He finished the season playing for the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League, hitting .267/.421/.267 over 20 plate appearances in five games.
Svojo poklicno kariero je leta 2009 začel z ekipo Arizona Angels in v 39 tekmah in 187 odbijalskih nastopih imel odbijalsko povprečje 0,360, odbil domači tek, domov poslal 25 tekov in ukradel 13 baz.