The 1990 Peninsula Pilots player profiles, Mariners

Features on each member of the 1990 Peninsula Pilots, high-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners as included in that year's team set. 

Peninsula Pilots (27)

1. Lash Bailey hit over 2 seasons, then suffered double vision
2. Rick Balabon made draft's 1st round, saw 7 seasons, AAA
3. Dan Barbara saw 3 seasons, AAA, then entered bar business
4. Mark Brakebill saw pro baseball as life, then as secondary
5. Jim Campanis followed dad to pros, saw 6 seasons, wrote book
6. Jeff Darwin used his pitches to make majors over three seasons; Followed brother Danny to bigs, 8/6/23
7. Kyle Duke made six pro seasons, AA
8. Marcos Garcia turned pitcher and accepted that; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, later turned pitching coach, 6/25/23
9. Anthony Gordon worked on consistency, as brother Tom said, 7/17/23
10. Ross Grimsley spoke from experience as minors coach; Saw 11 majors seasons as player, 7/11/23
11. Jim Gutierrez started pro career in home state; Played decade, made AAA, 6/26/23
12. Scott Lodgek saw 2 pro seasons, pitched against Soviets
13. Darin Loe got out of a jam at Peninsula; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, later coached, 7/30/23
14. Allan Lovinger served briefly as minors trainer, then went on to other jobs, including real estate, 6/26/23
15. Ron Mullins used strategy to get key out in 1988 single-A save; Saw six seasons, made AA, 7/2/23
16. Jim Nettles made the majors as a player, looked to get there later as a manager, 8/10/23
17. Ron Pezzoni felt challenged in independent ball; Saw six seasons, made AA, later turned softball coach, 7/5/23
18. Lem Pilkinton survived cancer, became coach, instructor; Played five seasons, made high-A, 8/7/23
19. Rod Poissant returned from injuries to play over seven pro seasons; Made AA, 8/5/23
20. Oscar Rivas used guts in college performance; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 7/16/23
21. Jorge Robles got his education, then turned pro; Saw two seasons, made high-A, 8/11/23
22. Damon Saetre played at high-A Peninsula over two seasons, then settled there, 8/12/23
23. Ruben Santana worked to be consistent as hitter; Saw 13 pro seasons, made AAA, Taiwan, Italy, 6/27/23
24. Jesus Tavarez continued working hard over five major league seasons, later saw Korea, 7/1/23
25. Delvin Thomas chose pro baseball over college football
26. Kelvin Thomas saw 4 pro seasons, high-A with Mariners
27. Landon Williams picked up big hit after slow 1990 start; Saw two seasons, made high-A, 6/25/23

The 1990 High-A Carolina League

-Durham Bulls (33)

-Frederick Keys (30)

-Kinston Indians (30)

-Lynchburg Red Sox (27)

-Peninsula Pilots (27)

-Prince William Cannons (30)

-Salem Buccaneers (27)

-Winston-Salem Spirits (31)