Alex Garabedian


Number: 35
Position: C
College: University of Miami/College of Charleston
Resides: Miami, FL
Birthdate: 08/26/85
Height: 6'0
Weight: 215
Bats: R
Throws: R
League Status: LS-3

selected in the 7th round of the June Amateur Draft by the New York Yankees, but did not sign

selected in the 8th round of the June Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers and assigned to Ogden Raptors (Rookie, Pioneer League)...hit first professional homer and collected three RBI on 7/8 vs. Idaho Falls Chukars...RBI in three straight (3) from 7/12-17...collected two doubles and three RBI on 8/9 vs. Missoula Osprey...RBI in three straight (6) from 8/9-11 vs. Missoula Osprey...hit safely in 10 straight from 8/9-20...scored a run in three straight (4) from 8/10-12 vs. Missoula Osprey...three straight two-hit games and scored a run in three straight (4) from 8/16-18 @ Missoula Osprey...doubled in back-to-back games on 8/17 & 8/18 @ Missoula Osprey...hit safely in six straight from 8/29-9/3...back-to-back three hit games on 8/30 & 8/31 @ Orem Owlz...scored a run in four straight (4) from 8/31-9/3...threw out 13 of 50 base stealers, 26%

began season with Great Lakes Loons (Single-A, Midwest League)...hit safely in 11 of first 13 games...doubled in back-to-back games (2) on 5/16 & 5/17 @ Dayton Dragons...RBI in three straight (3) and three straight two-hit games from 5/21-25...his safely in 11 straight from 5/21-6/10...doubled in three straight (3) from 6/7-10...collected three hits on 6/8 vs. West Michigan Whitecaps...collected three hits and three RBI on 6/12 @ South Bend Silver Hawks...collected one hit in six games (1-19) from 6/13-21...collected three hits and had three RBI on 7/18 @ Kane County Cougars...promoted to Inland Empire 66ers (Single-A, California League) on 8/3...collected just one hit in first five games (1-20) from 8/6-15...did not collect a hit in final six games (0-15) from 8/20-9/2

spent entire season with Inland Empire 66ers (Single-A, California League)...doubled in back-to-back games (2) on 4/26 @ Lake Elsinore Storm & 4/30 @ Rancho Cucamonga Quakes...collected three RBI on 4/26 @ Lake Elsinore Storm...four straight two-hit games from 5/5-10 and hit safely in eight straight from 5/5-21...scored a run in three straight (3) from 5/5-8...collected three RBI on 5/7 @ High Desert Mavericks...collected an RBI in four straight (4) from 5/14-21...scored a run in three straight (4) from 5/17-21...collected three hits and had two doubles on 5/21 @ San Jose Giants...collected three RBI on 6/1 @ High Desert Mavericks...collected just three hits in 10 games (3-29) from 6/11-30 and did not collect a hit in six straight (0-16)...did not collect a hit in three straight from 7/7-8/18...collected three RBI on 7/31 vs. Lancaster JetHawks...RBI in three straight (3) from 8/22-25...homered in back-to-back games on 8/24 & 25 @ Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and three out of four games from 8/24-28...collected one hit over five games (1-15) from 8/26-9/2...RBI in final three games (3) from 9/5-7...hit .192 in June and .177 in August...finished fourth in California League in throwing out base runners (38-119, 31.9%)

began season with Chattanooga Lookouts (Double-A, Southern League)...played in first game on 4/18 and went 2-4 with a double, homer and two RBI...did not play from 4/19-5/5...did not play from 5/7-28...scored a run in four straight (4) from 6/3-8/13 (assigned to Inland Empire after 6/3)...assigned to Inland Empire 66ers (Single-A, California League) on 6/5...collected three hits on 6/15 vs. Lancaster JetHawks...three straight multi-hit games (7) from 6/30-7/2 and hit safely in six straight from 6/30-7/12...collected three hits on 7/1 vs. High Desert Mavericks...collected four RBI on 7/8 @ Lake Elsinore Storm...three straight multi-hit games (7) from 7/17-22...collected three hits on 7/19 @ High Desert Mavericks...threw out 12-38 base stealers (31.6%)...promoted to Chattanooga Lookouts (Double-A, Southern League) on 8/5...did not collect a hit in six straight (0-12) from 8/14-26...threw out 2 of 9 base stealers (22.2%)

began season with Chattanooga Lookouts (Double-A, Southern League)...collected just three hits in eight games (3-22)...released by Los Angeles Dodgers organization on 6/10...signed as a free agent by the St. Paul Saints (Independent, American Association) on 6/21...went 4-4 on 7/7 vs. Gary SouthShore Railcats...hit a grand slam and had five RBI on 7/17 @ Sioux City Explorers...doubled in back-to-back games on 7/23 vs. Sioux City Explorers & 7/25 vs. Kansas City T-Bones...placed on the inactive list on 8/14 retroactive to 8/10 due to concussion-like symptoms from a collision at home plate on 8/9 vs. Wichita Wingnuts...played three games in the outfield...threw out 13-49 base stealers (26.5%)

re-signed by the St. Paul Saints (Independent, American Association) on 1/23.