hiː splˈɪt ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv sˈiːzən bᵻtwˌiːn ðə sˈɪŋɡəlɐ lˈænsɪŋ lˈʌɡnʌts, ðə hˈaɪɐ dˈʌnɪdˌɪn blˈuː dʒˈeɪz, ænd ðə dˈʌbəlɐ nˈuː hˈæmpʃɚ fˈɪʃɚ kˈæts, ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ ɐ kjˈuːmjʊlətˌɪv θˈɜːtiːn dˈæʃ fˈoːɹ ɹˈɛkɚd ænd tˈuː.ˈeɪtiːn ˌiːˌɑːɹɹˈeɪ wɪð wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks stɹˈaɪkaʊts ɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.tˈuː ɪnnˈɪŋz ʌv wˈɜːk.
He split the 2005 season between the Single-A Lansing Lugnuts, the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays, and the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, recording a cumulative 13-4 record and 2.18 ERA with 136 strikeouts in 148.2 innings of work.