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Name	Team	Age
Al Garbark	Retired (1988, Age 34)	Died (2023, Age 69)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 24 (1972)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Santo Rodriguez League	0	10 years (147 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B+	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	5/17/1954
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (25.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1972	D+	D-	C	D	C	C	C-
1973	C	D+	C+	D+	C+	C+	C
1974	C+	C-	B-	C	B-	B-	B-
1975	B-	C	B	C+	B	B-	B-
1976	B-	C+	B	B-	B	B	B
1977	B-	C+	B+	B	B	B	B+
1978	B	B-	B+	B	B+	B	B+
1979	B	B-	B+	B	B+	B+	B+
1980	B+	B-	B+	B	A-	B+	A-
1981	B+	B-	B+	B	A-	B+	A-
1982	B+	B-	B+	B	A-	B+	A-
1983	B+	B	B+	B+	A-	B+	A-
1984	B+	B	B+	B+	A-	B+	A-
1985	B+	B	B+	B+	A-	B+	A-
1986	B+	B	B+	B+	A-	B+	A-
1987	B+	B	B+	B+	A-	B+	A-
1988	B+	B	B+	B+	A-	B+	A-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1988-11-01	Al Garbark has retired from the Milwaukee Brewers
1988-04-01	The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted John Hehl to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brewers have designated Al Garbark for assignment.
1985-04-18	The Philadelphia Phantasms have acquired Al Garbark from the waiver wire.
1985-04-01	The New York Enforcers have promoted Rube Munns to the major league team. The New York Enforcers have waived Al Garbark.
1977-03-25	The New York Enforcers have promoted Al Garbark to the major league team. The New York Enforcers have waived Howard Messenger.