Great Falls Dodgers (30)
- Dan Andrews remembered his old college as pro, with donation
- David Baumann stuck out bad back for win, saw 2 seasons
- Eric Blackwell saw 3 seasons in Dodgers system, family team
- Mike Busch made 2 hard decisions, both led to baseball
- Guy Conti proved an important figure for Pedro Martinez, others; Later made bigs himself as Mets coach, 6/9/20
- James Daspit bubbled with college potential, saw 8 seasons
- John DeJarld looked forward to his second pro season, but injury cut short that season and his career, 6/10/20
- Keoki Farrish slid hard in a 1990 game at Great Falls; Saw three pro seasons, topped out at high-A, 5/21/20
- Mike Frauenhoffer helped his college to three NAIA World Series appearances; Saw single pro season, 5/24/20
- Dan Gray could handle himself behind the plate; Made high-A, later became an instructor, 5/18/20
- Tim Griffin improved his power in college; Saw three pro seasons, topped out at high-A, 5/20/20
- Ken Hamilton showed some bulldog in rookie ball; Played four seasons, made high-A, 6/11/20
- Garey Ingram saw the bigs as three times better than the minors; Saw 82 ML games, later coached, 6/12/20
- Jason Kerr finished strong in college, saw five seasons in pros; Topped out at high-A, 6/7/20
- Ed Lund missed out on AA, but he wanted to keep playing; Saw four seasons, topped out at high-A, 5/15/20
- Pedro Martinez showed 'unlimited potential' in rookie ball; He then made Hall of Fame, 5/23/20
- Ron Maurer kept swinging to college hit mark; Saw decade in pros, including Taiwan, but not bigs, 6/6/20
- Don Meyers moved from infielder to catching; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 5/22/20
- Mark Mimbs played in pros with twin brother, saw 10 seasons
- Mike Mimbs got cut by the Dodgers out of AA; Later, after independent ball stint, he made the majors, 5/14/20
- Raul Mondesi had everything, won NL Rookie of the Year, played 13 ML seasons then went to prison for corruption, 6/5/20
- Junior Perez roomed with Pedro Martinez and Raul Mondesi at Great Falls; His pro career, though, amounted to 41 games, 5/17/20
- Brian Piotrowicz played 4 pro seasons
- Ira Smith wasn't afraid to fail; Played 14 seasons, got considered for bigs spot, but never made it, 5/15/20
- Ed Stryker threw batting practice to major leaguers in college; Pro career topped out at high-A, 6/4/20
- Gordie Tipton helped pitch his college team to the World Series title game; Saw three pro seasons, 5/25/20
- Joe Vavra put in his time and eventually found a home as an ML coach with the Twins and Tigers, 5/15/20
- Ron Walden became top pick, got hurt
- Burgess Watts expressed confidence in college; Saw four pro seasons, at third and on mound, made high-A, 5/27/20
- Lonnie Webb did his job as leadoff man in 1990; Saw four seasons, hit high-A, 5/26/20
The 1990 Rookie Pioneer League
-Billings Mustangs (29)
-Billings Mustangs (29)
-Great Falls Dodgers (30)
-Helena Brewers (29)
-Idaho Falls Braves (30)
-Medicine Hat Blue Jays (27)
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