in 2012 with the bowie baysox, he batted .316 (second among all orioles minor leaguers, and third in the eastern league)/.404/.446 with 83 rbis (leading all orioles minor leaguers), 8 home runs, 71 runs, and 11 stolen bases. he was also among the league leaders in the eastern league in doubles (35, 2nd), on-base percentage (.404, 2nd), walks (64, 4th) and hits (148, 5th). he helped the team reach the playoffs with the best hitting of his career.