11/24/1999 |
Drafted in the 1999 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick) by the Colorado Rockies. |
12/04/1999 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies organization with a signing bonus of $1,500,000. |
12/06/1999 |
Was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for SP Kevin Brown. |
12/13/1999 |
Goes 5-5 against the Caguas Criollos, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 4 R. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 45 (45). |
03/30/2000 |
Named the #34 prospect in the MLB |
05/09/2000 |
Injured (broken hand),out for 2 months. |
06/30/2000 |
Named the #25 prospect in the MLB |
07/16/2000 |
Was selected to the 2000 BALCO-92 All-Star Futures Game. |
08/28/2000 |
Wins the EL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/2000 |
Wins the EL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/27/2000 |
Named the #22 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (70); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 45 (60). |
03/29/2001 |
Named the #33 prospect in the MLB |
06/17/2001 |
Was selected to the 2001 International League All-Star Game. |
07/15/2001 |
Was selected to the 2001 BALCO-92 All-Star Futures Game. |
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: 45 (65); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 50 (60). |
04/04/2002 |
Named the #41 prospect in the MLB |
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: 45 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (60). |
06/02/2003 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/20/2003 |
Was selected to the 2003 BALCO-92 All-Star Game. |
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: 45 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55). |
05/13/2004 |
Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week. |
06/03/2004 |
Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 2 weeks. |
08/18/2004 |
Injured (fractured thumb),out for 4 weeks. |
10/01/2004 |
Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)),out for 7-8 months. |
11/20/2004 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,125,000. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (55). |
11/21/2005 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,840,000. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55). |
07/22/2006 |
Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
09/25/2006 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/18/2006 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,800,000. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (60). |
08/06/2007 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for SP J A Happ, SS David Diaz, SP Manny del Toro, and 2B Jordan Cruz. |
11/23/2007 |
Became a free agent. |
12/08/2007 |
Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $33,800,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization. |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (60). |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55). |
06/24/2009 |
Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/18/2009 |
Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/2010 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60). |