11/24/1999 |
Drafted in the 1999 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals. |
12/10/1999 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization with a signing bonus of $2,000,000. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (80); Power: 35 (70); Eye: 30 (45). |
03/30/2000 |
Named the #10 prospect in the MLB |
06/30/2000 |
Named the #7 prospect in the MLB |
07/16/2000 |
Was selected to the 2000 BALCO-92 All-Star Futures Game. |
07/21/2000 |
Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (75); Power: 25 (60); Eye: 35 (50). |
03/29/2001 |
Named the #9 prospect in the MLB |
07/15/2001 |
Was selected to the 2001 BALCO-92 All-Star Futures Game. |
09/22/2001 |
Wins the 2001 CARL Great Glove Award at 3B. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (70); Power: 30 (55); Eye: 40 (55). |
04/04/2002 |
Named the #14 prospect in the MLB |
07/02/2002 |
Was selected to the 2002 Texas League All-Star Game. |
07/21/2002 |
Was selected to the 2002 BALCO-92 All-Star Futures Game. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (65); Power: 30 (55); Eye: 45 (55). |
02/24/2003 |
Wins the WDL EL Player of the Week Award. |
03/01/2003 |
Wins the WDL EL Batter of the Month Award. |
03/26/2003 |
Injured (strained hamstring),out for 2 weeks. |
04/03/2003 |
Named the #20 prospect in the MLB |
05/28/2003 |
Injured (strained back),out for 3 weeks. |
07/04/2003 |
Named the #20 prospect in the MLB |
07/20/2003 |
Was selected to the 2003 BALCO-92 All-Star Futures Game. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 30 (55); Eye: 45 (55). |
04/01/2004 |
Named the #19 prospect in the MLB |
04/23/2004 |
Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week. |
07/02/2004 |
Named the #20 prospect in the MLB |
11/22/2004 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $174,000. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 45 (55). |
09/19/2005 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/23/2005 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $180,000. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (75); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 50 (55). |
11/20/2006 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $188,000. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 50 (55). |
11/21/2007 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,190,200. |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55). |
11/30/2008 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,632,000. |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 55 (55). |
04/20/2009 |
Suspended 3 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. |
06/17/2009 |
Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
11/29/2009 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,570,400. |
01/01/2010 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (55). |
11/27/2010 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2011 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (55). |
01/23/2011 |
Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $78,000,000 with the New York Mets organization. |
11/22/2011 |
Wins the 2011 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at 1B. |
01/01/2012 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (55). |
05/07/2012 |
Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks. |