12/07/1995 |
Drafted in the 1995 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals. |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (80); Power: 55 (70); Eye: 40 (55). |
02/03/1996 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization with a signing bonus of $110,000. |
04/08/1996 |
Named the #4 prospect in the MLB |
04/17/1996 |
Goes 6-6 against the Lubbock Tincaps, with 1 RBI and 0 R. |
07/02/1996 |
Goes 5-6 against the Arlington Lookouts, with 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R. |
07/07/1996 |
Was selected to the 1996 MLB Triple A All-Star Game. |
07/07/1996 |
Named the #1 prospect in the MLB |
10/23/1996 |
Wins the 1996 MAAA SL1 Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
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: 75 (80); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 40 (55). |
06/19/1997 |
Goes 5-5 against the Tampa Marauders, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. |
06/20/1997 |
Goes 0-4 against the Tampa Marauders, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
07/25/1997 |
Goes 0-5 against the Chandler Red Sox, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
08/30/1997 |
Goes 5-5 against the Stamford Destroyers, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI and 2 R. |
11/18/1997 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $194,000. |
12/14/1997 |
Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Houston Astros, along with CF Mike Cameron, in exchange for SP Evan Connolly and 2B Hanley Frias. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 40 (50). |
11/17/1998 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 45 (50). |
03/07/1999 |
Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
10/26/1999 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,100,000 with the Houston Astros organization. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 50 (55). |
11/01/2000 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,760,000 with the Houston Astros organization. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 50 (55). |
03/05/2001 |
Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Seattle Mariners, along with CF Vernon Wells, in exchange for SS Carlos Guillen, 2B Alfonso Soriano, 2B Harry Kohake, and RP Kyle Farnsworth. |
06/06/2001 |
Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days. |
11/15/2001 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,000,000. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 50 (55). |
05/06/2002 |
Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day. |