Became a Cardinal:
Signed by the Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent on 3/6/06.

Current Contract
Contract renewable through 2012.

2008 Season
Appeared in 34 games for the Quad Cities River Bandits, hitting just .204 in 103 at-bats.

Career Notes
Split playing time between the GCL Cardinals and the Johnson City Cardinals in 2007, hitting a combined .123 in 81 at-bats. Made US debut in GCL, going 1-for-19 (.053) in 7G before call-up to Johnson City (Appy), where he hit .145 w/ 1 HR, 1 RBI, and 6R in 23G.

In 2006 he spent the season in the Venezuelan Summer League, batting .213 with one home run, 7 RBI, 10 R, and more walks (29) than strikeouts (23) in 45G

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