Auburn Doubledays
He was assigned to the Low-A Auburn Doubledays, going 0-2 with a 3.03 ERA. He played for Auburn again in 2009, going 1-5 with a 4.06 ERA. He started 2010 with the Single-A Lansing Lugnuts, going 3-2 with a 4.01 ERA before being promoted to the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays, where he went 1-2 with a 2.04 ERA and 3 saves.