BASEBALL
Vice-President, Player Development and Scouting - Brian Sabean
Director of Scouting - Bill Livesey
Director of Minor League Operations - Mitch Lukevics
Assistant Director of Scouting - Kevin Elfering
Assistant Director of Minor League Operations - Jeff Mercer
Coordinator of Instruction - Mark Newman
Clubhouse Coordinator/Equipment Manager - David Hays
Head Trainer/Rehab Supervisor - Kevin Rand
Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning - Shawn Powell
Secretary, Baseball Operations - Marcia Russo
Secretary, Minor Leagues - Lesa Senker
Secretary, Scouting - Debbie Roth
Clubhouse Manager - Chris Guth
Video Coordinator, Clubhouse - Sammy Arena
Clubhouse Maintenance/Equipment Repair - Nephtale Mora
-1992 New York Yankees Information Guide
ADMINISTRATION
Vice-President - Joseph A. Molloy
Controller - Mike Macaluso
Director of Administrative Services - Les Parker
Director of Public and Community Relations/Office Manager - Jim Szponar
Accounting Administrator, General Ledger - Mike Timothy
Accounting Administrator, Payroll - Melissa Jordan
Accounting Administrator, Accounts Payable - Rigo Garcia
Human Resources/Employee Benefits - Tisa Jimenez
Secretary, Joseph A. Molloy - Barbara Skelly
Receptionist/Secretary - Barbara Mahovlich
Head of Maintenance - Ruben Diaz
-1992 New York Yankees Information Guide
YANKEE FARM CLUBS
AAA
Columbus Clippers
Columbus, Ohio
International League
Ballpark - Cooper Stadium
Manager - Rick Down
Coaches - Mike Brown (Pitching Coach), Hop Cassady, Ted Uhlaneder
Trainer - Mike Heifferon
AA
Albany-Colonie Yankees
Albany, New York
Eastern League
Ballpark - Heritage Park
Manager - Dan Radison
Coaches - Dave Jorn (Pitching Coach), Rob Thomson
Trainer - Tim Weston
A (High A)
Prince William Cannons
Prince William, Virginia
Carolina League
Ballpark - William County Stadium
Manager - Mike Hart
Coaches - Ken Dominguez, Dave Schuler (Pitching Coach)
Trainer - Adam Wagner
A (High A)
Fort Lauderdale Yankees
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Florida State League
Ballpark - Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Manager - Brian Butterfield
Coaches - Bob Mariano, Mark Shiflett (Pitching Coach)
Trainer - Darren London
A (Low A)
Greensboro Hornets
Greensboro, North Carolina
South Atlantic League
Ballpark - War Memorial Stadium
Manager - Trey Hillman
Coaches - Brian Milner, Mark Rose (Pitching Coach)
Trainer - Greg Spratt
A (Short-Season A)
Oneonta Yankees
Oneonta, New York
New York-Penn League
Ballpark - Damaschke Field
Manager - Jack Gillis
Coaches - Fernando Arrango (Pitching Coach), Joel Grampietro, Bill Schmidt
Trainer - Mark Littlefield
Rookie
Tampa Yankees
Tampa, Florida
Gulf Coast League
Ballpark - Yankee Complex
Manager - Gary Denbo
Coaches - Rich Arena, Hoyt Wilhelm (Pitching Coach)
Trainer - Tom Raynor
Roving Hitting Instructor - Joe Lefebvre
-1992 New York Yankees Information Guide
YANKEE SCOUTING
Major League Scouts:
Brandy Davis (National League)
Ron Hansen (AL East and NL East)
Ron Hassey (Advance Scout)
Bob Lemon (Special Assignments)
Dick Tidrow (AL West and NL West)
Cross-Checkers:
Bill Livesey - National Cross-Checker
Jack Gillis - East Coast Cross-Checker
Stan Saleski - Central Cross-Checker
Don Lindeberg - West Coast Cross-Checker
Area Supervisors:
Fernando Arango - Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma
Mark Batchko - Arkansas, New Mexico, Texas (North of Waco)
Joe DiCarlo - New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Lee Elder - Georgia, South Carolina
Bill Geivett - Southern California
Joel Grampietro - New England
Dick Groch - Michigan, Ohio
Tim Kelly - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Carl Moesche - Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
Greg Orr - Colorado, Northern California, Nevada, Utah
Joe Robison - Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas (South of Waco)
Rudy Santin - Southern Florida
Bill Schmidt - Arizona, Southern California
Jeff Taylor - Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
Paul Turco - Northern Florida
Leon Wurth - Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee
Associate Scouts:
Jack Carroll - Riverside County, California
Kermit Delmont - Deland to Daytona Beach, Florida
Ray Griffin - Southern California, Long Beach
Bruce King - Yankee Scout Team, Southern California
Special Assignments:
Walt Dixon - Southeast
Jack Llewelyn - Southwest Florida
Jim Naples - Upstate New York
Canadian Scouts:
Director of Canadian Scouting - Dick Groch
Mike LaBossiere - Manitoba
Mark Pickard - Ontario
Bruce Ross - Nova Scotia
Bill Saunders - New Brunswick
Dennis Springenatic - British Columbia
Dale Tilleman - Alberta
Latin American Scouting:
Director of Latin American Operations - Herb Raybourn
Luis Arroyo - Puerto Rico
Philip Elhage - Curacao
Karl Heron - Panama
Pedro Ithier - Puerto Rico
Juan Joa - Dominican Republic
Leo Lacie - Aruba
Antanacio Mendez - Venezuela
Raul Ortega - Venezuela
Arquimedes Rojas - Venezuela
-1992 New York Yankees Information Guide
1992 Spring Training Yankee Scout Signings
LUIS ARROYO: Yamil Salcedo (1990)
MARK BATCHKO: Bubba Carpenter (1991), John Coleman (1991), Bob Deller (1990), Timothy Demerson (1990), Bert Inman (1991), James Maudlin (1989), Ricky Rhodes (1988), Richard Turrentine (1989), Scoy Van Scoyoc (1989), Thomas Wiley (1989)
RAFAEL CONCEPCION: Julio Mendez (1991)
JOE DICARLO: Pat Kelly (1988), Moose Marris (1986), Jeff Motuzas (1991), Sean Smith (1990)
JULIO DIVISION: Onesimo Batista (1990)
WALT DIXON: Richard Batchelor (1990), Brian Faw (1990)
FRED FERREIRA: Jovino Carvajal (1986), Kiki Hernandez (1988), Ramon Jimenez (1986), Roberto Kelly (1982), Ramon Manon (1985), Hensley Meulens (1985), Reynaldo Montenegro (1989), Sherman Obando (1987), Angel Paulino (1988), Olmelindo Pena (1989), Cesar Perez (1987), Julio Perez (1989), Andres Rodriguez (1988), Carlos Rodriguez (1987), Sandi Santiago (1988), Hector Vargas (1985), Bernie Williams (1985)
ORRIN FREEMAN: Vince Phillips (1987), Andy Stankiewicz (1986)
JACK GILLIS: Mike Figga (1989), Sterling Hitchcock (1989), Adin Lohrey (1989), Richard Polack (1989), Pop Popplewell (1987), Scott Romano (1989), Jerry Rub (1986)
DICK GROCH: Timothy Flannelly (1991), Doug Gogolewski (1987), Elston Hansen (1989), Lew Hill (1987), Jeff Hoffman (1988), Mark Hutton (1988), Dan Johnston (1989), Scott Kamieniecki (1986), Edward Martel (1987), Eddy Mohamed (1990), Kirt Ojala (1990), Bruce Prybylinski (1988), Jason Robertson (1989), Brian Turner (1989), Jason Wuerch (1991)
BOB HARTSFIELD: Russ Davis (1988), Nookie Garland (1989), Sean Gilliam (1989), Cullen Hartzog (1988), Jeff Livesey (1988), Gerald Nielsen (1990), Don Stanford (1987)
KARL HERON: Luis Cordoba (1991), Ramiro Mendoza (1991), Vitin Regalado (1990)
JUAN JOA: Leonardo Martinez (1991), Rufino Pascual (1991), Pablo Perez (1991), Miguel Portes (1991), Santos Rivera (1991), Milton Tatis (1991)
TIM KELLY: Steven Munda (1991)
DON LINDEBERG: Royal Clayton (1987), Vince Phillips (1987), Eric Plunk (1981), J.T. Snow (1989)
BILL LIVESEY: Steve Balboni (1978), Jim Leyritz (1985), Kevin Maas (1986)
VIC MATA: Feliz DeLeon (1991), Teodoro Gonzalez (1991), Richard Olivier (1991), Fernando Pineda (1991)
CARL MOESCHE: Doug Demetre (1990)
GREG ORR: Juan Blackwell (1990), Roger Burnett (1991), Timothy Cooper (1989), Andy Fox (1989), Rick Lantrip (1990), Todd Malone (1988), Albert Perez (1991), John Quintell (1991), Curtis Ralph (1988), Alexander Rojas (1991), Matthew Ruoff (1991)
RAUL ORTEGA: Steve Anderson (1991), Herbert Hernandez (1991), Jose Lobaton (1991), Alexander Marquez (1991), Silverio Navas (1991), Kevin Noriega (1991), Douglas Osorio (1991), Luis Ramirez (1990), Cherry Salazar (1991), Jaime Torres (1991), Carlos Viloria (1991)
GUST POULOS: Don Mattingly (1979)
HERB RAYBOURN : Rodolfo Albornoz (1990), Chester Belioso (1991), Tyron Christopher (1991), Pom Pom Cumberbatch (1989), Joel Fuentes (1990), Ricky Ledee (1990), Orangel Lopez (1990), Hector Martinez (1990), Christian Paulino (1990), Luis Parra (1990), Jose Pineda (1990), Vitin Regalado (1990), Angel Reyes (1991), Mariano Rivera (1990), Ruben Rivera (1990), Alexis Santaella (1989)
JOHN RICHARD: Andres Pena (1990), Salustiano Sierra (1990)
JAX ROBERTSON: Don Mattingly (1979)
JOE ROBISON: Brent Gilbert (1990), Richard Hines (1990), John Jarvis (1989), Jay Knoblauh (1988), Pat Morphy (1990), Lyle Mouton (1991), Andy Pettitte (1991), Bo Siberz (1990), Shad Smith (1990), Russ Springer (1989), Grant Sullivan (1991), Gerald Williams (1987)
BRIAN SABEAN: John Ramos (1986)
STAN SALESKI: Andy Cook (1988), Ricky Strickland (1989)
RUDY SANTIN: Jeffrey Cindrich (1991), Greg Erickson (1991), Peter Gietzen (1989), Marty Janzen (1991), Scott Kindell (1990), Eric Knowles (1991), Bobby Munoz (1988), Rey Noriega (1989), Larry Stanford (1989), John Viera (1989), Larry Walker (1989)
BILL SCHMIDT: Richard Barnwell (1989), Andrew Croghan (1991), Mike Hankins (1990), Jay Leach (1990), Tate Seefried (1990), John Sutherland (1991), Thomas Wilson (1991)
TIM SCHMIDT: Joe Long (1991), Shane Spencer (1990), John Thibert (1990)
CHRIS SMITH: Bobby DeJardin (1988), Don Sparks (1988)
KEN STAUFFER: Dennis Burbank (1991)
JEFF TAYLOR: Mike Draper (1988), Robert Eenhorn (1990), Ron Frazier (1990), Keith Garagozzo (1991), Scott Gully (1991), Darren Hodges (1990), Jeff Johnson (1988), Frank Laviano (1990), Brian Lewis (1991), Billy Masse (1988), Tim Rumer (1990), Stuart Seiler (1990)
DICK TIDROW: Mike Gardella (1989), Jim Haller (1989), Paul Oster (1989)
PAUL TURCO: Brad Ausmus (1987), Matt Dunbar (1990), Carl Everett (1990), Marcus Gipner (1991), Kenny Greer (1988), Mark Hubbard (1991), Steve Livesey (1991), Sam Militello (1990)
MARK WEIDEMAIER: Ruben German (1990)
MARTI WOLEVER: Kevin Jordan (1990)
LEON WURTH: Andrew Albrecht (1991), Tom Carpenter (1991), Shane Ferguson (1991), Chris Heaps (1991), Steve Phillips (1991), Jorge Posada (1991), Benjamin Short (1991), Barry Smith (1990)
1992 YANKEES YEARBOOK "ON THE WAY UP" YANKEES
Brad Ausmus (C)
Bobby DeJardin (SS)
Mike Draper (RHP)
Robert Eenhorn (SS)
Mike Gardella (LHP)
Kiki Hernandez (C)
Mark Hutton (RHP)
Ed Martel (RHP)
Bobby Munoz (RHP)
Dave Silvestri (SS)
Willie Smith (RHP)
J.T. Snow (1B)
Russ Springer (RHP)
Larry Stanford (RHP)
Gerald Williams (OF)
YANKEES MINOR LEAGUE DEPARTMENT
"The New York Yankees may have struggled in 1991, but when looking at the bigger picture, it was a very productive year. From a system-wide perspective, two major goals were achieved: young players were promoted to the major leagues and the farm teams remained competitive.
'It was a total organizational success,' said Yankees Director of Minor League Operations Mitch Lukevics. 'Our main objective is to get players ready to compete in the big leagues while moving others throughout the system to higher levels of competition. That's what scouting and player development is all about.'
The Triple-A Columbus Clippers, like the Cincinnati Reds of two years ago, went wire-to-wire to win the International League championship in 1991. What is amazing about this consistent performance is that the Yankees' trio of rookie pitchers- Wade Taylor, Jeff Johnson and Scott Kamieniecki- and key position players such as Bernie Williams- began the year with the Clippers before being summoned to New York.
Following these promotions, Manager Rick Down used such players as outfielder Gerald Williams (.270 BA, 59 RBI) and right-handed pitchers Andy Cook (11-8) and Mike Draper (11-9) from Double-A Albany-Colonie to help pace Columbus to an 85-59 record. The regular season was followed by a three-game sweep of Pawtucket to win the Governor's Cup. Down, who already has seen two of last year's coaches- Clete Boyer and Russ Meyer- promoted to New York, could very well see more of his players moving up in 1992.
'It was a great year, we never left first all season,' said Lukevics. 'We did that and, despite all of the movement to New York, won championships at our next two levels.'
It was much the same story in Double-A Albany. Manager Dan Radison's Albany-Colonie Yankees finished third in the regular season (76-64), then went 6-0 in the playoffs to sweep both three-game series and win the Eastern League championship.
Albany was led by organizational Co-Player of the Year Dave Silvestri, who was among the top Yankee farmhands in nearly every offensive category. The shortstop demonstrated his versatility by finishing the year with 134 hits, 97 runs, 19 homers, eight triples, 31 doubles, 83 walks and 283 total bases. Also pacing Albany were first baseman J.T. Snow (.279, 13 HR, 76 RBI); outfielder Vince Phillips (.274, 132 H, 85 RBIs); and Bobby DeJardin (.295, 142 H, 21 2B). Radison could lose any of those players in 1992.
On the mound, Albany was led by the Yankees' Co-Pitchers of the Year. Right-hander Ed Martel earned that honor with a 13-6 record, 2.81 ERA, and for pitching 36 scoreless innings through the playoffs. Stepping up from Class-A to help Albany was right-hander Sam Militello, named Co-Pitcher of the Year after leading all Yankee minor league pitchers in wins (14), winning percentage (.778), ERA (1.57) and strikeouts (168). Larry Stanford (24 saves) and Russ Springer (27 starts, 167.1 IP) also had strong years for Albany.
'When a lot of our players moved to New York, it had a ripple effect throughout the organization with many players moving up to a higher level,' explained Lukevics. 'Our players, as was demonstrated in both Columbus and Albany, showed they were ready for those promotions by playing championship level baseball.'
The Class-A Prince William Cannons struggled through injuries and a 71-68 regular-season record. However, by finishing in first place (38-32) in the first half of the Carolina League's Northern Division split season, the Cannons became the third team in the Yankee system to qualify for the playoffs in 1991. Mike Hart's club was defeated 2-0 in the finals.
'Just making the playoffs demonstrated the ability and determination on that team,' praised Lukevics. 'We had a lot of injuries on that club. It was not a smooth year.'
In addition to losing first baseman Ramon Jimenez, shortstop Robert Eenhorn and catcher Jeff Livesey to injuries, the Cannons also saw two key players promoted. Catcher Brad Ausmus (.285, 59 RBI) and Militello (12-2 with Prince William) were both called up to Albany. Picking up the slack was catcher Kiki Hernandez, the Yankees' other organizational Co-Player of the Year. Hernandez (.327, 16 HR, 83 RBI) hit .267 in 30 games for Prince William after being promoted from Greensboro, where he hit .332 and was named MVP of the South Atlantic League.
The Ft. Lauderdale Yankees finished a combined 59-69 in 1991 despite having what Lukevics labeled 'the best pitching staff in the Class-A Florida State League.'
The Yankees were led by four young pitchers: right-handed Mark Hutton (2.41 ERA, 157 K, 25 GS) and Roberto Munoz (2.33 ERA, 4 CG, two shutouts), lefty starter Tim Rumer (10-7, two shutouts) and righty reliever Richard Batchelor (25 saves).
Ft. Lauderdale's manager in 1991, Glenn Sherlock, will move to New York this season as bullpen catcher. He is being replaced by Brian Butterfield, a coach in the Yankee system since 1984 who last year served as a roving infield/defense instructor.
The Greensboro Hornets, the Yankees' young Class-A team, finished 73-68 in the Northern Division of the South Atlantic League.
'The players in Greensboro are inexperienced and at times they played like it,' Lukevics said. 'Still, those youngsters are there to refine their skills, and many of them made the progression we thought they would.'
Some of those who shined under Manager Trey Hillman included Hernandez (before his promotion), outfielders Carl Everett (.271) and Bo Gilliam (11 HR, 68 RBI), infielder Luis Gallardo (13 HR, 77 RBI), right-handed pitchers Brian Faw (11-7, 3 SHO, 6 CG), Ron Frazier (12-6, 2.40 ERA) and lefty Richard Hines (26 GS, 6 CG).
It was a bittersweet year for the Oneonta Yankees, a short-season Class-A club. Manager Jack Gillis guided the Yankees to the fourth best record in the New York-Penn League (42-35), but missed out on the playoffs because of a technicality. The three-division league takes the division winners and the runner-up in the one division that has six teams. The Yankees, being in one of the two four-team divisions, missed the playoffs despite having a better record than the runner-up in the six-team division.
'It was very disappointing, the team played great all year,' said Lukevics. 'Despite not making the playoffs, we were successful in that we were able to see a good number of college players get used to playing every day at the professional level.'
The Yankees, who finished second in the McNamara Division, were led by outfielder Lyle Mouton (.309) and third baseman Tim Flannelly (.272).
The objective of the Tampa Yankees, Lukevics explained, is to 'get first-year players acclimated to professional baseball.'
The Yankees, made up mostly of former junior college and high school players, finished 27-32 under Ken Dominguez in the Gulf Coast Rookie League. The highlight of the season was having two players compete for the league batting championship. Jason Wuerch (.333) and Elston Hansen (.327) finished second and third, respectively, in the batting race, which was decided on the last day of the season.
In 1992, the Tampa Yankees are managed by Gary Denbo, who served as a coach in Columbus last year.
'The number of quality players we sent to the majors last year was the tip of the iceberg,' Lukevics added. 'As we showed last year, we still have a lot of talent in our farm system. Many of these players are on the horizon, and will be at the major league level very soon.' "
-Charles J. Alfaro, 1992 New York Yankees Scorebook and Souvenir Program
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