hiː wʌz sˈɪksti stˈiːlz bᵻhˌaɪnd mɪdwˈɛst lˈiːɡ ˌɛmdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛl lˈiːdɚ kɹˈɪs mˈɔːɹɪs bˌʌt lˈɛd ˌɛmdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛl sˈɛkənd bˈeɪsmɛn ɪn fˈiːldɪŋ pɚsˈɛntɪdʒ.nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, pjˈuːɾaʊts tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ, ɐsˈɪsts θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ænd dˈʌbəl plˈeɪz sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ænd wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ bˈeɪsbɔːl ɐmˈɛɹɪkə æz ˌɛmdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛl bˈɛst dᵻfˈɛnsɪv sˈɛkənd bˈeɪsmən.
He was 60 steals behind Midwest League (MWL) leader Chris Morris but led MWL second basemen in fielding percentage (.973), putouts (234), assists (336) and double plays (63) and was selected by Baseball America as MWL Best Defensive Second Baseman.