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2011: Signed his Rangers
contract on February 26...optioned to AAA Round Rock
on March 29...wore number 23 with the
Express...recalled by Texas on May 7...sent to Round
Rock on a rehab assignment on August 5...activated
by Texas on August 11...was picked off base twice...played eight
games in left field, twenty in center and two in
right...played for Leones del Escogido in the
Dominican Baseball League over the winter...wore
number 12.
2010: Named the Minor League
Defender of the Year for 2009 by the Texas Rangers
on January 7...named the Best Defensive Outfielder
in the Rangers organization by Baseball America on
January 25...optioned to Oklahoma (PCL, AAA) on
March 27...wore number 7 with the RedHawks...called
up by the Texas Rangers on April 27...optioned to
AAA on May 15...recalled by Texas on May
30...optioned back to AAA on June 22...placed on the
DL (sprained left knee) on June 29...activated from
the DL on July 7...went 5-7 with a homerun and an
outfield assist on July 7...placed on the DL with a
broken right wrist on August 14...was picked off
base twice and went 1-1 as a pinch hitter...Hogs in
the Minors Player of the Week three times...recalled
by the Texas Rangers and placed on the DL on August
30.
2009: Appeared in ten (5-12, 5
runs, 1 triple, 2 walks, 1 stolen base) MLB Spring
Training games for Texas...wore number 3 with the
Frisco RoughRiders (Texas, AA)...got his 100th
career RBI on June 6...stole his 100th career base
on June 10...scored his 200th career run on June
18...named as a replacement for the South Division
in the Texas League All-Star game...named the
Rangers Minor League Player of the Month (.364 with
13 RBI, 21 runs, 13-16 SB's) by Lone Star Dugout on
July 1...Co-Player of the Week in the Texas League
for July 6-12 (.440 with ten runs and six stolen
bases)...named the Texas Rangers Minor League
Defender of the Month for July...named the Best
Baserunner in the Texas League by Baseball America
on August 13...got his 1,500th career at-bat on
August 20...named to the Texas League All-Star Team
(OF) on August 31...set the Frisco record with 100
runs scored...was picked off base five times with
Frisco...had a season long hit streak of 14 games
(21-60) from May 18 to June 2...led the Texas League
in stolen bases, fifth in batting average, fourth in
triples, fourth in hits and second in runs...Hogs in
the Minors Player of the Week five times...contract
was purchased by the Texas Rangers on September
1...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week five
times...named the 2009
HogNation Minor League Player of the Year.
2008: Wore number 12 with the
Frisco RoughRiders (Texas, AA)...got his 200th
career hit on April 19...named the Texas Rangers
Minor League Fielder of the Month for April...played
in his 200th career game on May 15...put on the DL
on June 28...activated from the DL on July 5...put
on the DL on July 16...activated on August
3...promoted to the Oklahoma RedHawks (PCL, AAA) on
August 8...wore number 12 with Oklahoma...got his
1,000th career at-bat on August 17...was 0-1 pinch
hitting and was picked off base three times with
Frisco...had a season long hit streak of 9 games
(twice).
2007: Wore number 5 with the
Clinton Lumberkings (Midwest, A-)...hit his first
career homerun on April 15...went 5-5 with three
doubles on May 14 and got his 100th career
hit...played his 100th career game on May 26...put
on the DL on May 31 with a sprained knee...began a
rehab assignment with the AZL Rangers (R) on June
27...sent back to Clinton and activated from the DL
on July 3...promoted to the Bakersfield Blaze
(California, A+) on July 10...wore number 9 with the
Blaze...got his 500th career at-bat on July 21...had
a season long hit streak of 12 games (17-44)...Hogs
in the Minors Player of the Week five times...played
104 games in center and 1 at DH...sent to the Hawaii
Winter Leauge by the Rangers on September
12...played for the West Oahu Canefires in
Hawaii...wore number 9 with West Oahu.
2006: Drafted by Texas in the
10th round (298 overall) on June 6...signed on June
9...wore number 8 with the Spokane Indians
(SS-A)...played his first professional game on June
19...missed some time due to a sore back...named the
Spokane Most Valuable Player for the month of
June...had 5 outfield assists (2 2B, 1 3B, 2
HP)...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week one
time...named in the Best Athlete and Best Defensive
Player sections and named the Fastest Runner in
Baseball America's 2006 Texas Rangers Draft Report
Card.
College: Spent two years (2003-04)
at Arkansas-Fort Smith...at Arkansas from
2005-06...wore number 12 at Arkansas...had a season
long 13 game hit streak (23-50) in 2006.
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