ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, hiː wʌzɐ bˈeɪsbɔːl ɐmˈɛɹɪkə fˈɜːst tˈiːm mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡ ˈɔːlstˈɑːɹ aʊtfˈiːldɚ ænd ðə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ wˈaɪt sˈɑːks mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡ plˈeɪɚɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ.
In 2005, he was a Baseball America 1st team Minor League All-Star outfielder and the Chicago White Sox Minor League Player of the Year.