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Enters the 2007 season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 1 Prospect in the White Sox organization ... was named by the same publication following the season as the Best Hitter For Average and Best Defensive Outfielder in the Sox system and also the No. 5 Prospect in the International League ... hit .229 (8-35) with five RBI in 18 games with the White Sox ... his contract was purchased from Class AAA Charlotte on 9/1 ... made seven appearances in center field (three starts), six in right (three starts) and six in left ... made his major-league debut as a defensive replacement in center field on 9/1 at Kansas City ... collected his first two hits on 9/5 at Boston in his first start in right field ... singled to right off Kason Gabbard for his first major-league hit ... led off on 9/6 at Boston, becoming the first Sox rookie to start at the top of the lineup since Willie Harris on 9/25/02 vs. Boston ... also picked up his first RBI with a groundout ... was 2-18 (.111) from 9/6-21 ... hit .296 (133-449) and established career highs in doubles (25), home runs (13) and RBI (70) with the Knights ... ranked ninth in the IL in average at the time of his promotion ... ranked fourth in the organization in hits (133) and total bases (203), tied for fourth in RBI, seventh in average, eighth in extra-base hits (41) and ninth in home runs ... totaled 33 multihit efforts with the Knights ... produced seven hitting streaks of seven games or more ... hit 10 of his 13 home runs at home and 12 off right-handers ... was named the IL Batter of the Week for 4/24-30 ... fell a double shy of hitting for the cycle on 7/18 vs. Columbus, going 4-4 with a triple, two home runs and four RBI ... played in 14 games for LaGuaira in the Venezuelan Winter League, hitting .260 (33-127) with one home run and seven RBI ... was ranked by Baseball America entering the season as the No. 3 Prospect and Best Outfield Arm in the White Sox organization.