11/22/1997 |
Drafted in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 11, 47th overall pick) by the Minnesota Twins. |
12/22/1997 |
Failed to sign with the Minnesota Twins and joined Wake Forest. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 35 (45). |
11/20/1998 |
Drafted in the 1998 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 6, 37th overall pick) by the Texas Rangers, out of college Wake Forest |
11/29/1998 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization with a signing bonus of $297,500. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 45 (45). |
03/17/1999 |
Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days. |
04/14/1999 |
Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
06/20/1999 |
Was selected to the 1999 Texas League All-Star Game. |
07/04/1999 |
Named the #82 prospect in the MLB |
09/19/1999 |
Wins the 1999 Texas League Round 1 with the Tulsa Drillers! |
11/03/1999 |
Named the #76 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 50 (50). |
03/30/2000 |
Named the #94 prospect in the MLB |
05/07/2000 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week. |
06/26/2000 |
Was selected to the 2000 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game. |
06/30/2000 |
Named the #71 prospect in the MLB |
07/16/2000 |
Was selected to the 2000 BALCO-92 All-Star Futures Game. |
10/14/2000 |
Wins the 2000 PCL Platinum Stick Award at SS. |
10/27/2000 |
Named the #64 prospect in the MLB |
11/19/2000 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $152,000. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 55 (65). |
03/29/2001 |
Named the #61 prospect in the MLB |
06/29/2001 |
Named the #44 prospect in the MLB |
07/02/2001 |
Was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for SP Chan Ho Park. |
11/20/2001 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $158,000. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60). |
11/25/2002 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $162,000. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60). |
11/19/2003 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $300,000. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60). |
11/20/2004 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $590,000. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55). |
08/05/2005 |
Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
09/05/2005 |
Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 4 days. |
11/21/2005 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,260,000. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50). |
05/16/2006 |
Injured (torn quadriceps),out for 6 weeks. |
06/12/2006 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 2-3 months. |
11/18/2006 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,809,000. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45). |
11/21/2007 |
Signed a 1-year contract (qualifying offer) worth a total of $7,700,000. |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50). |
10/26/2008 |
Wins the 2008 MLB NL Championship Series MVP Award. |
11/08/2008 |
Wins the 2008 World Series with the Chicago Cubs. |
11/30/2008 |
Signed a 1-year contract (qualifying offer) worth a total of $8,000,000. |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50). |
05/15/2009 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week. |
06/01/2009 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
12/01/2009 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2010 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50). |
02/05/2010 |
Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the New York Mets organization. |