Drafted in the 10th round (326th overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012 (signed for $2,500).
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Babitt, a senior, started out at San Diego State after he was a 35th-round draft pick by the White Sox out of high school. He spent one year there before transferring to Sierra (Calif.) JC and then to the Division II Academy of Art in San Francisco. Babitt has a thin, 5-foot-8 frame. He has a good glove at second base and plays with a lot of energy. He has a line-drive lefthanded swing with a table-setter's mentality. Babbit is a solid-average to plus runner who can create havoc on the basepaths. He has a high baseball IQ, as his father, Shooty, spent seven years in the minors and got to the big leagues with Oakland in 1981 and is now a pro scout with the Mets.
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