11/18/2000 |
Drafted in the 2000 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 22, 22nd overall pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays. |
12/01/2000 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays organization with a signing bonus of $950,000. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (75); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 40 (50). |
03/29/2001 |
Named the #47 prospect in the MLB |
07/15/2001 |
Was selected to the 2001 BALCO-92 All-Star Futures Game. |
09/02/2001 |
Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 3 days. |
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: 70 (80); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 55 (65). |
04/04/2002 |
Named the #2 prospect in the MLB |
04/21/2002 |
Injured (bruised hip),day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/01/2002 |
Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week. |
09/30/2002 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/23/2002 |
Finished 2nd in 2002 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
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: 70 (80); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (70). |
05/02/2003 |
Injured (bruised hip),day-to-day for 3 days. |
08/27/2003 |
Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/21/2003 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $168,000. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (80); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 65 (70). |
04/23/2004 |
Injured (bone marrow edema (wrist)),out for 5 weeks. |
11/08/2004 |
Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Houston Astros in exchange for LF Ryan Church, 1B Ryan Howard, RP Luis Pineda, and SP Shawn Chacon. |
11/20/2004 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,625,000. |
11/26/2004 |
Signed a 10-year contract extension worth a total of $48,200,000 with the Houston Astros organization. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (80); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 65 (70). |
05/23/2005 |
Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
07/15/2005 |
Was selected to the 2005 BALCO-92 All-Star Game. |
09/19/2005 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/2005 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/22/2005 |
Wins the 2005 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at 2B. |
11/22/2005 |
Wins the 2005 MLB NL Most Valuable Player Award. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 70 (75). |
06/05/2006 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/18/2006 |
Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
07/15/2006 |
Was selected to the 2006 BALCO-92 All-Star Game. |
08/25/2006 |
Injured (sprained finger),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 70 (75). |
07/15/2007 |
Was selected to the 2007 BALCO-92 All-Star Game. |
11/22/2007 |
Wins the 2007 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at 2B. |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (70). |
06/03/2008 |
Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
07/20/2008 |
Was selected to the 2008 BALCO-92 All-Star Game. |
10/01/2008 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/29/2008 |
Wins the 2008 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at 2B. |
11/29/2008 |
Finished 3rd in 2008 MLB NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 70 (70). |
06/05/2009 |
Injured (hand contusion),out for 4 days. |
07/19/2009 |
Was selected to the 2009 BALCO-92 All-Star Game. |
08/08/2009 |
Injured (sprained finger),day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
09/29/2009 |
Goes 5-6 against the San Diego Padres, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
11/07/2009 |
Wins the 2009 World Series with the Houston Astros. |
11/29/2009 |
Wins the 2009 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at 2B. |
12/14/2009 |
Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Houston Astros development complex. |
01/01/2010 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (65). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
PA |
Rank |
2002 |
705 |
9 |
2003 |
741 |
1 |
2005 |
725 |
3 |
2007 |
700 |
4 |
2008 |
717 |
5 |
|
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
2007 |
161 |
10 |
2008 |
194 |
9 |
|
|
|
Year |
SB |
Rank |
2007 |
59 |
5 |
2008 |
37 |
3 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
2002 |
104 |
10 |
2003 |
121 |
5 |
2005 |
114 |
3 |
2007 |
124 |
1 |
2008 |
133 |
2 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
2002 |
95 |
6 |
2003 |
92 |
5 |
2005 |
125 |
1 |
2007 |
93 |
7 |
2008 |
105 |
1 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
2006 |
7 |
5 |
2008 |
9 |
7 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
2006 |
.330 |
7 |
2008 |
.321 |
10 |
2009 |
.328 |
3 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
2002 |
.401 |
4 |
2004 |
.398 |
4 |
2005 |
.423 |
1 |
2006 |
.411 |
3 |
2007 |
.371 |
8 |
2008 |
.426 |
1 |
2009 |
.407 |
3 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
2007 |
.485 |
10 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
2005 |
128.15 |
3 |
2006 |
124.53 |
9 |
2007 |
116.47 |
5 |
2008 |
137.48 |
3 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
2005 |
7.94 |
4 |
2006 |
8.53 |
6 |
2007 |
6.76 |
5 |
2008 |
8.51 |
4 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
2005 |
.396 |
5 |
2006 |
.396 |
9 |
2007 |
.371 |
7 |
2008 |
.398 |
7 |
2009 |
.392 |
10 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
2006 |
.932 |
10 |
2007 |
.856 |
8 |
2008 |
.929 |
7 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
2005 |
8.0 |
2 |
2006 |
5.7 |
8 |
2007 |
8.4 |
2 |
2008 |
7.6 |
2 |
2009 |
5.4 |
6 |
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