04/06/1992 |
Named the #91 prospect in the MLB |
09/30/1992 |
Wins the 1992 AA AA Reliever of the Year Award. |
11/20/1992 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $112,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1993 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 45 (60); Control: 55 (55). |
05/31/1993 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the New York Mets with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/16/1993 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tampa Bay Giants with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/06/1993 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/12/1993 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/23/1993 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $116,800 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1994 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 55 (55). |
11/25/1994 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $123,200 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 60 (60). |
05/29/1995 |
Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox, along with RP Mike Salazar, in exchange for C Eric Wedge, LF Glenallen Hill. |
11/13/1995 |
Wins the 1995 MLB AL Golden Glove Award at P. |
11/18/1995 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,455,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60). |
11/19/1996 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,612,500. |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60). |
11/23/1997 |
Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent. |
12/10/1997 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $10,800,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60). |
06/19/1998 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/01/1998 |
Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60). |
11/03/1999 |
Executed his contract year option. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60). |
04/19/2000 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/16/2000 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/16/2000 |
Was selected to the 2000 BALCO-92 All-Star Game. |
08/17/2000 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/22/2000 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/19/2000 |
Became a free agent. |
12/21/2000 |
Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $45,000,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 60 (60). |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 60 (60). |
05/15/2002 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Florida Marlins with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/20/2002 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/23/2002 |
Finished 2nd in 2002 MLB NL Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 60 (60). |
09/09/2003 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (30); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 55 (55). |
06/28/2004 |
Released by the Chicago Cubs. |
07/07/2004 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros organization. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1994 |
37 |
1 |
1996 |
37 |
2 |
1997 |
35 |
3 |
1998 |
35 |
7 |
1999 |
34 |
9 |
2000 |
37 |
2 |
2001 |
34 |
6 |
2002 |
37 |
1 |
2003 |
35 |
6 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1994 |
16 |
6 |
1998 |
19 |
2 |
2000 |
21 |
1 |
2001 |
15 |
10 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1993 |
16 |
4 |
1996 |
15 |
4 |
1997 |
18 |
3 |
1999 |
15 |
10 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1998 |
.655 |
6 |
2000 |
.778 |
1 |
2002 |
.667 |
7 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1994 |
233.2 |
5 |
1996 |
225.1 |
4 |
1997 |
210.2 |
7 |
1998 |
233.2 |
5 |
2000 |
271.2 |
2 |
2001 |
232.0 |
4 |
2002 |
241.1 |
3 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1994 |
969 |
5 |
1996 |
973 |
2 |
1997 |
948 |
5 |
1998 |
1016 |
5 |
1999 |
981 |
10 |
2000 |
1147 |
2 |
2001 |
993 |
6 |
2002 |
1016 |
3 |
|
|
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1993 |
9 |
8 |
1995 |
11 |
7 |
1996 |
10 |
3 |
2001 |
11 |
3 |
2002 |
10 |
9 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
2000 |
3.91 |
4 |
2002 |
3.43 |
10 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
2000 |
.282 |
6 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1998 |
0.62 |
9 |
2000 |
0.80 |
9 |
2001 |
0.62 |
8 |
2002 |
0.30 |
1 |
2003 |
0.73 |
9 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1999 |
2.07 |
10 |
2002 |
2.01 |
6 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1994 |
20 |
9 |
1996 |
19 |
6 |
1998 |
21 |
5 |
2000 |
18 |
7 |
2002 |
23 |
1 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1998 |
.600 |
8 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1995 |
9 |
3 |
2000 |
13 |
7 |
2001 |
2 |
9 |
2002 |
2 |
8 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1995 |
.360 |
2 |
2000 |
.351 |
9 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1993 |
3 |
8 |
1998 |
1 |
5 |
2000 |
4 |
1 |
2002 |
2 |
1 |
2003 |
1 |
8 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1993 |
0.57 |
2 |
1994 |
0.56 |
7 |
1995 |
0.56 |
4 |
1996 |
0.55 |
5 |
1999 |
0.53 |
7 |
2002 |
0.58 |
4 |
2003 |
0.58 |
4 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
2000 |
5.7 |
10 |
2001 |
5.0 |
6 |
2002 |
5.9 |
3 |
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