07/02/2001 |
Entered the BALCO-92 as an international amateur free agent from Dominican Republic. |
07/12/2001 |
Signed a minor league contract ($1,800,000 bonus) out of Dominican Republic with the Cleveland Spiders organization. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (70); Power: 25 (55); Eye: 25 (65). |
04/04/2002 |
Named the #75 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (70); Power: 25 (55); Eye: 30 (60). |
04/03/2003 |
Named the #80 prospect in the MLB |
07/04/2003 |
Named the #86 prospect in the MLB |
07/31/2003 |
Was traded by the Cleveland Spiders to the Tampa Bay Giants, along with SP Byeong-Hak An and SP Cedrick Bowers, in exchange for SP Andy Benes. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (70); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 30 (60). |
04/01/2004 |
Named the #100 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (65); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 30 (55). |
07/25/2005 |
Wins the NORW Player of the Week Award. |
08/28/2005 |
Goes 5-5 against the Tri-City Dust Devils, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 35 (55). |
07/10/2006 |
Was selected to the 2006 South Atlantic League All-Star Game. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 40 (55). |
09/03/2007 |
Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Louisville RiverBats, with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored. |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (55). |
07/20/2008 |
Was selected to the 2008 BALCO-92 All-Star Game. |
08/04/2008 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
11/29/2008 |
Finished 2nd in 2008 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
12/02/2008 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $200,000. |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50). |
12/01/2009 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $208,000. |
01/01/2010 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45). |
02/24/2010 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Tampa Bay Giants development complex. |
11/26/2010 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $848,000. |
01/01/2011 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45). |
02/27/2011 |
Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Tampa Bay Giants development complex. |
07/11/2011 |
Was selected to the 2011 BALCO-92 All-Star Game. |
10/10/2011 |
Wins the 2011 MLB NL Divisional Series MVP Award. |
10/30/2011 |
Wins the 2011 World Series with the Tampa Bay Giants. |
11/23/2011 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,776,800. |
01/01/2012 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50). |
08/02/2012 |
Was traded by the Tampa Bay Giants to the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with RP Chuck Wanke and 3B Dave Sandoval, in exchange for SS Brandon Phillips. |