 In , he played with High Single-A Lancaster, where he batted .315 and earned a late-season promotion to Double-A El Paso.With Double-A Tennessee in , D'Antona struggled to hit for average, only .249, which caused his home run total to drop to 9.In , again with Double-A Tennessee, he bounced back with a .312 batting average and was promoted to Triple-A Tucson for .