--Drafted in the 6th round by the Detroit Tigers in 2004 out of the University of Memphis.
--Made his major league debut with Detroit in 2009.
--Spent 2009 and 2010 with the Toledo MudHens, Detroit's AAA affiliate.
--During the fall of 2010, he was traded to the Boston Red Sox, where he spent the 2011 season in AAA with the Pawtucket Red Sox.