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B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-0/197 Born: February 27, 1984 in Tampa, FL Resides: Tampa, FL How Obtained: Twins' first round (20th overall) pick in 2002 June draft.

2007:Spent the entire season with Rochester...Led the Red Wings in games (139), at bats (487) and hits (130)…set a career high in games, triples (7) and stolen bases (25)...Led all of professional baseball (Minor League and Major League) with 21 sacrifice bunts...Was hitting .213 at the end of May… hit .301 (90-for-299) after that…hit .529 with 23 RBI (9-for-17) with the bases loaded...Played in first 44 games of the season before his first game off...Hit first home run in Triple-A 6/22 at Louisville off LHP Shaun Babula…hit Wings’ second grand slam of the season 7/24 vs. Syracuse ...Was successful on his first nine stolen base attempts before caught 5/11at Buffalo on a pick-off play...Coming into the season was rated the Twins #13 prospect by Baseball America magazine

2006: Invited to Major League Spring Training...second season at New Britain...had four hits, April 10 vs Portland...named Eastern League Player of Week, April 17th...hit .338 (27-for-80) in 20 games in April...had 8 game hitting streak, June 15-22...eight-game hit-streak from June 16-22, going 14-for-35 (.400) with six rbi...went 4-for-5 on June 17 vs. Akron...starting centerfielder in Eastern League All-Star Game, July 12 at Altoona...went 4-for-5 on July 15 vs. New Hampshire with two rbi and two doubles...hit safely in 19 of 20 games from August 8-27, including a nine-game hit-streak from August 8-17...collected eventual game winning RBI, August 21 vs Defenders in 1-0 win...season-high 10-game hit-streak from August 19-27, batting .421 (16-for-38) with four rbi and three stolen bases...reached base safely in each of his last six games, going 10-for-25 (.400) with a home run and two doubles... had three-hit game on September 3 vs. Harrisburg...hit .333 (88-for-266) in 65 home games...collected 44 multi-hit games...finished in the top 10 in Twins organization in games played, at-bats, runs scored, hits and stolen bases...led Twins minor league system in plate appearances (536), hits (153) and runs scored (80).

2005: Hit safely in six of seven games, going 12-for-28 (.429), April 8-13...season-high five hits, April 28 at Dunedin...disabled with strained left hamstring, April 30-May 7...sesaon-high 13-game hit-streak, going 20-for-49 (.408), May 12-26...was 12-for-28 (.429) in eight games, May 30-June 11...played in Florida State League All-Star Game, June 18 at Clearwater...promoted to New Britain, June 23...hit safely in six of seven
games, going 10-for-28 (.357), June 24-July 1...had nine-game hit-streak, going 16-for-41 (.390), July 17-26...hit safely in six of seven games, going 10-for-29 (.345), August 7-12...tied season-high three rbi, August 9 vs. Portland...was second among Twins’ minor leaguers in batting and stolen bases...rated seventh Best Prospect in Florida State League and 14th Best Prospect in Eastern League by Baseball America...played
for Grand Canyon in Arizona Fall League.

2004:Hit safely in six consecutive games, going 9-for-23 (.391), April 12-17...season-high seven-game hit-streak, going 13-for-26 (.500), May 4-11...season-high four hits and three rbi, May 8 vs. Ft. Wayne...disabled with broken right hamate bone, May 19-July 29...selected to Midwest League All-Star team but did not play...transferred to GCL Twins, July 29...promoted to Quad City, August 4...hit safely in six of seven games, going 9-for-27 (.333), August 5-12...was 6-for-20 (.300) in five games, September 2-6...was third on club in stolen bases.

2003: Hit safely in 10 of 11 games, going 18-for-53 (.340), June 17-28...season-high three rbi, June 27 at Johnson County...season-high nine-game hit-streak, going 12-for-31 (.387), July 30-August 8...hit safely in eight consecutive games, going 13-for-31 (.419), August 17-25... tied season-high four hits, August 22 at Danville...tied for second on club in stolen bases...rated ninth Best Prospect in Appalachian League by Baseball America.

PROFESSIONAL:
Signed by Brad Weitzel.

PERSONAL:
2002 graduate of Tampa Catholic (FL) High School...played on 2001 state championship baseball team for Tampa Catholic...member of 2001 Junior Pan Am Games silver-medal winning U.S. team, batting .450 (18-40) and was named center fielder on All-Tourney team.

2007 and CAREER STATISTICS

Coming soon.