hiː fˈɪnɪʃt fˈoːɹθ tˈɛn pˈɔɪnts ɪnðə vˈoʊt fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən ˌɛnˈɛl spˈoːɹɾɪŋ nˈuːz ɹˈʊki ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd baɪ fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ plˈeɪɚz ænd θˈɜːɾi mˈænɪdʒɚz, bˌiːɪŋ ˈoʊnli sɚpˈæst baɪ ɹˈaɪən bɹˈɔːn, tɹˈɔɪ tʃəlˈoʊɪtski ænd hˈʌntɚ pˈɛns, æz wˈɛl æz ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən bˈeɪsbɔːl ɐmˈɛɹɪkɚ ɹˈʊki ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd ænd ðə bˈeɪsbɔːl pɹəspˈɛktəs tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən ˈɪntɚnˌɛt bˈeɪsbɔːl ˌɛnˈɛl ɹˈʊki ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃənz.
He finished fourth (10 points) in the vote for the 2007 NL Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award by 488 major league players and 30 managers, being only surpassed by Ryan Braun, Troy Tulowitzki and Hunter Pence, as well as in the 2007 Baseball America Rookie of the Year award and the Baseball Prospectus 2007 Internet Baseball NL Rookie of the Year Award competitions.