01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 35 (50). |
03/06/1995 |
Drafted in the 1995 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 13, 13th overall pick) by the Montreal Expos. |
05/04/1995 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Expos organization with a signing bonus of $80,000. |
06/24/1995 |
Injured (dead arm),out for 3 days. |
07/09/1995 |
Named the #8 prospect in the MLB |
10/23/1995 |
Wins the 1995 MAAA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at CF. |
10/28/1995 |
Named the #6 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (50). |
04/08/1996 |
Named the #24 prospect in the MLB |
07/08/1996 |
Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 3 days. |
08/18/1996 |
Injured (intercostal strain),out for one week. |
11/03/1996 |
Wins the 1996 MLB NL Great Glove Award at LF. |
11/06/1996 |
Finished 2nd in 1996 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
11/18/1996 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $184,000. |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 40 (50). |
11/18/1997 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $194,000. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (50). |
11/02/1998 |
Wins the 1998 MLB NL Great Glove Award at CF. |
11/15/1998 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,912,000. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50). |
05/19/1999 |
Injured on 05/18/1999, diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day. |
11/12/1999 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,988,200. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50). |
03/20/2000 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days. |
11/18/2000 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,318,000. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50). |
05/22/2001 |
Goes 0-4 against the Florida Marlins, ending his hitting streak at 25 games. |
09/04/2001 |
Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R. |
11/17/2001 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (50). |
01/06/2002 |
Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $52,700,000 with the California Angels organization. |
07/22/2002 |
Injured (sprained finger),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
09/03/2002 |
Injured (dead arm),out for 5 days. |
09/07/2002 |
Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55). |
03/07/2003 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the California Angels development complex. |
07/24/2003 |
Was traded by the California Angels to the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for RP David Gutierrez and LF Xavier Nady. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55). |
04/03/2004 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Cleveland Guardians development complex. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55). |
03/20/2005 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/10/2005 |
Hits three home runs against the Texas Rangers, going 4-5 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
07/17/2005 |
Was selected to the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/01/2005 |
Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run! |
11/19/2005 |
Wins the 2005 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at CF. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55). |
07/16/2006 |
Was selected to the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/22/2006 |
Goes 5-7 against the Milwaukee Brewers, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R. |
09/01/2006 |
Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit! |
11/07/2006 |
Declined his contract option. |
11/30/2006 |
Became a free agent. |
12/17/2006 |
Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $39,200,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50). |
06/13/2007 |
Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1998 |
715 |
7 |
1999 |
727 |
4 |
2000 |
721 |
7 |
2001 |
707 |
8 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1996 |
650 |
4 |
1999 |
653 |
4 |
2000 |
636 |
5 |
2001 |
654 |
6 |
2006 |
628 |
9 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1996 |
211 |
2 |
1999 |
206 |
3 |
2000 |
191 |
9 |
2001 |
203 |
7 |
2004 |
185 |
10 |
2005 |
189 |
6 |
2006 |
194 |
6 |
|
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1996 |
43 |
7 |
2001 |
50 |
2 |
2003 |
43 |
10 |
2005 |
48 |
2 |
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1996 |
13 |
1 |
1997 |
7 |
10 |
1998 |
15 |
1 |
1999 |
8 |
9 |
2000 |
9 |
6 |
|
Year |
SB |
Rank |
1996 |
40 |
6 |
1999 |
46 |
5 |
2000 |
46 |
5 |
2001 |
31 |
10 |
2002 |
39 |
5 |
2003 |
28 |
5 |
2005 |
27 |
7 |
2006 |
27 |
3 |
2007 |
29 |
7 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1996 |
120 |
3 |
1999 |
131 |
2 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
2000 |
6 |
4 |
2002 |
4 |
7 |
2006 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1998 |
70 |
8 |
1999 |
72 |
10 |
2005 |
70 |
9 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1996 |
.325 |
9 |
2001 |
.310 |
10 |
2005 |
.321 |
3 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1998 |
113.62 |
10 |
2005 |
123.17 |
6 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
2005 |
8.03 |
4 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
2005 |
.897 |
10 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1996 |
5.9 |
9 |
1998 |
6.2 |
3 |
2005 |
7.5 |
2 |
2006 |
7.0 |
2 |
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