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2006: Assigned to Palm Beach from extended spring
training on April 17...wore number 9 with the Palm Beach Cardinals...released
on May 23...threw out 4 of 13 attempted base stealers (31%) with
1 PB.
2005: Activated from extended spring training by the
Swing of the Quad Cities (A-) on April 8...hit his first professional
homerun on April 17...wore number 8 with the Swing...News Story:
Toops
at home behind plate...selected to represent the Western
Division in the Midwest League All-Star game...started and walked
in his only plate appearance at the All-Star game on June 21...threw
out 21 of 51 attempted base stealers (41%) and picked off five
runners with QC...promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals (A+) of
the Florida State League on July 17...wore number 31 at Palm
Beach...played his 100th career game on August 17....threw out
13 of 31 attempted base stealers (42%) and picked off one runner
with PB...had 6 passed balls on the season...won the Florida
State League Championship with Palm Beach...Hogs in the Minors
Player of the Week one time...invited to the Cardinals winter
Instructional League where he batted .304 (7-23) with four doubles
in ten games.
2004: Drafted on June 7...wore number 5 with the New
Jersey Cardinals (A)...made his professional debut on June 30...played
32 games at catcher.
College: At Arkansas from 2001-04...wore number
5 at Arkansas.
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