 West went 8-5 with 3.74 ERA in 21 starts with Greensboro (A) in 2006.During that season, he recorded 102 strikeouts and 40 walks in 120.1 innings.To start the year, he won his first three decisions of season over a span of his first nine starts from April 9 to June 14, including earning a win in his first start of that season on April 9 against Hagerstown, while allowing two hits with four strikeouts in 6.0 innings.