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Ian Desmond

Ian M. Desmond (twitter: @IanDesmond20)

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: September 20, 1985 in Sarasota, Florida, US
High School: Sarasota HS (Sarasota, FL)

Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sarasota HS (Sarasota, FL).

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2004	18	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A-	MON	59	247	228	30	52	11	0	2	28	13	4	10	42	.228	.273	.303	.576	69	8	5	2	2	0
2004	18	Expos	GULF	Rk	MON	55	234	216	28	49	11	0	1	27	13	3	10	40	.227	.272	.292	.563	63	6	4	2	2	0
2004	18	Vermont	NYPL	A-	MON	4	13	12	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	.250	.308	.500	.808	6	2	1	0	0	0
2005	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	WSN	128	568	515	74	129	23	5	7	38	33	12	34	113	.250	.306	.355	.661	183	11	8	9	2	0
2005	19	Savannah	SALL	A	WSN	73	320	296	37	73	10	2	4	23	20	6	13	60	.247	.291	.334	.626	99	5	6	4	1	0
2005	19	Potomac	CARL	A+	WSN	55	248	219	37	56	13	3	3	15	13	6	21	53	.256	.325	.384	.709	84	6	2	5	1	0
2006	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	WSN	129	540	486	58	111	24	3	9	48	18	9	34	114	.228	.289	.346	.635	168	8	9	8	3	0
2006	20	Potomac	CARL	A+	WSN	92	408	365	50	89	20	2	9	45	14	8	29	79	.244	.313	.384	.696	140	7	9	2	3	0
2006	20	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	37	132	121	8	22	4	1	0	3	4	1	5	35	.182	.214	.231	.446	28	1	0	6	0	0
2007	21	Potomac	CARL	A+	WSN	129	536	458	69	121	30	4	13	45	27	11	57	99	.264	.357	.432	.789	198	8	11	6	4	0
2008	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-Rk	WSN	96	377	336	43	86	15	0	12	46	15	8	31	80	.256	.321	.408	.728	137	7	2	6	2	4
2008	22	Nationals	GULF	Rk	WSN	3	13	13	1	5	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	2	.385	.385	.462	.846	6	0	0	0	0	0
2008	22	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	93	364	323	42	81	14	0	12	44	12	8	31	78	.251	.318	.406	.724	131	7	2	6	2	4
2009	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	WSN	97	394	348	54	115	24	3	7	32	21	5	36	71	.330	.401	.477	.878	166	7	5	5	0	3
2009	23	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	42	189	170	29	52	12	1	6	18	13	4	16	40	.306	.372	.494	.866	84	2	2	1	0	2
2009	23	Syracuse	IL	AAA	WSN	55	205	178	25	63	12	2	1	14	8	1	20	31	.354	.428	.461	.889	82	5	3	4	0	1
6 Seasons						638	2662	2371	328	614	127	15	50	237	127	49	202	519	.259	.326	.388	.714	921	49	40	36	13	7
AA (3 seasons)				AA		172	685	614	79	155	30	2	18	65	29	13	52	153	.252	.314	.396	.710	243	10	4	13	2	6
A+ (3 seasons)				A+		276	1192	1042	156	266	63	9	25	105	54	25	107	231	.255	.335	.405	.740	422	21	22	13	8	0
Rk (2 seasons)				Rk		58	247	229	29	54	12	0	1	29	16	3	10	42	.236	.278	.301	.579	69	6	4	2	2	0
A (1 season)				A		73	320	296	37	73	10	2	4	23	20	6	13	60	.247	.291	.334	.626	99	5	6	4	1	0
A- (1 season)				A-		4	13	12	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	.250	.308	.500	.808	6	2	1	0	0	0
AAA (1 season)				AAA		55	205	178	25	63	12	2	1	14	8	1	20	31	.354	.428	.461	.889	82	5	3	4	0	1

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	Rtz
2004	18	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A-	MON	SS	55	234	78	126	30	10	.872	3.71
2004	18	Expos	GULF	Rk	MON	SS	51	221	74	122	25	10	.887	3.84
2004	18	Vermont	NYPL	A-	MON	SS	4	13	4	4	5	0	.615	2.00
2005	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	WSN	SS	127	623	238	346	39	78	.937	4.60	-4
2005	19	Savannah	SALL	A	WSN	SS	72	349	130	199	20	42	.943	4.57	-2
2005	19	Potomac	CARL	A+	WSN	SS	55	274	108	147	19	36	.931	4.64	-2
2006	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	WSN	SS	128	528	191	300	37	75	.930	3.84	-24
2006	20	Potomac	CARL	A+	WSN	SS	91	383	138	219	26	55	.932	3.92	-19
2006	20	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	SS	37	145	53	81	11	20	.924	3.62	-5
2007	21	Potomac	CARL	A+	WSN	SS	127	625	194	399	32	80	.949	4.67	0
2008	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-Rk	WSN	SS	96	459	163	273	23	65	.950	4.54	-7
2008	22	Nationals	GULF	Rk	WSN	SS	3	9	4	4	1	2	.889	2.67	-3
2008	22	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	SS	93	450	159	269	22	63	.951	4.60	-4
2009	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	WSN	SS	97	495	171	296	28	80	.943	4.81	-12
2009	23	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	SS	42	232	86	135	11	39	.953	5.26	-2
2009	23	Syracuse	IL	AAA	WSN	CF	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0
2009	23	Syracuse	IL	AAA	WSN	SS	55	263	85	161	17	41	.935	4.47	-10
6 Seasons							631	2964	1035	1740	189	388	.936	4.40	-47
SS (6 seasons)						SS	630	2964	1035	1740	189	388	.936	4.40	-47
CF (1 season)						CF	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
2004	18	GCL Expos	Gulf Coast League	Rk	MON		2004-06-21	2004-08-28
2004	18	Vermont Expos	New York-Pennsylvania League	A-	MON		2004-08-31	2004-09-04
2005	19	Savannah Sand Gnats	South Atlantic League	A	WSN		2005-04-08	2005-07-05
2005	19	Potomac Nationals	Carolina League	A+	WSN		2005-07-06	2005-09-05
2006	20	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	AA	WSN		2006-04-06	2006-05-26
2006	20	Potomac Nationals	Carolina League	A+	WSN		2006-05-14	2006-09-04
2007	21	Potomac Nationals	Carolina League	A+	WSN		2007-04-05	2007-09-03
2008	22	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	AA	WSN		2008-04-03	2008-09-01
2008	22	GCL Nationals	Gulf Coast League	Rk	WSN		2008-07-15	2008-07-20
2009	23	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	AA	WSN		2009-04-09	2009-07-13
2009	23	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	AAA	WSN		2009-07-16	2009-09-07
2009	23	Washington Nationals	National League	MLB	WSN	1	2009-09-10	2009-10-04
2010	24	Washington Nationals	National League	MLB	WSN	1	2010-04-05	2010-10-03
2011	25	Washington Nationals	National League	MLB	WSN	1	2011-03-31	2011-09-28
2012	26	Washington Nationals	National League	MLB	WSN	1	2012-04-05	2012-10-03
2013	27	Washington Nationals	National League	MLB	WSN	1	2013-04-01	2013-06-17

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