Status: Active

Acquired: Selected by Detroit Tigers, 2005 Draft, 5th Round

Transactions/Options: Recalled to Detroit on August 27, 2008

Optioned from Detroit to Toledo on July 25, 2008

Recalled to Detroit on July 10, 2008

Optioned from Detroit to Toledo on June 24, 2008

Contract purchased by Detroit Tigers on May 27, 2008

2 Options Remaining

Awards: Runner-up TigsTown Toledo Player of the Month - April 2008

TigsTown Organizational Player of the Year 2007

TigsTown Erie Player of the Month - April and August 2007

Detroit Tigers 2007 Minor League Player of the Year

Detroit Tigers 2007 Erie Player of the Year

Detroit Tigers 2006 and 2007 Minor League Gold Glove winner

TigsTown Lakeland Player of the Year 2006

TigsTown Lakeland Player of the Month - May, June and August 2006

Highlights: Led Eastern League in home runs (28), RBI (101), and fielding percentage for 1B (.994) in 2007.... Ranked in Eastern League top ten in games played (132), walks (87), OBP (.384), slugging (.515), and OPS (.900) in 2007.... Ranked in Florida State League top ten in runs (76), doubles (34), home runs (18), walks (81), OBP (.370), slugging (.460), and OPS (.829) in 2006.... Finished second on Arizona State Career home run list behind Bob Horner.... Finished career ranked second in ASU history in walks, third in runs, and fourth in RBI.... 1st Team All-Pac 10 and 2nd Team All-West Region as a senior at ASU....Honorable Mention All-Pac 10 as a junior at ASU.... Drafted by Los Angeles Dodgers in 13th round in 2004.... Played for Team USA at the PanAm Games in 2003.... Named to 1st Team All-Pac 10, NCBWA and ABCA 3rd Team All-American, Collegiate Baseball 2nd Team All-American, All-West Region Team as sophomore in 2003.... Set ASU single season record with four grand slams in 2003.... Honorable Mention All-Pac 10 as a freshman in 2002.... Drafted in 32nd round by Chicago Cubs in 2001.

Scouting Report: Patient left-handed hitter with tremendous power, good defensive skills at first base, and a strong arm.