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.
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.