01/01/1993 |
Joined the Grand Saline Generals. |
04/05/1993 |
Named the #19 prospect in the MLB |
06/01/1993 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/15/1993 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $158,000. |
11/19/1993 |
Was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Texas Rangers, along with C Sandy Alomar Jr., in exchange for LF Midre Cummings and SP Chris Loepp. |
01/01/1994 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55). |
07/31/1994 |
Was traded by the Texas Rangers to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with RP Matt Reid, in exchange for 2B Chris Gomez and SP Dan Strother. |
11/23/1994 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $166,000. |
01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (60). |
11/01/1995 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $420,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
11/22/1995 |
Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with CF Midre Cummings, in exchange for RP Josh Butler and RF Eric Mullins. |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (60). |
10/30/1996 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,180,000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (60). |
10/30/1997 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,040,000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (60). |
11/15/1998 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,400,000. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60). |
07/02/1999 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/28/1999 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
11/14/1999 |
Became a free agent. |
12/03/1999 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $9,360,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60). |
06/10/2000 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 55 (60). |
11/20/2001 |
Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies, along with SS Jack Wilson, in exchange for C Yorvit Torrealba and SP Adam Bernero. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55). |
06/14/2002 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/25/2002 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
11/16/2002 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55). |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55). |
02/01/2003 |
Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $32,000,000 with the Houston Astros organization. |
04/28/2003 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Florida Marlins with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/05/2003 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55). |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55). |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55). |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55). |
03/06/2005 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Houston Astros development complex. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55). |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55). |
03/05/2006 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Houston Astros development complex. |
11/07/2006 |
Has failed to meet the vesting criteria in his contract. |
11/30/2006 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60). |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60). |
02/03/2007 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $730,000 with the Houston Astros organization. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1997 |
35 |
4 |
1998 |
37 |
1 |
2001 |
35 |
8 |
2002 |
36 |
2 |
2003 |
36 |
2 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
2002 |
17 |
4 |
2003 |
15 |
6 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1998 |
17 |
1 |
1999 |
14 |
8 |
2000 |
18 |
2 |
2001 |
16 |
3 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
2002 |
.630 |
6 |
2003 |
.682 |
3 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1998 |
257.2 |
3 |
2002 |
239.0 |
10 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1998 |
1098 |
1 |
2001 |
971 |
10 |
2002 |
1036 |
6 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1998 |
29 |
8 |
2001 |
34 |
7 |
|
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
2003 |
3.78 |
9 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
2003 |
2.64 |
6 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1996 |
0.75 |
5 |
2000 |
0.81 |
9 |
2002 |
0.56 |
1 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
2003 |
2.33 |
6 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1997 |
22 |
5 |
1998 |
21 |
6 |
2002 |
20 |
7 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1997 |
.629 |
5 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1995 |
4 |
8 |
1999 |
4 |
5 |
2002 |
5 |
4 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1995 |
.121 |
10 |
1999 |
.121 |
6 |
2002 |
.139 |
4 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1999 |
2 |
2 |
2002 |
2 |
2 |
2003 |
2 |
1 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1996 |
0.56 |
7 |
1997 |
0.58 |
5 |
1998 |
0.58 |
3 |
1999 |
0.60 |
2 |
2000 |
0.55 |
8 |
2002 |
0.60 |
1 |
2007 |
0.58 |
2 |
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