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matched his best in RBI…ranked second in the A’s farm system in doubles and third in hits…was named
to the Texas League midseason and postseason All-Star Teams…prior to the season he was ranked number
74 on Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list and following the season he was listed as the A’s
ninth best prospect…his batting average included a .311 mark against right-handed pitching and .268
against left-handers…batted .308 with runners in scoring position, including .345 with Midland and .226
with Sacramento…appeared in 73 games at second base, 38 at third base and 14 at shortstop…made 19
errors, including nine at second base (.977 fielding percentage), five at third base (.946) and five at shortstop
(.926)…batted .326 with 26 doubles, 55 RBI and 56 runs scored in 79 games with Midland…hit
.383 with all three of his home runs and 38 of his 55 RBI at home…hit safely in 10 consecutive games
from April 10 to 20…went 18 for 42 (.429) with seven doubles and eight RBI during the streak…had a
season high five RBI April 29 against Corpus Christi and batted .372 with 10 doubles and 19 RBI in 19
games in April to earn a May 1 promotion to Sacramento…hit .251 with 24 RBI in 51 games over two
stints with Sacramento…went 11 for 62 (.177) with 11 RBI in 18 games during his first stint before he
was sent back to Midland May 21…went 4 for 5 with a walk and five runs scored May 22 against Corpus
Christi…it was his first of two four-hit games as he went 4 for 6 June 15 against Frisco…hit .391 over
his first 22 games of his second stint, boosting his overall Double-A batting average to .382 following
his four-hit game June 15…started at second base for the South All-Stars in the Texas League All-Star
Game, July 1 at Frisco, and went 0 for 2…then hit safely in a season high 13 consecutive games from
July 2 to 16 (22 for 53, .415)…was promoted to Sacramento Aug. 1 and finished the season with the
River Cats…went 0 for 15 over his first four games, then batted .330 over his final 29 contests…including
a 15 for 29 (.517) surge over a seven-game stretch from Aug. 14 to 20…then hit a team-leading .370
with three doubles, three RBI and seven runs scored in seven postseason games for the River Cats.
2008—Was acquired by Oakland from Philadelphia in the Joe Blanton trade in July and combined to hit
.296 with five home runs and 40 RBI in 109 games with Single-A Clearwater in the Phillies organization
and Single-A Stockton and Double-A Midland in the A’s organization…added six triples and was
successful in 17 of 18 (94.4%) stolen base attempts…was named the A’s fifth best prospect by Baseball
America following the season and was also tabbed as the A’s Best Hitter for Average in the magazine’s
Best Tools survey…batted .296 against left-handed pitchers and .296 against right-handers…hit .303
with runners in scoring position…batted .416 with three of his five home runs, 10 of his 40 RBI and six
of his 17 stolen bases in the first inning of a game…committed five errors in 77 games at second base
(.984 fielding percentage) and two in 29 contests at shortstop (.985 fielding percentage)…hit .307 with
four home runs and 23 RBI in 68 games with Clearwater…was successful in all 16 of his stolen base
attempts…all 65 of his defensive appearances came at second base…was batting .347 in 13 games when
he was placed on the disabled list April 24 with a strained muscle in his back…was reinstated from the
DL May 13…hit all four of his home runs with Dunedin over a 17-game span from May 13 to 30 and
batted .323 in 18 games in May…then hit .291 with 11 stolen bases in 25 games in June…was traded
to Oakland with Josh Outman and Matt Spencer July 17 in exchange for Joe Blanton…was assigned to
Stockton following the trade and batted .278 with a home run and 10 RBI in 15 games…hit .333 over
his first 11 games and then went 2 for 18 (.111) over his final four contests before he was promoted to
Midland Aug. 5…batted .279 in 26 games with the RockHounds and added 15 walks for a .392 on-base
percentage…hit .353 over his first 14 games but went 6 for 35 (.171) over his final 12 contests…all 26
of his appearances came at shortstop…played for the Arizona Fall League Champion Phoenix Desert
Dogs following the season and hit .239 with three doubles and nine RBI in 24 games…appeared in 12
games at second base, 11 at shortstop and one at third base.
2007—Spent entire season with Single-A Lakewood…led his team in at bats (499), doubles (30) and
RBI (79), was second in hits (147) and tied for second in home runs (9)…had 40 multi-hit games…
collected 24 RBI in 27 games in May…named a South Atlantic League midseason All-Star…named
Phillies Minor League Player of the Week, May 28-June 3…was Phillies’ Minor League Player of the
Month for June after batting .360 with 16 runs and 11 RBI…played for Team USA in the Futures Game
in San Francisco and was 1 for 1…rated the second best prospect in the Phillies minor league system by
Baseball America following the season.
2006—Made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Rookie League Phillies…ranked second in the
GCL in average (.318), tied for fourth in triples (4) and fifth in on-base percentage (.384)…was named
Phillies Minor League Player of the Week, July 24-30 after batting .650 with four RBI…had a seasonhigh
five RBI July 17 at the Indians…had a season-best five hits July 24 vs. the Yankees…hit .368 with
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