06/11/2003 |
Drafted in the 2003 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays. |
06/26/2003 |
Named the #6 prospect in the MLB |
08/04/2003 |
Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 3-4 weeks. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (80); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (65). |
03/30/2004 |
Named the #10 prospect in the MLB |
11/24/2004 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $268,000. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (70); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 60 (70). |
11/19/2005 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $276,000. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (65). |
11/17/2006 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $740,000. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (65). |
10/30/2007 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,250,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (65). |
08/20/2008 |
Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/29/2008 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,300,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (60). |
05/26/2009 |
Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for one week. |
06/20/2009 |
Goes 5-5 against the Washington Nationals, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R. |
07/10/2009 |
Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for one week. |
07/12/2009 |
Was selected to the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/13/2009 |
Wins the 2009 MLB AL Silver Slugger Award at 2B. |
11/26/2009 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2010 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55). |
01/08/2010 |
Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $88,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
07/21/2010 |
Injured (calf cramp),day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/20/2010 |
Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/11/2010 |
Injured (wrist tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
01/01/2011 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55). |
05/19/2011 |
Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/2012 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55). |
03/23/2012 |
Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex. |
06/10/2012 |
Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/18/2012 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/25/2012 |
Injured (broken hand),out for 2-3 months. |
09/18/2012 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 4 months. |
01/01/2013 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55). |