In 2006, he was 13–2 with 145 strikeouts and a 2.38 ERA in 155 innings, completing three games, shutting out two and allowing only seven walks (he began the year by going 65.2 innings without allowing a walk)[1] and 126 hits.
He joined the Diamondbacks system in 2007 after being signed by scout Mark Baca.
He played in their organization until 2011, winning 10 or more games once – in 2009, when he went 12–10 with a 3.86 ERA in 28 starts between the Visalia Rawhide and Mobile BayBears.
In 2012, he pitched in the Los Angeles Dodgers system and in the independent leagues, where he also played in 2013[2] and 2014.
In 2011, he was a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star; at one point during the campaign, he took a no hitter into the eighth inning.