first year there, Oneonta went 48-27 and finished in second place. Taking over as manager this year is Trey Hillman, after serving as a coach at Prince William in '89. Hillman makes his managerial debut this season.
Tampa finished 41-22 last year, winning a second consecutive Gulf Coast League championship. These Yankees will also be led by a Yankee coach making his managerial debut. Glenn Sherlock, a coach at Albany last year, will be managing Tampa in 1990."

-Charles J. Alfaro, Yankees Magazine (1990 New York Yankees Scorebook & Souvenir Program)