1993 New York Yankees Player Development

BASEBALL

Vice-President, Player Development and Scouting: Bill Livesey 

Director of Minor League Operations: Mitch Lukevics

Coordinator of Scouting: Kevin Elfering

Assistant Director of Minor League Operations: Jeff Mercer

Coordinator of Instruction: Mark Newman

Clubhouse Coordinator/Equipment Manager: Dave Hays

Head Trainer/Rehab Supervisor: TBA

Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning: Shawn Powell

Secretary, Baseball Operations: TBA

Secretary, Minor Leagues: Lesa Senker

Secretary, Scouting: Debbie Roth

Clubhouse Manager: Chris Guth

Clubhouse Maintenance: Nephtale Mora

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ADMINISTRATION

Director of Administrative Services: Les Parker

Director of Public and Community Relations: Jim Szponar

Director of New Development: Joe Smith

Controller: Mike Macaluso

Accounting Administrator, Accounts Payable: Rigo Garcia

Accounting Administrator, Payroll: Melissa Jordan

Accounting Administrator, NY Accounts Payable: Ann Pizzio

Accounting Administrator, Accounts Receivable: Mike Piehal

Accounting Administrator, General Ledger: Mike Timothy

Human Resources/Insurance Administrator: Barbara Skelly

Executive Secretary, Joseph A. Molloy: Sheron Ake

Receptionist/Secretary: Barbara Mahovlich

Head of Maintenance: Ruben Diaz   

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NEW YORK YANKEES FARM CLUBS

AAA

Columbus Clippers

Columbus, Ohio

International League

Ballpark - Cooper Stadium

Manager - Stump Merrill

Pitching Coach - Mike Brown

Coach - Hop Cassady

Coach - Ted Uhlaneder

Trainer - Darren London

AA

Albany-Colonie Yankees

Albany, New York

Eastern League

Ballpark - Heritage Park

Manager - Mike Hart

Pitching Coach - Dave Schueler

Coach - Brian Butterfield

Coach - Joe Lefebvre

Trainer - Greg Spratt

A (High A)

Prince William Cannons

Prince William, Virginia

Carolina League

Ballpark - William County Stadium

Manager - Trey Hillman

Pitching Coach - Mark Shiflett

Coach - Brian Milner

Trainer - Tom Raynot

A (Low A)

Greensboro Hornets

Greensboro, North Carolina

South Atlantic League

Ballpark - War Memorial Stadium

Manager - Bill Evers

Pitching Coach - Mark Rose

Coach - Gary Denbo

Trainer - Mark Littlefield

A (Short-Season A)

Oneonta Yankees

Oneonta, New York

New York-Penn League

Ballpark - Damaschke Field

Manager - Mark Newman

Pitching Coach - Juan Nieves

Coach - Rich Arena

Trainer - TBA

Rookie

Tampa Yankees

Tampa, Florida

Gulf Coast League

Ballpark - Yankee Complex

Manager - Glenn Sherlock

Pitching Coach - Hoyt Wilhelm

Trainer - Chris DeLucia

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NEW YORK YANKEES SCOUTING

Major League Scouts:

Advance Scout: Rick Cerrone

AL East and NL East: Ron Hansen

AL West and NL West: Dick Tidrow

Special Assignments: Clyde King

Special Assignments: Bob Lemon

Cross-Checker:

National Cross-Checker: Jack Gillis

Foreign Scouting:

Europe: Joel Grampietro 

International: Dick Groch

Latin America: Rudy Santin

Puerto Rico: Luis Arroyo

Curacao: Philip Elhage

Panama: Karl Heron 

Puerto Rico: Pedro Ithier

Aruba: Leo Lacie

Dominican Republic: Vic Mata

Venezuela: Raul Ortega 

Venezuela: Arquimedes Rojas 

Manitoba: Mike LaBossiere 

Ontario: Mark Pickard 

Nova Scotia: Bruce Ross 

New Brunswick: Bill Saunders 

British Columbia: Dennis Springenatic

Alberta: Dale Tilleman 

Area Supervisors:

Fernando Arango (Oklahoma City, OK)

Mark Batchko (Arlington, TX)

Stephen Chandler (Lexington, KY)

Joe DiCarlo (Ringwood, NJ)

Lee Elder (Evans, GA)

Bill Geivett (Long Beach, CA)

Tim Kelly (New Lenox, IL)

Don Lindeberg (Anaheim, CA)

Carl Moesche (Gresham, OR)

Greg Orr (Sacramento, CA)

Joe Robison (Dayton, TX)

Bill Schmidt (Garden Grove, CA)

Jeff Taylor (Newark, DE)

Paul Turco (Sarasota, FL)

Leon Wurth (Franklin, TN)

-1993 New York Yankees Information Guide

1993 Spring Training Yankee Scout Signings

LUIS ARROYO: Yamil Salcedo (1990)

MARK BATCHKO: Bubba Carpenter (1991), Billy Coleman (1991), Glenn Delafield (1992), Bob Deller (1990), Tim Demerson (1990), Scott Epps (1992), Bert Inman (1991), Bruce Pool (1992), Rich Turrentine (1989), William Underwood (1992), Jim Wiley (1989)

JOE DICARLO: Jeff Antolick (1992), Pat Kelly (1988), Jeff Motuzas (1991), Sean Smith (1990)

WALT DIXON: Richard Batchelor (1990), Brian Faw (1990)

LEE ELDER: Carlton Fleming (1992), Ray Suplee (1992)

BILL GEIVETT: Robert Hinds (1992), Cody Samuel (1992), Gordon Sanchez (1992)

JACK GILLIS: Mike Figga (1989), Sterling Hitchcock (1989), Adin Lohrey (1989), Richard Polak (1989), Pop Popplewell (1987), Scott Romano (1989)

JOEL GRAMPIETRO: Nick Delvechio (1992), Jim Thomford (1992)

DICK GROCH: Howie Ferguson (1991), Tim Flannelly (1991), Doug Gogolewski (1987), Elston Hansen (1989), Lew Hill (1987), Mark Hutton (1988), Derek Jeter (1992), Dan Johnston (1989), Scott Kamieniecki (1986), Ed Martel (1987), Eddy Mohamed (1990), Bruce Prybylinski (1988), Jason  Robertson (1989), Brian Turner (1989), Jason Wuerch (1991)

KARL HERON: Luis Cordoba (1991), Rafael Medina (1992), Ramiro Mendoza (1991), Vitin Regalado (1990)

TIM KELLY: Jeff Calcaterra (1992), Randy McDermott (1992), Steven Munda (1991), Derek Shelton (1992)

DON LINDEBERG: Royal Clayton (1987), Vince Phillips (1987)

BILL LIVESEY: Jim Leyritz (1985), Kevin Maas (1986)

VIC MATA: Felix DeLeon (1991), Teodoro Gonzalez (1991), Richard Olivier (1991), Jose Perez (1992)

GREG ORR: Roger Burnett (1991), Tim Cooper (1989), Andy Fox (1989), Rick Lantrip (1990), Matt Luke (1992), Todd Malone (1988), John Quintell (1991), Curtis Ralph (1988), Alexander Rojas (1991)

RAUL ORTEGA: Steve Anderson (1991), Richard Fernandez (1991), Herbert Hernandez (1991), Jose Lobaton (1991), Alexander Marquez (1991), Silverio Navas (1991), Kevin Noriega (1991), Douglas Osorio (1991), Nelson Parra (1991), Nelson Portales (1992), Luis Ramirez (1990), Cherry Salazar (1991), Denny Torres (1992), Jaime Torres (1991), Carlos Viloria (1991)

JOE ROBISON: Richard Hines (1990), Jay Knoblauh (1988), R.D. Long (1992), Pat Morphy (1990), Lyle Mouton (1991), Andy Pettitte (1991), Shad Smith (1990), Grant Sullivan (1991), Gerald Williams (1987)

RUDY SANTIN: Charlie Brown (1992), Jeffrey Cindrich (1991), Greg Erickson (1991), Marty Janzen (1991), Ryan Karp (1992), Kip Kiper (1992), Eric Knowles (1991), Bobby Munoz (1988), Rey Noriega (1989), John Viera (1989), Larry Walker (1989)

BILL SCHMIDT: Richard Barnwell (1989), Andy Croghan (1991), Mike Hankins (1990), Jay Leach (1990), Trey Nelson (1992), Dave Renteria (1991), Tate Seefried (1990), John Sutherland (1991), Thomas Wilson (1991)

JEFF TAYLOR: Mike Buddie (1992), Robert Eenhorn (1990), Ron Frazier (1990), Keith Garagozzo (1991), Scott Gully (1991), Darren Hodges (1990), Jeff Johnson (1988),  Brian Lewis (1991), Billy Masse (1988), Tim Rumer (1990), Stuart Seiler (1990), Brien Taylor (1991)

DICK TIDROW: Jim Haller (1989), Paul Oster (1989)

PAUL TURCO: Tibor Brown (1992), Matt Dunbar (1990), Marcus Gipner (1991), Mike Gordon (1992), Kenny Greer (1988), Mark Hubbard (1991), Steve Livesey (1991), Brian McLamb (1992), Sam Militello (1990), Chad Plonk (1992), Ernie Yaroshuk (1992)

LEON WURTH: Andrew Albrecht (1991), Tom Carter (1991), Mike DeJean (1991), Shane Ferguson (1991), Kraig Hawkins (1992), Chris Heaps (1991), Steve Phillips (1991), Jorge Posada (1991), Benjamin Short (1991), Kent Wallace (1992)

1993 NEW YORK YANKEES YEARBOOK "ON THE WAY UP" YANKEES

Andy Cook (RHP)

Russ Davis (3B)

Bobby DeJardin (2B)

Robert Eenhorn (SS)

Kiki Hernandez (C)

Sterling Hitchcock (LHP)

Mark Hutton (RHP)

Domingo Jean (RHP)

Derek Jeter (SS)

Billy Masse (OF)

Bobby Munoz (RHP

Mariano Rivera (RHP)

Dave Silvestri (SS)

Don Sparks (3B)

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS

"The Columbus Clippers completed a record-breaking season with their second Governor's Cup Championship, a feat last accomplished by the 1982-83 Tidewater Tides. The Clippers cruised into the playoffs with a 95-89 record, marking the largest win total by an International League team since Toronto in 1960 (100-54) and the most in the 100-year history of baseball in Columbus since the 1941 Red Birds (95-58). Their regular season winning percentage of .660 was the highest in the I.L. since 1948 when the Newark Bears went 104-48 (.684). Their franchise success may only have been matched by the 1933 Red Birds, who posted a 101-51 regular season slate to record the only higher winning percentage in Columbus history (.664). Including playoff action, the '92 edition may have equaled the '33 squad for the best record in Columbus's professional heritage. The Clippers' road record of 49-23 also established a franchise standard.

The record-setting campaign did not go unnoticed, as 613,416 people visited Cooper Stadium during the 1992 regular season and postseason, setting both a franchise and International League record."

-1993 New York Yankees Information Guide

DEPTH IN THE MINORS IS NOW COMMON KNOWLEDGE

"The off-season was full of high praise for the Yankees' minor league system and the quality of the players the organization could be sending to the majors very soon. While the Yankee brass is quick to point out the number of highly talented everyday players developing down on the farm, the focus of attention has been on the wealth of young pitching arms.

During one of his regular baseball reports on ESPN's SportsCenter, Peter Gammons went so far as to say the New York Yankees could become the team of the 1990s if their young pitchers continue on their current rate of progression. High marks indeed from a widely respected baseball journalist; one who has spent much of his career in Boston, home of the Red Sox, the big anti-Yankee town.

'That was a nice compliment for our entire player development and scouting system,' said Mitch Lukevics, the Yankees Director of Minor League Operations. 'We strive towards being the best, and when sources outside the (Yankee) organization say we're one of the best, it's nice. But make no mistake, we're not resting on our laurels. Our job isn't finished until these prospects become players at the major league level and contribute to a Yankee championship.'

The highlight of the 1992 minor league season, and the basis for high hopes in the coming seasons, was the number of players moving through the system.

'Our main objective is to cultivate talent and get players ready for the big leagues. 'With that goal in mind our biggest highlight was that for the third year in a row, we were seeing a number of players going to New York.'

Following in the tradition of home-grown players such as Kevin Maas and Pat Kelly, a host of players groomed by the Yankees made their way to the Bronx in '92.

Outfielders Bernie Williams, Gerald Williams and Hensley Meulens; shortstop David Silvestri and right-handed pitcher Sam Militello, all International League All-Stars at Triple-A Columbus, were called up to the Yankees. Militello, the IL's 1992 Pitcher of the Year, was joined in New York by right-hander Bob Wickman (acquired in the Steve Sax deal) after both put up strong numbers with the Clippers.

Ironically, despite sending a wealth of talent to 'The Show,' Columbus claimed the organization's only championship in '92. Manager Rick Down led the team to a 95-49 regular-season record en route to their second consecutive IL championship, in their third straight appearance in the finals. For his efforts, Down joins manager Buck Showalter's staff as the Yankees' hitting coach in 1993. Taking over the reigns in Columbus is former Yankee manager Carl 'Stump' Merrill, who has won three league championships and seven division titles in the Yankee farm system.

'One of the toughest things to do in sports is repeating,' stated Lukevics. 'Columbus successfully defended their title, while developing several players for the majors.'

Merrill's return could be supported by a trio of youngsters who had tremendous seasons with the Double-A Albany-Colonie Yankees, provided, of course, they don't catch on with New York. Left-handed pitcher Sterling Hitchcock was so impressive with Albany (2.58 ERA) that he made the jump from Double-A to the majors in '92. Third baseman Russ Davis (.285, 22 HR, 71 RBI) was named the Eastern League's MVP, and right-hander Mark Hutton was an outstanding 13-7.

Those three individual performances highlighted an Albany season that was otherwise marred by the tragic death of pitcher Jeff Hoffman, who died of natural causes during the last week of the season. The A-C Yankees fought off the adversity and posted a 71-58 record under manager Dan Radison, who left the organization to become the San Diego Padres first base coach in 1993.

This year's Albany team is managed by Mike Hart, who last year managed the Class-A Prince William Cannons. A number of familiar faces are expected to join Hart in his trek to Albany. Rich Polak, last year's Carolina League Relief Pitcher of the Year, right-handed starter Bruce Prybilynski and left-handed pitcher Tim Rumer all had outstanding years with the Cannons. Strong-hitting second baseman Kevin Jordan and third baseman Andy Fox were also impressive at Prince William, and will be looking towards Double-A Albany in 1993.

'A lot of injuries led to a disappointing finish (69-71) at Prince William,' said Lukevics. 'But that's why success in the minor leagues isn't measured by wins and losses. There were a number of fine individual performances from players whom we expect to make the jump from Single-A to Prince William to Albany.

Trey Hillman, who managed the organization's Class-A Greensboro team to a 74-67 record last year, is the Cannons' new skipper. Hillman is expected to be joined by left-handed pitchers Keith Garagozzo and Andy Pettite, as well as catcher Jorge Posada, outfielder Lew Hill and first baseman Tate Seefrieid (20 HR, 90 RBI).

'There were a lot of first-year, full-year professionals who had outstanding seasons at Greensboro, and a lot of them should move to the next level in '93,' praised Lukevics.

Hillman will also have the chance to select from several players from last spring's pitching-rich Class-A Ft. Lauderdale club, including the much-publicized left-handed pitcher Brien Taylor.

'Brien made the difficult transition of going from high school to pro ball, and he did it under a lot of media attention,' says Lukevics. 'He responded by having an outstanding year and being named an All-Star.'

Right-handed pitchers Mariano Rivera and Domingo Jean (acquired in the Steve Sax deal) joined Taylor to form one of the Florida State League's best rotations. Look for all three to end up in Albany before the year is out.

Brian Butterfield, who managed Ft. Lauderdale to a 59-76 record in 1992, will serve as a coach in Albany in 1993. The Yankees won't be operating in Ft. Lauderdale this season. Because of the 35-mile rule, the Yankees lost the territory rights to the expansion Florida Marlins.

Bill Evers, who spent five years in the Yankee farm system before spending the last seven years in the San Francisco Giants organization, takes over the managerial duties at Greensboro this season. His Hornets team will be led by a number of players to move to the South Atlantic League from Oneonta, including right-handed pitchers Mike Budde and Mike DeJean, along with second baseman Robert Hinds. First baseman Nick Delvecchio showed tremendous power, hitting 12 homers in just 68 games last year.

Evers will also be looking at a number of youngsters who opened eyes last year with the Tampa Yankees in the rookie Gulf Coast League. These include right-handed pitchers Mike Gordon, Marty Janzen and Jeff Cindrich, as well as all-star catcher Jamie Torres and shortstop Derek Jeter, the Yankees' top pick in last year's amateur draft.

Oneonta's and Tampa's rosters will be filled following this year's June amateur draft. In Oneonta, Mark Newman takes over as manager for Jack Gillis, who, after leading last year's Oneonta Yankees to a 37-38 record, is moving into the scouting department this year. Glenn Sherlock, the Yankees' bullpen catcher last season, is the new manager of the Tampa Yankees. He replaces Gary Denbo, who has moved to Greensboro as a coach this year after leading Tampa to a 31-28 record.

'Our goal at every level is to cultivate talent, and get it ready to move up to the next level,' says Lukevics. 'We saw a lot of that happen in 1992 and, based on those performances a year ago, anticipate even more movement in 1993. But, like I said, our job isn't done until these youngsters become major league players.' "

-Charles J. Alfaro, 1993 New York Yankees Scorebook & Souvenir Program