hiː bˈæɾᵻd .θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn wɪð ˈeɪt hˈoʊm ɹˈʌnz θˈɜːtiːn ɔnðə sˈiːzən ɪn fˈɪfti tˈuː ɡˈeɪmz wɪððə nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz zˈɛfɚz ʌvðə pˌiːsˌiːˈɛl tə ɡˈɪv ðə mˈɛts ɐ ɹˈiːzən tə kˈiːp hˌɪm fɔːɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ jˈɪɹ.
He batted .331 with 8 home runs (13 on the season) in 52 games with the New Orleans Zephyrs of the PCL to give the Mets a reason to keep him for another year.