Brignac was drafted by Tampa Bay Rays in the second round (45th overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft out of St. Amant High School as a shortstop. He made his professional debut on August 4 with Advanced Rookie Princeton, where in 25 games, he hit .361 with 1 HR and 25 RBI. He also had a 3-game stint with Single-A Charleston, where he went 7-14. Brignac played all of 2005 with Single-A Southwest Michigan, where in 127 games as the Devil Rays shortstop, he hit .264 with 15 HR, 61 RBI, 77 runs and 39 doubles. He was also the Eastern Division\'s starting shortstop in the Midwest League All-Star Game. Brignac had a breakout year with High-A Visalia, hitting .326 with 21 HR, 83 RBI, 82 runs, 26 doubles and a league-leading .939 OPS in 100 games as the Oaks shortstop. He earned a promotion to Double-A Montgomery for the last month of the season, along with third baseman Evan Longoria, and in 28 games with the Biscuits, he hit .300 with 3 HR, 16 RBI and 18 runs. He was a Mid and Post-Season All-Star in the California League, and he was named the League\'s MVP and Rookie of the Year. Baseball America rated Brignac as the 17th best MLB prospect in 2007 and 39th best in 2008.\n', '

Brignac was Montgomery\'s shortstop for 2007, where in 133 games and a league-leading (with Emilio Bonifacio) 596 plate appearances, he hit .260 with 17 HR, 81 RBI, a league-leading 91 runs and 30 doubles. After the year, he played with in the Arizona Fall League with Scottsdale, where he hit .177 (20-113) with 2 HR and 6 RBI in 26 games. Brignac began 2008 with Triple-A Durham as their shortstop, where he was hitting .265 with 7 HR and 38 RBI through the first 3 months.\n', '

Brignac was called up from the minors on July 3, 2008, after Jason Bartlett was placed on the 15-day disabled list. He made his major league debut on July 4, 2008. He was optioned back to Durham on July 15, 2008, having gone hitless in his first 10 major league at-bats with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts over 4 games. On August 6 in a game against Richmond, he was hit by a pitch on the wrist from Jo-Jo Reyes, and left the game after the third inning. He would miss the rest of the season, and a possible September call-up, because of the injury. In 97 games with Durham in 2008, he hit .250 with 9 HR, 43 RBI, 43 runs and 26 doubles.\n', '

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