▁Hal man ▁showed ▁his ▁power ▁potential ▁by ▁hitting ▁ 2 0 ▁home ▁runs ▁combined ▁for ▁Ever ett ▁and ▁Single - A ▁Wisconsin . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Short - Se ason ▁A ▁and ▁North west ▁League ▁All - Star ▁teams ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁the ▁Short - Se ason ▁A ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁For ▁, ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁High - A ▁High ▁Des ert ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁season . ▁After ▁batt ing ▁. 2 6 8 ▁with ▁ 1 9 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 5 3 ▁R BI ▁in ▁ 6 7 ▁games , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁Double - A ▁West ▁Tennessee ▁where ▁he ▁hit ▁ 1 0 ▁more ▁home ▁runs . ▁He ▁ended ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁ 2 9 ▁total ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 3 1 ▁st olen ▁bases , ▁which ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁the ▁Mar in ers ' ▁Minor ▁League ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Hal man ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers ▁along ▁with ▁four ▁other ▁players ▁following ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁Ta com a ▁Rain iers ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Hal man ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁replace ▁struggling ▁out f iel der ▁Michael ▁Sau nd ers , ▁who ▁was ▁option ed ▁to ▁Tri ple - A ▁Ta com a . ▁Hal man ▁hit ▁his ▁first ▁home ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁big