11/24/2002 |
Drafted in the 2002 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 13, 13th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 40 (50). |
04/03/2003 |
Named the #91 prospect in the MLB |
04/27/2003 |
Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
05/06/2003 |
Injured (wrist tendinitis),day-to-day for one week. |
07/20/2003 |
Was selected to the 2003 BALCO-92 All-Star Futures Game. |
07/21/2003 |
Was selected to the 2003 Midwest League All-Star Game. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 50 (55). |
01/12/2004 |
Wins the WDL WL Player of the Week Award. |
01/19/2004 |
Wins the WDL WL Player of the Week Award. |
02/01/2004 |
Wins the WDL WL Batter of the Month Award. |
03/01/2004 |
Wins the WDL WL Batter of the Month Award. |
03/07/2004 |
Wins the 2003 WDL WL Platinum Stick Award at RF. |
03/10/2004 |
Finished 2nd in 2003 WDL WL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
04/01/2004 |
Named the #94 prospect in the MLB |
04/26/2004 |
Wins the SOUL Player of the Week Award. |
07/02/2004 |
Named the #34 prospect in the MLB |
07/18/2004 |
Was selected to the 2004 BALCO-92 All-Star Futures Game. |
08/16/2004 |
Wins the PCL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/2004 |
Wins the PCL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/15/2004 |
Wins the 2004 PCL Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
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: 70 (75); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 60 (65). |
03/29/2005 |
Named the #6 prospect in the MLB |
10/01/2005 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month 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: 80 (80); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 65 (75). |
05/11/2006 |
Hits three home runs against the San Diego Padres, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
08/14/2006 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/18/2006 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/08/2006 |
Wins the 2006 MLB NL Divisional Series MVP Award. |
11/19/2006 |
Finished 2nd in 2006 MLB NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
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: 75 (75); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 70 (75). |
04/09/2007 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
05/07/2007 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/15/2007 |
Was selected to the 2007 BALCO-92 All-Star Game. |
10/13/2007 |
Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/04/2007 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,940,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (70). |
08/11/2008 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/2008 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/03/2008 |
Signed a 10-year contract extension worth a total of $118,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (70). |
07/01/2009 |
Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/19/2009 |
Was selected to the 2009 BALCO-92 All-Star Game. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
H |
Rank |
2006 |
221 |
1 |
2007 |
182 |
3 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
2006 |
406 |
2 |
2007 |
345 |
2 |
2009 |
348 |
3 |
|
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
2006 |
42 |
5 |
2007 |
42 |
4 |
2009 |
40 |
4 |
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
2006 |
145 |
2 |
2007 |
97 |
6 |
2008 |
112 |
9 |
2009 |
131 |
1 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
2005 |
105 |
8 |
2006 |
131 |
2 |
2007 |
98 |
5 |
2008 |
119 |
3 |
2009 |
112 |
4 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
2006 |
79 |
9 |
2008 |
81 |
9 |
2009 |
89 |
6 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
2008 |
8 |
9 |
2009 |
8 |
5 |
|
Year |
SF |
Rank |
2005 |
9 |
2 |
2006 |
9 |
5 |
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
2006 |
96 |
2 |
2007 |
73 |
3 |
2009 |
77 |
4 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
2006 |
.367 |
1 |
2007 |
.306 |
3 |
2009 |
.326 |
5 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
2006 |
.438 |
1 |
2007 |
.385 |
3 |
2009 |
.418 |
2 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
2006 |
.674 |
2 |
2007 |
.580 |
2 |
2009 |
.613 |
1 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
2006 |
177.51 |
2 |
2007 |
132.53 |
2 |
2008 |
124.53 |
7 |
2009 |
145.63 |
1 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
2006 |
11.72 |
1 |
2007 |
8.28 |
2 |
2009 |
9.64 |
1 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
2006 |
.307 |
2 |
2007 |
.274 |
3 |
2009 |
.287 |
4 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
2006 |
.458 |
2 |
2007 |
.410 |
2 |
2009 |
.431 |
1 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
2006 |
1.112 |
2 |
2007 |
.965 |
2 |
2009 |
1.031 |
1 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
2006 |
9.8 |
1 |
2007 |
7.2 |
5 |
2009 |
7.6 |
1 |
|
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